TeleMed

Quick project – a mini telemedicine platform built to explore real-time video communication in a healthcare context.

The idea

During COVID everyone and their grandma was using telemedicine apps. I wanted to understand what goes into building one – not the enterprise version with a thousand features, but the core: video call between doctor and patient, appointment scheduling, basic patient management.

What’s in it

• Video Consultations: Real-time video/audio using WebRTC
• Appointment Scheduling: Book, reschedule, cancel
• Patient Management: Basic profiles and medical history
• Doctor Dashboard: Manage consultations and view patient info

Tech

Next.js for the fullstack framework, TypeScript because types matter when you’re dealing with medical data (even in a prototype), and WebRTC for the actual real-time communication layer.

The WebRTC part was the real learning curve. Signaling servers, STUN/TURN, ICE candidates – it’s a rabbit hole. Peer-to-peer video sounds simple until you realize NAT traversal exists and wants to ruin your day.

Takeaway

Small project, big learning. Understanding real-time communication protocols at this level made me appreciate what goes into apps like Google Meet or Zoom. Also, healthcare software constraints – data sensitivity, uptime expectations – are a different beast from typical web apps, even for a prototype.