Therapists Patient Dashboard
APBridge is a unified dashboard that helps pediatric orthopedic therapists manage patient care. It is made for therapists who treat children with conditions like cerebral palsy or scoliosis. The platform centralizes data, tracks adherence, and simplifies communication with families.
The Challenge
Therapists treating children with complex orthopedic conditions faced:
- Fragmented Data: Patient information was scattered across handwritten notes, emails, and verbal updates, complicating access.
- Limited Adherence Visibility: No real-time insights into brace wear or exercise compliance delayed interventions.
- Administrative Overload: Manual documentation consumed time better spent on clinical care.
- Inefficient Communication: Disorganized parent interactions via phone and email hindered collaboration.
Research & Discovery
Target Users
Pediatric physical therapists treating children who use orthoses for conditions like cerebral palsy or scoliosis.
Problem Statement
Disconnected systems and communication channels led to poor adherence, extended treatment timelines, and therapist burnout.
Solutions
Design Process
Information Architecture
User flows
- Dashboard: Patient overview with adherence alerts
- Patient Summary: Demographics, current treatment plan, overall status
- Brace Wear Tracking: Visual logs ( interactive line graphs, daily logs) displaying historical and current brace usage data.
- Exercise Log: A clear log of prescribed exercises and patient-reported completion status.
- Alerts & Notifications: Custom thresholds for intervention
Designed for quick navigation from dashboard to patient details, adherence logs, and communication.
UX Design Principles
- At-a-Glance Insights: Centralized metrics for quick decision-making.
- Streamlined Navigation: Intuitive movement between sections.
- Actionable Visuals: Clear trends and flags for non-adherence.
- Custom Views: Filters for urgency or condition.
UI Design Elements
The visual design focused on professionalism, clarity, and ease of use
- Clean Layout: Grid system with ample white space to avoid clutter.
- Consistent Design System: Professional color palette, typography, and intuitive icons.
- Effective Visualizations: Line charts for trends, bar charts for comparisons.
- Responsive Design: Cross-device functionality for accessibility.
Problem Solved
APBridge tackles the core challenges faced by pediatric orthopedic therapists through a unified, user-centered dashboard:
Centralized Data Access: APBridge consolidates fragmented patient information—brace wear logs, exercise records, and communication histories—into a single, real-time interface, eliminating the need to juggle paper notes, emails, and verbal updates.
Enhanced Adherence Visibility: Interactive visualizations and custom alerts provide therapists with clear, at-a-glance insights into brace wear and exercise compliance, enabling proactive interventions to improve treatment outcomes.
Reduced Administrative Burden: Automated data collection and streamlined reporting minimize manual documentation, freeing therapists to focus on clinical care rather than paperwork.
Streamlined Communication: A secure in-app messaging system replaces scattered phone calls and emails, fostering efficient, traceable collaboration between therapists and caregivers
Tools & Methods
- User research: Contextual inquiry, stakeholder interviews
- UX design: User flows, wireframing, prototyping
- UI design: Design system development, responsive layouts
- Testing: Usability testing with therapists
Access above the clickable prototype demonstrating the complete user flow from dashboard overview to patient details.