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Telehealth · Virtual care · United States

Telemedicine App Development for US Providers & Startups

Quick answer

A telemedicine app combines secure video, scheduling, digital intake, clinical documentation, e-prescribing and payments in one HIPAA-compliant flow. For US use, it must also handle state licensure (clinicians licensed where the patient is located), consent, and a BAA with every video, messaging and hosting vendor.

Service summary

Best fit

Specialty practices adding virtual visits, and virtual-first care startups launching a branded platform.

What you get

  • HD video with waiting room
  • Scheduling and reminders
  • Digital intake and consent
  • Visit notes and e-prescribing
  • Payments and insurance capture
  • Async messaging and follow-ups

How we engage

Remote team in India with a fixed daily Eastern Time overlap. Fixed-scope projects or monthly dedicated teams. Your repositories, your cloud, your IP.

01

Features that make a telehealth visit clinically complete

Video is the easy part. What makes virtual care work is the flow around it: the patient books, completes intake and consent, joins a virtual waiting room, the clinician sees history and documents during the call, prescribes, and the visit closes with a summary and payment.

Asynchronous care — secure messaging, photo uploads and questionnaires — often delivers more value per clinician hour than live video and should be planned from the start.

02

US regulatory points to design for

Clinicians generally need to be licensed in the state where the patient is located, so the platform should capture patient location and route to appropriately licensed providers. Controlled-substance prescribing via telehealth has its own federal rules that change periodically — build prescribing so policy can be updated without a rewrite.

Choose video, SMS and email vendors that sign BAAs, and keep recordings off by default unless you have a clear policy for them.

03

White-label or custom build?

If you need a branded experience quickly, we can start from our telemedicine platform foundation and tailor workflows. If virtual care is your core product, a custom build gives you full control of UX, data and integrations. Both routes run in your cloud account with your branding.

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NYC ↔ India overlap planner

New YorkETKolkataISTGap9h 30m–10h 30m
Overlap starts (ET)
Length

A 9:00 AM–11:00 AM ET overlap is 6:30 PM–8:30 PM IST during US daylight saving time, or 7:30 PM–9:30 PM IST during US standard time in Kolkata. Agree the overlap window before kickoff, use it for live stand-ups and reviews, and plan asynchronous delivery for the remaining hours.

Telemedicine and telehealth platform development

Tell us what you need to ship.

Share the product, the users and any compliance constraints. We reply within two business days with a recommended next step.

  • Reply within two business days
  • Free 30-minute strategy call
  • NDA available before details

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Frequently asked questions

01

Is Zoom or a generic video tool enough for telemedicine?

Some video tools offer healthcare plans with a BAA, but a generic tool leaves intake, documentation, prescribing and payment disconnected. A telemedicine platform joins them into one auditable flow.

02

Can a telemedicine app serve patients in multiple US states?

Yes, if the platform tracks patient location and routes visits to clinicians licensed in that state. Interstate compacts can simplify licensing for some professions.

03

Can the platform integrate with our EHR?

Yes. Visit notes, orders and demographics can sync through FHIR APIs, HL7 interfaces or a SMART on FHIR app launched from your EHR.

04

Do you build native iOS and Android telehealth apps?

Yes. We build native or cross-platform patient and clinician apps alongside a web portal, sharing one secure backend.

05

Do you have an office in the United States?

No. WASS is headquartered in Kolkata, India, and serves US clients remotely with an agreed daily Eastern Time overlap window, video calls and written async updates.

06

What happens after I send an enquiry?

WASS reviews your goals, systems and constraints and replies within two business days with clarifying questions or a recommended next step. You can also book a free 30-minute strategy call.

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