- Low-Code App Development Frees Up Health IT Developers
- Healthcare App Development to Grow Despite Limited Budgets
Quick Base has successfully completed the SOC2 audit for five years running, but the addition of HIPAA compliance this year verifies that the platform has the necessary and relevant administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect PHI.
"As we grow our user base among larger and more highly regulated organizations, governance and security are becoming an even larger part of our overall strategy," Quick Base Chairman and CEO Rick Willett said in a statement. "By adding HIPAA compliance to our SOC 2 report this year, we are providing further assurance for our customers and prospects in the healthcare space."
Quick Base’s solution is a cloud-based platform that allows users to build functioning and secure enterprise applications without requiring the user to code the application.
There are currently not enough enterprise app developers to meet the demand for custom apps, which app development platform vendors are recognizing and trying to accommodate.
No-code and low-code application development platforms are becoming more popular as healthcare organizations produce more job specific apps for clinicians and other members of healthcare staff.
Forrester defines low-code platforms as, “platforms that enable rapid delivery of business applications with a minimum of hand-coding and minimal upfront investment in setup, training, and deployment.”
Low-code and no-code development platforms give non-developers the opportunity to create apps. Organizations don’t need to bid against other organizations for experienced developers because users can create their own apps with the help of a developer instead of a team of developers.
Forrester sees a drive to expand and diversify the developer talent pool as one of the forces shaping the low-code platform market. Low-code platforms also lets organizations bring in developers with non-traditional backgrounds. Organizations can bring in developers with different backgrounds, such as web design, to create apps that flow and have high usability.
Many organizations are using low-code platforms or rapid mobile app development (RMAD) platforms to build apps quickly with less oversight from developers. Low-code platforms and RMAD tools allow other IT staff or app users to develop parts of the app.
Using citizen developers for the front-end may also increase the app usability. The app user can design the front-end and tailor it based on the features that are going to allow improved workflow.
App users are more likely to design the app in a way that is appealing to other users. Organizations that do not consult users when designing may face shadow IT consequences or lose money on unused apps because they are not designed in a user-friendly manner.
Low-code platforms assist healthcare organizations in developing apps that clinicians want to use, and helps organizations produce multiple apps quickly because they do not need to be built from scratch.
Low-code and no-code platforms do not eliminate the need for experienced developers on staff because a developer still needs to examine an app before it’s deployed. This will ensure the backend is meeting all the security and network expectations.
Using low-code and no-code platforms in a healthcare setting can help clinicians be more accepting of applications, allow organizations to produce a higher number of apps, and save money on hiring experienced developers.
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