Konsuld - AI-Powered Doctors Consultation App
Connecting physicians through AI-powered consultations and secure clinical collaboration.
Technology Rivers developed Konsuld's web and mobile applications, bringing together clinical AI insights, peer consultations, and professional networking in a scalable healthcare platform designed to support faster, more informed clinical decision-making.
Project Overview
Konsuld is an AI-powered healthcare collaboration platform designed to help physicians connect with medical experts, discuss complex cases, and access evidence-based clinical insights. Combining artificial intelligence with professional knowledge sharing, Konsuld creates a secure digital environment where doctors can request consultations, exchange recommendations, and collaborate across specialties and geographic locations.
The platform brings together clinical data, AI-generated responses, medical research, and peer expertise in one application. Its professional networking capabilities allow clinicians to share knowledge, participate in discussions, and build a trusted community of healthcare professionals. Konsuld also supports the development of prior authorization workflows designed to simplify clinical documentation and administrative processes.
Technology Rivers partnered with Konsuld’s founders and technology leadership to transform the original concept into a scalable web and mobile platform. Our involvement covered the full software development lifecycle, including product blueprinting, system architecture, UI/UX design, frontend and backend development, AI integration, administrative tools, AWS infrastructure, DevOps, and deployment.
The engagement involved close collaboration with Jan Heybroek, CEO and Co-founder, and Todd Merrill, who supported the project as an investor and strategic CTO advisor. Their combined product and technology leadership helped guide the platform’s development from an early concept into a functioning healthcare application.
The Challenge
Making Clinical Collaboration More Accessible, Intelligent, and Secure
Healthcare professionals regularly encounter cases that benefit from additional expertise, medical research, or specialist input. However, finding the right colleagues, reviewing relevant evidence, and coordinating consultations can be time-consuming.
Traditional communication methods often separate clinical discussions from research resources and patient case information. This fragmentation can make it difficult for physicians to collaborate efficiently, particularly when seeking input from specialists outside their immediate professional network.
Konsuld’s founders envisioned a more connected approach: a platform that would combine the reach of a professional network with AI-assisted clinical intelligence and secure doctor-to-doctor consultation.
Delivering this vision introduced several business and technical challenges:
- Fragmented clinical expertise: Physicians needed a centralized way to connect with other medical professionals and exchange case-specific knowledge.
- Complex clinical information: The platform needed to make AI-generated recommendations, supporting medical references, and peer contributions accessible through intuitive workflows.
- Healthcare data privacy: Sensitive clinical discussions required controlled access and privacy-conscious application design.
- Professional trust: A network built around medical consultations needed credential verification, moderation, and administrative oversight.
- Scalable architecture: The application needed to accommodate growing clinician participation, multiple platforms, and future healthcare integrations.
- Administrative complexity: The product roadmap included using consultation information to simplify prior authorization documentation and reduce repetitive administrative work.
Beyond these requirements, Konsuld needed a development partner capable of translating an ambitious healthcare technology concept into a functional, market-ready product.
The Solution
An AI-Powered Clinical Collaboration Platform Built for Healthcare Professionals
Technology Rivers designed and developed Konsuld’s application infrastructure and user experience, bringing AI-assisted clinical consultations, professional networking, and medical knowledge sharing into a unified platform.
The solution enables verified healthcare professionals to initiate consultation requests, discuss clinical cases, exchange recommendations, and access relevant medical information. AI-generated responses complement professional input, allowing physicians to consider automated insights alongside the knowledge and experience of their peers.
Our team developed the web and mobile application experiences, implemented collaboration and communication features, integrated clinical AI functionality, and created administrative tools to manage the professional community.
We also established the AWS cloud infrastructure and automated deployment processes needed to support ongoing development and application releases.
The platform was designed to make sophisticated clinical capabilities accessible through practical workflows, while providing a technical foundation for future functionality such as prior authorization automation, teleconsultation, and healthcare-system integrations.
Key Features
AI-Powered Clinical Consultations
Konsuld enables physicians to submit consultation requests and receive AI-generated responses alongside recommendations from other medical professionals.
By presenting AI-assisted insights within a structured consultation workflow, the platform helps clinicians review relevant information, explore possible approaches, and collaborate on challenging cases.
Secure Physician-to-Physician Collaboration
The application provides a dedicated environment where clinicians can share case information, participate in discussions, and request professional input.
These workflows help organize communication around clinical questions while supporting collaboration among verified medical professionals.
Professional Networking and Knowledge Sharing
Konsuld incorporates social and collaboration capabilities tailored to the healthcare community.
