Healthcare Portal Development with .NET & Umbraco
American Board of Dermatology
Overview
Since its inception in 1932, the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) has certified over 15,000 physicians in dermatology, dermatopathology, and pediatric dermatology. It is no surprise that a lot has changed for the ABD in nearly 100 years of existence, especially technology. In order to keep up with their members’ growing needs, ABD sought a long-term technology partner for all of their healthcare portal development needs.
Company Overview
The American Board of Dermatology (ABD) is an independent, non-profit organization that serves as one of 24 medical specialties encompassing the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Each board was founded by its respective specialty to protect the public by assessing and certifying doctors who meet specific professional requirements. Through the ABMS, the 24 boards all work together to establish common standards for physicians to achieve and maintain board certification.
The Ask
In 2013, the American Board of Dermatology sought out a partner to overhaul their website and healthcare portal development. They wanted to revamp the overall look and experience of the website, but also wanted to increase the functionality. Since they serve as a major resource for practicing dermatologists, they have a lot of digital data that needs to be easy to find, easy to update, and kept extremely secure. Knowing this wasn’t a “fix it and forget it” project, ABD was also searching for a firm that would make the perfect long-term technology partner.
Our Healthcare Portal Development Process
Discovery
Atlantic BT gathered requirements around program information, exam screens and documents, candidate screenings and system chores for ABD’s healthcare portal development. We developed user personas for the admins, residents, and diplomats who use the portal. Then we developed user flows and page description diagrams to manage the functionality and information on each screen within the .Net portal.
Development
Atlantic BT began development by rebuilding a legacy application using .NET Framework, setting the American Board of Dermatology up with the perfect foundation for many years of seamless platform upgrades. We added content management capabilities by integrating Umbraco into the rebuild. This allows ABD’s staff to quickly and efficiently launch new exams just as fast as new assessment data is updated.
Design
We started the design phase with a simple concept board and mocked up each screen detailed in the page description diagrams from discovery.
Delight
Nearly a decade later and Atlantic BT continues to be a trusted website partner for the American Board of Dermatology. We’ve integrated an API allowing ABD to send data to their parent organization, ABMS. As well as an API that integrates the data necessary to automatically credit students for their completed assessments. We designed and developed multiple dashboards allowing ABD members to track metrics relevant for their specific needs. With Atlantic BT as a partner for their healthcare portal development, the American Board of Dermatology has gotten as close as possible to a “fix it and forget it” solution.