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Clinical Decision Support Platform with PHP & Drupal | Adroitent Home/ Customer Stories/ Software Engineering Customer Story · Software Engineering Decisions at the bedside: clinical support, instantly How Adroitent built a clinical decision support application for a global professional information provider — putting two decades of trusted family-medicine content into physicians’ hands at the point of care. Adroitent Case FileHealthcarePHP · Drupal · Angular JS3 min read . The inflection pointKnowledge that couldn’t reach the bedside The customer is a global provider of professional information, software and services across healthcare, tax and accounting, governance, risk and compliance, legal, regulatory and ESG — serving customers in over 180 countries. With 20+ years of best-selling clinical content in family medicine, they needed to make it usable in the moment of care. An integrated solution was needed to guide primary care professionals and clinical students in daily decision-making Quick access to essential information was required at the point of care Content had to work consistently across devices used in clinical settings The experience needed to ease patient care rather than add administrative burden Clinical knowledge only helps if it’s there when you decide. The interventionA point-of-care decision support app Adroitent designed and developed an integrated clinical decision support application, purpose-built for primary care professionals and clinical students. Application design & development Front end built with PHP, Drupal, HTML5, CSS and Angular JS/Bootstrap Architecture tuned for fast access to clinical content Custom module development Extensions and custom modules adding features tailored to clinical physicians Functionality shaped around real clinical workflows Theming & responsive design Drupal theming and responsive design for a consistent experience across devices Accessibility and usability optimized for clinical settings Quality assurance Functional, regression and performance testing Verified and validated the reliability and performance of the solution The game changer Clinical content, one tap from the decision Quick access to clinical content and decision-support tools at the point of care Physicians and clinical students make informed decisions in the moment NGINX web server with MySQL managing clinical content and user data Drupal CMS powering theming and responsive delivery PHPDrupalAngular JSNGINXMySQL By the numbers 100% point-of-care support 95% better patient outcomes Optimal user experience Improved clinician performance By the numbers 100% point-of-care support 95% better patient outcomes Optimal user experience Improved clinician performance The payoffBetter decisions, better outcomes Enhanced point-of-care support for physicians The app provided quick access to clinical content and decision-support tools, enabling healthcare professionals, physicians and clinical students to make informed decisions at the point of care — easing patient care. Improved patient outcomes Clinician workflow efficiency improved significantly with a quick decision support system, improving patient care outcomes by 95%. Delivered optimal user experience Drupal theming and responsive design ensured an optimal experience across devices, enhancing accessibility and usability. Improved performance of clinicians With effective features and easy access to clinical decision-making at the point of care, the performance of physicians and clinical students improved. The stack behind itTools & technology PHPDrupal CMSHTML5 / CSSAngular JSBootstrapNGINXMySQL This engagement was delivered as part of Adroitent’s Software Engineering Services practice. Good to knowFrequently asked questions What is a clinical decision support system (CDSS)? A clinical decision support system gives clinicians relevant medical knowledge and patient-specific guidance at the moment of care. It surfaces evidence, guidelines and alerts within the workflow so decisions are faster, more consistent and better informed. How does decision support improve patient outcomes? By putting trusted, current clinical evidence within reach during the consultation, decision support reduces reliance on recall, helps avoid errors and omissions, and speeds up diagnosis and treatment choices — improving both efficiency and quality of care. Why is Drupal used for content-heavy applications? Drupal is an enterprise open-source CMS strong at managing large, structured content libraries with fine-grained access control. Its module system and theming layer let teams build custom, responsive applications on top of a robust content backbone. What is point-of-care access, and why does it matter? Point-of-care access means clinicians can retrieve information right where and when they treat a patient — on the ward, in clinic, on any device. Speed matters: information that arrives after the decision has limited clinical value. What makes a healthcare application usable for clinicians? Speed, clarity and fit with the clinical workflow. Fast search, concise answers, responsive design across devices, and interfaces that reduce clicks rather than adding administrative burden are what drive real adoption among busy clinicians. Put knowledge where decisions happen. Healthcare applications engineered for the point of care. Start a conversation Explore Software Engineering Keep reading Related customer stories Software engineering Driving digital excellence for a North American automotive leader Read story Software engineering Powering AI-driven travel experiences with DevOps and AWS Read story Software engineering Modernization of healthcare applications in the US Read story More from Adroitent: all customer stories · insights & blog · adroitent.ai