Features such as posting, commenting, feedback, messaging, and consultation discussions allow physicians to exchange knowledge, connect across specialties, and participate in a broader professional network.
AI-Assisted Medical Knowledge Discovery
The platform combines AI-generated information with curated clinical resources and medical research.
Natural-language capabilities help organize clinical information and support the discovery of relevant medical content, enabling clinicians to navigate complex topics more efficiently.
Prior Authorization Workflow Automation
Konsuld’s ongoing product development includes prior authorization functionality that uses consultation information and clinical summaries to support insurance approval workflows.
The intended solution extracts and structures relevant clinical data to assist physicians in preparing documentation for prior authorization requests.
This functionality is designed to reduce repetitive administrative tasks and support more efficient documentation.
Clinician Verification and Access Management
Konsuld includes administrative capabilities for managing clinician credentials, user access, and professional participation.
These controls support a trusted collaboration environment where healthcare professionals can exchange information within a managed community.
Content Management and Clinical Updates
The application integrates Contentful, a headless content management system, to support clinical updates, educational resources, and other published content.
This allows content administrators to manage information without requiring changes to the application interface for every update.
Administrative Dashboard and Analytics
Technology Rivers developed an administrative portal supporting platform management, content moderation, clinician verification, and analytics.
The dashboard gives administrators tools to oversee the professional community and manage operational activities.
Web and Mobile Application Experience
Konsuld provides web and mobile access, allowing healthcare professionals to interact with consultations and clinical information across devices.
The user experience emphasizes responsive design, straightforward navigation, and accessibility for busy medical professionals.
How We Built It
Product Blueprinting and System Architecture
Technology Rivers collaborated with Konsuld’s founders and technology leadership to define the platform’s core workflows, application requirements, and technical architecture.
The blueprint covered physician consultations, collaboration, user management, AI integration, administrative operations, and future expansion opportunities.
Our architecture work established the foundation for a scalable cloud-based application capable of supporting ongoing product development.
UI/UX Design for Clinical Professionals
Healthcare applications must present complex information without creating unnecessary friction.
Using Figma, our team designed responsive interfaces for consultation requests, AI-generated responses, medical content, clinician interactions, and administrative workflows.
The design process incorporated feedback from Konsuld’s founders and clinical stakeholders to ensure the application reflected real-world professional needs.
Full-Stack Web and Mobile Development
Technology Rivers developed the application using React.js, React Native, TypeScript, and Node.js.
The frontend supports physician-facing interactions, clinical consultations, and professional collaboration. Backend services support the application’s workflows, data management, and integrations.
Neo4j was included in the technology architecture to support connected data relationships.
Our development work extended across web and mobile experiences, allowing Konsuld to reach clinicians through multiple platforms.
Clinical AI Integration
Konsuld’s team contributed the clinical domain knowledge and primary AI capabilities behind the platform.
Technology Rivers focused on integrating these capabilities into the software architecture and clinician-facing experience.
Using technologies that included Python and OpenAI, the application connects AI-generated clinical information with consultation workflows and professional collaboration features.
This division of responsibilities combined Konsuld’s clinical expertise with Technology Rivers’ software engineering and integration capabilities.
Healthcare Security and Privacy
Konsuld was designed as a HIPAA-focused healthcare platform with controlled access and administrative oversight.
Technology Rivers implemented application workflows supporting clinician verification, access management, and secure professional collaboration.
The platform’s privacy requirements informed its architecture and user-management approach.
AWS Cloud Infrastructure
Technology Rivers established the AWS infrastructure supporting the application.
The technology environment includes AWS EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, AWS Backup, and Kubernetes.
These services provide a foundation for application hosting, container orchestration, content delivery, infrastructure management, and operational continuity.
DevOps, CI/CD, and Deployment
We configured automated build, testing, and deployment pipelines across four application environments:
- Development
- Staging
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Production
These environments support structured software delivery, release validation, and ongoing application improvements.
Iterative Development and Launch
The engagement began with product planning and an early prototype, allowing Konsuld’s leadership to demonstrate the concept and gather feedback.
Technology Rivers continued refining the application through iterative development, close collaboration, and technical improvements.
The project progressed from an initial product concept to functioning web and mobile applications.
Todd Merrill on Building Konsuld
“From an absolute-zero, concept-on-a-napkin type company to being deployed in the Android and iOS stores, in a highly regulated healthcare environment with AI, it became a very sophisticated product.”
