Genomic Healthcare Management & Telehealth Platform

Genomic Healthcare Management & Telehealth Platform

About Client

Industry

Healthcare

Location

USA

Project Overview

The client is a U.S.-based genomic and genetic healthcare organization providing virtual genetic consultation services to patients, healthcare providers, employers, referral partners, and other healthcare organizations across the United States.

As the organization expanded, managing the complete genomic care journey became increasingly complex. Patient registration, consent, appointment scheduling, clinical consultations, genetic test ordering, laboratory coordination, result processing, follow-up consultations, insurance, billing, and clinical documentation all needed to work together while securely managing sensitive Patient Health Information (PHI).

SculptSoft developed the Genomic Healthcare Management & Telehealth Platform, a centralized healthcare ecosystem that manages the complete patient journey within one connected system. The platform supports patients, care coordinators, genetic counselors, physicians, administrators, referral partners, laboratories, and external healthcare systems.

The solution enables healthcare teams to manage configurable referral programs, schedule consultations, create and approve genetic test orders, integrate with laboratories through Redox, automate incoming result processing, support AI-assisted result summaries for clinical review, manage Return of Results workflows, synchronize patient and billing information with AthenaHealth, and monitor operational activities through centralized dashboards.

The platform also supports FHIR-aligned healthcare information management and operates within a HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant environment.

Traditional Process

Before implementing the platform, genomic care involved several disconnected and manual processes:

01

Fragmented Patient Information

Patient registration, medical history, consent, referral information, genetic test records, and clinical documents were managed across different systems, making it difficult to maintain a complete and consistent patient record.

02

Manual Appointment & Care Coordination

Scheduling required coordination between patients, providers, specialties, appointment types, locations, referral programs, and provider availability, creating significant administrative effort for care teams.

03

Disconnected Genetic Test Workflows

Genetic test ordering, physician approval, laboratory submission, result tracking, and clinical follow-up required multiple manual handoffs between clinicians, operational teams, and external laboratories.

04

Manual Genetic Result Processing

Clinical teams had to retrieve genetic test results, associate them with the correct patient and test order, review findings, prepare clinical documentation, and determine the appropriate follow-up action.

05

Manual Patient Outreach & Follow-Up

Appointment reminders, registration follow-ups, Return of Results outreach, and other patient communications required care teams to continuously monitor cases and contact patients manually.

06

Disconnected Insurance & Billing Processes

Patient insurance, authorizations, claims, payments, refunds, and external billing information had to be managed across different systems, increasing reconciliation effort and operational complexity.

Challenges Faced

Following the traditional process, the client faced several challenges related to patient coordination, clinical workflows, system integrations, data security, and operational scalability:

01

Protecting Sensitive PHI and Genetic Data

Patient and genetic information required strict access controls, secure infrastructure, auditability, and healthcare-compliant processes while remaining accessible to authorized clinical and operational users.

02

Managing Multiple Healthcare Programs

Different referral partners required different consultations, specialties, pricing models, insurance rules, scheduling options, outreach workflows, questionnaires, and document-release configurations.

03

Integrating Genetic Laboratories

The platform needed to securely exchange genetic test orders and results with external laboratories while accurately matching patients, orders, laboratory information, and clinical records.

04

Synchronizing Multiple Healthcare Systems

Patient demographics, insurance information, authorizations, provider information, clinical records, claims, and payments needed to remain synchronized between the platform and external healthcare systems.

05

Managing Complex Clinical Result Workflows

Genetic test results could require review, correction, cancellation, additional consultation, Return of Results workflows, or other clinical actions depending on the result and patient journey.

06

Automating Clinical Workflows Safely

Automation was needed to reduce repetitive clinical and administrative work while ensuring healthcare professionals retained control over the review and approval of sensitive genetic information.

Our Solution - Genomic Healthcare Management & Telehealth Platform

SculptSoft designed and developed a secure, configurable platform that connects the complete genomic care lifecycle.

01

Centralized Patient and Clinical Management

The platform maintains a unified patient profile containing demographics, referral information, consent, clinical encounters, documents, genetic tests, payments, outreach history, and care-team information, giving authorized users a complete view of the patient journey.

02

Configurable Referral Program and Affiliation Management

Administrators can configure referral partners, consultation types, specialties, pricing, insurance rules, appointment settings, questionnaires, communication templates, outreach workflows, and partner integrations without creating separate applications for every healthcare program.

03

Appointment Scheduling and Provider Management

Patients and care teams can schedule phone or video consultations based on consultation type, specialty, provider availability, referral program configuration, and applicable location requirements. Provider specialties and licensing information can also be centrally managed.

