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K9 policing case management software for Law Enforcement agencies worldwide

An innovative company started by an ex-police officer with expertise in running K9 (canine) units in the united states wants to build a K9 tracking and case management software. The company wants to make this software available for search and rescue teams of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies.

The founder decided to build a K9 case management system as a comprehensive solution with a profile for K9 dogs and their handlers, as well as many digital features including GPS tracking, weather information, record management and detailed activity reports.

The Vatsa Solution: Building Windows K9 application with profile and complete tracking

Vatsa and the client worked closely to define product scope, priorities and roadmap, followed by end-to-end product development and deployment of the software.
Vatsa and the client collaborated closely to build in end-to-end functionalities into the software including, creating K9 profiles, supervisory functions (approve reports, add notes and recommendations), user profile management that included access rights, activity and audit tracking, suspect information, detailed reporting, creating training records and many more.
After initial due diligence, Vatsa decided to build an application to best suit the nature of work. Data storage and synchronization prove to be initial hurdles in such scenarios. Additionally, data conversion from existing systems to a new and modern system is a big challenge. However, with strong product engineering and Microsoft expertise, Vatsa delivered the initial version of the product without any interruptions and hurdles. Vatsa further kept improving the product based on inputs from the client and added many new functionalities over time. In the product’s 5.0 version, Vatsa made the product even more intuitive and user friendly. The team developed some very attractive features such as easier navigation, fast and inclusive data entry, color theming, comprehensive record search, and a fully built-in GPS tracking and maps functionality to automatically create accurate, satellite-based positions and tracking.
Most recently, Vatsa built a visual pro software in the latest version that allows both internet-connected data storage as well as local data storage for offline use. Vatsa built the front-end of the software using .Net and used SQL server for users to connect to their records from anywhere, if they needed to. It further coupled with SQL compact database to achieve the hybrid online and offline functionality.

Results:

Vatsa brought its product development expertise and coupled it effectively with the passion of the client to help build cutting-edge application for K9 handlers. The software is being used by more than 2000 agencies worldwide, and delivers many benefits including:

1) Easy tracking and record keeping which can be used for training and court proceedings
2) Faster decision making with instant access to all records for the users and supervisors
3) Better management of large, geographically dispersed teams with ability to synchronize all records from multiple locations
4) The client could focus on continuous improvement of the product based on customer feedback leading to large and happy customer base while Vatsa helped build to the client’s vision

Technology and Tools:

.Net , C#, SQL 2008 R2, SQL Compact, RDLC, Telerik Controls

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Healthcare Analytics

HL7 standards-based platform for simplified pre-operative care and better surgery outcomes

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A team of independent board-certified physicians wants to simplify preoperative screening without adversely affecting the quality and adherence to healthcare standards. As part of this work,the team wants to build a platform that will significantly improve surgical experience—from patient intake to readmission prevention and everything inbetween.They want to integrate this platform with EHRs, community health records, and clinical laboratories. Also, they want to build a recommendation engine which will analyze the patient’s information and offer suggestions to be followed before the surgery. The group also wants to make sure they are adhering to the compliances such as HIPAA, QCDR, QR and ensure data security and secure care delivery of the highest standards from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Vatsa Solution: Modern and feature-rich software suites for anesthesiologists and surgeons

Vatsa worked as a product development partner with the company to build their cutting-edge platform.Vatsa practiced agile methodology with biweekly sprint and helped releasing new features to the platform at fast pace.

These software suites integrate with all the leading EHRs (electronic health records) vendors, including Allscripts, Cerner, McKESSON, GE Healthcare, Meditech, Amkai solutions and more.Vatsa used Mirth Connect as a cross-platform HL7 interface engine to enable bi-directional exchange of HL7 messages between the supported EHRs and their software suite. Vatsa pre-integrated analytics engine powered by Power BIto deliver evidence-based preoperative recommendations. Multiple different parties, including hospitals, insurers and physicians could be given secure and role-based authorized access to use patient’s data to avoid repetitive interviews. Importantly, the system improved the time-to-treatmentand time-to-recovery due to better dissemination of information between all qualified stakeholders.

Vatsa also developed mobile applications for Android and iOS for patients to access and fill in their data quickly and comfortably. The applications also include biometric and OCR security to avoid misuse of data. Using their mobile application, patients can also share reports with their respective physicians for faster review, consultation and better post-op care.

Results:

The company brought its healthcare expertise while Vatsa providing end-to-end product development, maintenance and support. Vatsa’s high commitment and investment with bringing the right technology expertise has resulted in a 9-year-long strong relationship between the two companies. The technology partnership with Vatsa has brought a lot of benefits to the company and its customers such as:

1) Gaining a first mover advantage in the market and filling a critical gap due to faster time-to-market
2) Easy adoption and use of the platform at hospitals and care centers due to seamless integration with existing EHR and EMR solutions
3) A platform that achieves all compliances right from the day of first launch, which leads the company to keep focus on patients and their care instead of policies and compliances
4) Standards-based, seamless and secure messaging between systems with HL7 compliance resulting in quick and widespread adoption
5) Helping the company’s founders and leadership team to focus on their healthcare domain expertise to improve product usability with continuous feedback while Vatsa took care of the feasibility analysis and implementation
6) Improved staff efficiency and quality of care and reducing post-operative complications like heart attack and infections by using a strong recommendation engine
7) Improved collaboration between various members in the care-giving staff that led to improved time-to-treatment, better outcomes and reduced re-admissions

Technology and Tools:

Net , C#, SQL 2016, SSRS, Mirth Connect, HL7Standards, Entity F/W, Subsonic, Teleric Controls, MVC, Power BI

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