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Mockup
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Main Page
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Patient Portal (Clear Bold UI)
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Patient Appt Maker
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Doctor Portal
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Doctor Appt Maker
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Hardware Protoype
Slide Deck
Inspiration
HealthClear was inspired by the Clearwater Ridge cardiology incident described in the case, where a missed referral appointment went untracked and ultimately led to an avoidable medical emergency. This highlighted a deeper issue in rural healthcare: breakdowns in care coordination, especially around referrals and follow-ups, rather than a lack of medical expertise. We wanted to design a solution that ensures missed appointments never silently disappear again, even during winter storms or periods of isolation.
What it does
HealthClear is a care coordination system that connects a referral booking portal with a physical Arduino-based desk device placed at the nursing station. Each day, the device automatically displays and rotates through referral-based appointments scheduled for that day. While all appointments are on track, the system runs passively. If an appointment is missed, the rotation stops, the affected patient is clearly highlighted, and a visual alert is triggered. The device remains locked on that missed appointment until a nurse resolves the follow-up, ensuring every referral reaches a final outcome such as rescheduling, virtual care, or escalation. By making missed referrals visible and unavoidable, HealthClear enforces closed-loop care and prevents silent failures in the system.
How we built it
We built HealthClear using two main components:
Web-based booking portal & backend: The portal stores referral appointment data and exposes a lightweight API that provides the Arduino with the day’s referral appointments and their current status.
Arduino desk device: Using an Arduino LCD screen, LEDs, and buttons, the device pulls appointment data from the backend and displays it in a rotating sequence. LED indicators communicate appointment state, and a resolve button allows staff to clear missed appointments once follow-up action is taken. The system was intentionally designed to be minimal, reliable, and compatible with low-resource rural clinic environments.
Challenges we ran into
We had a hard time with connecting the Ardunio with the website as well as adding other features to the site but we tried our best to demonstrate what we proposed!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Designing a solution that directly addresses a real failure described in the case
- Creating a physical-digital hybrid system that enforces accountability
- Building a hardware prototype that works passively and only demands attention when care continuity breaks
- Keeping costs low while demonstrating high potential impact.
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