04

Genetic Test Order Management

Clinicians can create, approve, submit, and track genetic test orders directly within the patient workflow. Order statuses provide care teams with visibility from initial request through laboratory submission and result completion.

05

Genetic Laboratory Integration through Redox

Redox integration connects the platform with supported genetic laboratories for automated order and result exchange. The workflow supports genetic test orders, patient information, result ingestion, corrected results, cancelled results, and clinical document exchange.

06

Automated Genetic Result Processing

Incoming genetic test results are validated, matched with the appropriate patient and test order, and stored within the patient’s clinical record. This reduces manual result handling while improving traceability and data accuracy.

07

AI-Assisted Automated Result Summary

The platform processes genetic test results and prepares drafted result information for clinical review. Clinicians can review, update, approve, and finalize the result information before it is released or used for patient follow-up.

08

Return of Results and Patient Outreach

The platform supports Return of Results workflows for patients requiring additional consultation or communication. Care teams can manage automated email and SMS outreach, appointment reminders, follow-up sequences, and manual outreach from centralized workflows.

09

AthenaHealth Integration

The platform integrates with AthenaHealth to synchronize patient information, insurance details, authorizations, healthcare claims, and patient payment information, helping maintain consistency between clinical and billing systems.

10

Integrated Billing and Insurance Management

Care teams can manage patient payments, insurance claims, partner billing, patient fees, coupons, refunds, and billing exceptions within a centralized workflow while supporting different payment models across referral programs.

11

Operational Dashboard and Work Queues

Dedicated dashboards help care teams quickly identify cases requiring attention, including pending laboratory submissions, unknown order statuses, Return of Results outreach, unsent visit summaries, pending result summaries, and insurance claims that have not yet been filed.

Outcome

The platform transformed a fragmented genomic care journey into a connected, automated, and compliant healthcare ecosystem, improving clinical efficiency, care coordination, laboratory workflows, and patient engagement:

85% Reduction in Clinical Result Processing Time : AI-assisted result summaries, automated result ingestion, and structured clinical workflows reduced manual effort for genetic counselors and physicians.

Seamless Healthcare System Integration: AthenaHealth and Redox integrations reduced duplicate data entry and improved synchronization across clinical, laboratory, insurance, and billing workflows.

70% Reduction in Administrative Workload: Automated outreach, questionnaires, scheduling, and referral workflows reduced manual care coordination across programs.

HIPAA & SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant Operations: Secure access controls, protected infrastructure, and audit-ready workflows supported the secure handling of PHI and sensitive genomic data.

55% Faster Return of Results: Centralized work queues, automated email and SMS outreach, and follow-up scheduling accelerated patient result communication.

Improved Laboratory Data Integrity: Automated patient, order, and result validation reduced the risk of unmatched results and incorrect laboratory associations.

Faster Partner and Program Onboarding: Configurable referral programs, specialties, pricing, billing rules, and communication workflows enabled new healthcare programs to be introduced without separate application builds.

Features

Patient Registration, Profiles & Health Records

Consent, Privacy & Patient Questionnaires

Appointment Scheduling with Phone & Video Consultations

Care Coordinator & Clinical Workflows

Multiple Encounter Types

Referral Program, Affiliation & Partner Management

Provider, Specialty & License Management

Genetic Test Ordering & Physician Approval

AthenaHealth Integration

Patient, Partner & Insurance Billing

Automated Result Summary

Payments, Refunds, Coupons & Program-Based Pricing

Genetic Laboratory & Redox Integration

Automated Test Order & Result Exchange

Genetic Result Management

Corrected & Cancelled Result Handling

Clinical Result Review & Approval

Return of Results & Patient Follow-Up

Email, SMS & Appointment Reminders

Clinical Document Management & External Sharing

Insurance, Authorization & Claim Management

Operational Dashboards & Work Queues

API Partner & External System Integrations

Integration Monitoring, Alerts & Error Handling

Technologies Used

Front-end

  • ReactJS
  • VueJS

Database and Search

  • PostgreSQL
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Elasticsearch
  • Amazon OpenSearch

Healthcare and Third-Party Integrations

  • AthenaHealth
  • Redox
  • Pioneer
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
  • Zoom
  • Mailgun
  • AWS Cognito
  • Jotform
  • SurveyJS
  • Zingtree
  • Interfax

Backend

  • Python Flask
  • CakePHP
  • NodeJS
  • Apache Kafka
  • Faust
  • RabbitMQ

AWS Infrastructure and Services

  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon Managed Kafka
  • Amazon OpenSearch
  • Amazon CloudFront
  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • Amazon API Gateway
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Amplify
  • Elastic Load Balancing
  • Amazon Athena

DevOps and Monitoring

  • Self-Hosted GitLab
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Alert Manager