Software Engineering Insights

No matter how great a business idea is, its existence and endurance is difficult without sufficient funds. Since long, Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been one of the popular and regulated fundraising schemes, which, today is challenged by Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Thanks to the steeping rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies and Blockchain.

Cryptocurrencies are causing a stir with their skyrocketing value. With this, the demand for Blockchain wallets is rising as well. By the end of 2017, over 21 million users were reported to be using the wallets for transactions of their digital currencies (according to Statista).

Electronic Health Records (EHR) is a system that contains patient-centric information, saved electronically. This may include an individual’s health status, demographic data, or clinical information (like lab reports, radiology, or pharmacy data).

Naive companies and startups usually turn to angel investors and venture capitalists for fundraising. In order to receive an initial capital aid, these startups give away a part of their equity to the investors. While this idea has been prominently adopted from years, startups today are more interested in holding on to their ownership, and still secure funds for development. This is where Initial Coin Offering (ICO) comes into picture.

Ever since dynamic websites started to improve user experience on web, developers have been particular about the backend development technology of their application. While PHP and Nodejs are two most favorable options available for the modern web; making a choice between the two is definitely a hard job to do. 

Javascript’s contribution to intuitive and dynamic front-end development has been unparalleled. The gradual advances in the technology can be estimated from the fact that today, Javascript lay the basis for some of the popular frameworks, meant for building user interfaces. React Native, Cordova, Titanium are to name a few.

Patient portals can go a long way in bridging the care-delivery gap between patients and providers. This modern technology has a major role in keeping patients informed, involved, and connected with care providers.

The anatomy of web and mobile interface has undergone a major shift from Text User Interface, Graphical User Interface, Touch User Interface to Conversational User Interfaces (CUIs). This progress in UI models indicate the goal of creating user interfaces that closely reflect human communications. Since voice has been the core of human interactions, it is also becoming the new way we interact with gadgets and mobile devices.

Blockchain is a cryptographically secure, shared, and distributed ledger of records, aiming to simplify transfer of digital assets from an individual to another. It’s a peer-to-peer network, wherein thousands of computers are connected, running complex algorithms to validate a transaction.

Patient engagement portals are the latest buzz in HealthIT. With people willing to be informed about and motivated to be involved in their own medical care, patient portals are serving the purpose with an accessible and affordable approach.