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For hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres

Patient app development that stops the phone ringing at the front desk.

A patient app should answer the four questions patients ring about: when is my appointment, where am I in the queue, is my report ready, and what do I owe. We build it on the hospital system and back it with WhatsApp reminders, for Android and iOS.

Booking, tokens, reports, billsWhatsApp reminders and report linksFamily profiles on one login
In one sentence

What patient app development delivers

Patient app development produces the app your patients install to deal with your hospital or clinic without calling: book an appointment with the right doctor, check in and watch their token, receive lab and imaging reports, view and pay bills, and get reminders on WhatsApp for follow-ups and medication.

Elevate Aura builds patient apps on HIMS, which already includes a patient app and portal module, appointments, queue and tokens, LIMS, AuraPACS imaging and billing. Where you run another system the app connects through its API. WhatsApp messaging is built in, because that is where Indian patients actually read.

The app carries your brand on the store and on every screen, and ships for Android and iOS from one React Native or Flutter codebase.

Why the front desk phone rings

Every call to reception is a question the app should have answered.

Listen to a hospital switchboard for an hour and you will hear the patient app's specification.

Is the doctor in today?

Rosters change, and the only way to know is to call. The app shows the roster the hospital actually runs on.

How long is the wait?

Patients arrive early and sit for hours, or arrive late and lose the slot. A live token position fixes both.

Is my report ready?

Reports are printed and collected. A verified result should arrive as a WhatsApp link and a PDF in the app the moment it is finalised.

What do I owe?

A bill on paper at the counter, a different number on the phone. One bill, from the billing module, in the app.

I forgot the follow-up

Review dates and medication schedules are written on a prescription and forgotten. Reminders on WhatsApp bring the patient back.

The patient's path

From download to discharge, without a phone call.

01

Register

Mobile number login, patient profile linked to the hospital's registration record.

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02

Book

Pick a department, a doctor and a slot from the live roster.

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03

Check in

Token issued on arrival, position shown live, notice sent before the turn.

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04

Consult and pay

Bill generated from the encounter, paid in the app or at the counter.

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05

Reports

Lab results and imaging reports delivered as PDF and secure WhatsApp link.

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06

Follow up

Review reminders and medication schedules on WhatsApp, rebook in a tap.

What is included

The patient app, feature by feature.

📅Appointments

  • Doctor and department search
  • Live roster and slot booking
  • Reschedule and cancel
  • Family members on one login

🎫Queue

  • Check-in on arrival
  • Live token position
  • Turn-approaching notice
  • Multi-department visits

📋Records and reports

  • Verified lab results
  • Radiology reports from AuraPACS
  • Prescriptions from the EMR
  • Visit history

₹Bills and messaging

  • Bills, receipts and online payment
  • WhatsApp reminders and report links
  • Push and in-app notices
  • Feedback after the visit

See patient management in HIMS →

In practice

What a patient app changes at the counter.

A diabetic review every three months

Workflow: The doctor sets the review date at the consult; the app sends a WhatsApp reminder a week before with a rebook link.

Result: The patient comes back on time and the slot is booked without a call.

A lab result on a Saturday

Workflow: The lab verifies the result in LIMS; the app delivers the PDF and a WhatsApp link that opens without a login.

Result: No Monday visit to collect paper.

A parent with three children

Workflow: One login holds all three profiles, each with its own appointments, vaccinations and reports.

Result: One phone, one app, the whole family's records.

Who it is for

Every provider whose patients call to ask.

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Hospitals

OP booking, tokens, reports, bills.

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Clinics and polyclinics

Simple booking and follow-ups.

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Diagnostic centres

Home collection booking and report delivery.

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Dental clinics

Treatment plans and recall reminders.

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Paediatric practices

Family profiles and vaccination schedules.

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Chronic care programmes

Medication and review reminders.

The honest comparison

A booking marketplace, a template app, or your own patient app.

 
Booking marketplace
Template builder
Elevate Aura
Whose brand
The marketplace
Yours, on a shared template
Yours, on your own store listing
Connected to your system
Email of the booking
Rarely
Live to HIMS or your API
Reports and bills
No
Manual upload
From LIMS, AuraPACS and billing
WhatsApp
Marketplace messages
Sometimes
Reminders and secure report links built in
Who owns the patient relationship
The marketplace
You
You
Proof

Platforms we have actually shipped.

Questions

Patient app development, answered.

How do reminders on WhatsApp work?

Review dates, medication schedules and appointment confirmations trigger WhatsApp messages from the hospital's WhatsApp Business number. Report links are secure links that open without a login. The templates and timing are set with you before launch.

Can patients pay in the app?

Yes. Bills are generated from the billing module and can be paid online through a payment gateway chosen with you, or settled at the counter, with receipts visible in the app either way.

Can a patient book for family members?

Yes. One mobile login holds several patient profiles, each linked to its own registration record, so a parent or carer can manage appointments and reports for the whole household.

Do we need HIMS to have a patient app?

No, but the app needs a system of record with an API for appointments, results and billing. HIMS provides all of these; another system can be connected depending on what it exposes.

What about patient data and consent?

Records stay in your backend with role-based access and an audit log. Records built on HIMS are structured to be ABHA and ABDM ready. We do not claim certifications and we build consent steps to the rules you set.

How quickly can it launch?

Live in 30 working days where scope allows, typically with booking, tokens and reports first. Payments and reminders can be part of the first release or follow in the same codebase.

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