A Reliable and Secure Virtualized Clinical Assistance Tool for Doctors and Patients

Virtual clinic is a web based application where the patients can consult with doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals regarding their symptoms in a virtual environment. The virtual clinic does not require the physical presence of the patient at the time of assessment if the disease does not require it as its mandatory requirement for diagnosis. In this paper, we propose the functional and non-functional requirements and design for such a clinic. These requirements were gathered based on the input provided by medical practitioners through interviews which had semi structured and open ended questions regarding disease assessment in accordance with their experience. Our special consideration during the development of the virtual clinic application was that the services are provided and the data is stored in a reliable, secure, and efficient manner.