Todd Merrill
CTO, Investor & Technology Advisor
Our Work Includes
- Responsive Web Application Development
- React Native Mobile App (iOS & Android)
- Custom Backend & API Development
- AI-Powered Clinical Consultation Integration
- Physician Collaboration & Real-Time Messaging
- Clinician Verification & Access Management
- Administrative Dashboard & Analytics
- Contentful CMS Integration
- AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes
- CI/CD Pipeline & Deployment Automation
Our Deliverables
Technology Rivers delivered the following application components and development services:
- Clinical consultation web application
- iOS and Android mobile application experiences
- Physician consultation and discussion workflows
- AI-generated recommendation integration
- Professional networking and collaboration features
- Messaging, commenting, and feedback functionality
- Clinician verification and access-management workflows
- Administrative and analytics portal
- Contentful CMS integration
- Backend services and application APIs
- Responsive UI/UX designs
- AWS cloud infrastructure
- Automated CI/CD deployment pipelines
- Development, Staging, UAT, and Production environments
Technologies Used
- Frontend: React.js, TypeScript
- Mobile: React Native
- Backend: Node.js, Python
- AI: OpenAI
- Database: Neo4j
- Cloud: AWS EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, AWS Backup
- Orchestration: Kubernetes
- CMS: Contentful
- Analytics: Mixpanel
- Notifications: OneSignal, Firebase
- Integrations: Google APIs
- Design: Figma
- Development Tools: Git, Bitbucket, Jira
- DevOps: CI/CD
Results & Impact
From an Early Concept to a Live Healthcare Platform
Technology Rivers helped Konsuld transform its original clinical collaboration vision into a functioning application available through web and mobile platforms.
The project demonstrates how healthcare domain expertise, AI integration, intuitive product design, and reliable software engineering can come together to support complex digital health applications.
Key Results
- Hundreds of Healthcare Professionals: Jan Heybroek reported that hundreds of doctors and nurses were using the platform during the period covered by his testimonial.
- No Reported Downtime: Jan reported no downtime during approximately eight months in market.
- Web and Mobile Delivery: Konsuld progressed from its original concept to functioning web, iOS, and Android application experiences.
- Successful Product Launch: Technology Rivers contributed the application engineering and infrastructure required to bring the platform from an early prototype to market.
- Improved Access to Clinical Collaboration: The platform brings AI-generated insights, peer consultation, and medical knowledge sharing into one connected experience.
- Positive Product Feedback: Konsuld’s leadership reported favorable responses to the platform’s usability and capabilities during early demonstrations and subsequent development.
- Reliable Software Delivery: The client reported consistent execution, limited rework, and dependable application performance during the period discussed in the testimonial.
- Scalable Foundation: The AWS architecture and application design provide a foundation for ongoing improvements and additional healthcare workflows.
- Long-Term Client Confidence: The successful engagement established a relationship that expanded into other software development projects through Todd Merrill.
The adoption and reliability figures are historical client-reported observations, not independently audited or current platform statistics.
Project Screenshots
AI-Powered Clinical Consultation
Physicians can review consultation requests, AI-generated clinical insights, and supporting medical information.
Physician Collaboration and Discussions
A professional collaboration experience where doctors can exchange insights and discuss clinical cases.
Mobile Consultation Experience
The mobile application enables healthcare professionals to access consultation and collaboration features across devices.
From One Healthcare Project to a Long-Term Technology Partnership
Konsuld marked the beginning of a broader relationship between Technology Rivers and Todd Merrill.
As an investor and strategic CTO advisor to Konsuld, Todd was involved in identifying a development partner capable of translating a complex healthcare technology vision into a reliable, production-ready application.
Technology Rivers worked with Konsuld’s leadership from early product planning through development and launch, providing technical expertise, responsive collaboration, and practical engineering solutions.
The experience established confidence in our ability to handle complex software projects while working closely with founders and technology leaders.
Following Konsuld, Todd brought Technology Rivers into additional engagements, including Kitces, Eon Capital, and SilverStay.
These projects extended the relationship beyond a single healthcare application and demonstrated the value of a dependable technology partner across different business domains.
For Technology Rivers, Konsuld represents both a successful healthcare software development engagement and the foundation of a lasting professional relationship built on trust, consistent execution, and technical collaboration.
Hear From Konsuld's Leadership
Jan Heybroek, CEO & Co-founder, Konsuld
Discover how Technology Rivers partnered with Konsuld to transform a clinical AI vision into a working healthcare application. Jan discusses product development, technical collaboration, UI/UX design, and bringing the platform to market.
Todd Merrill, CTO, Investor & Technology Advisor
Hear Todd’s perspective on selecting Technology Rivers to develop Konsuld from the ground up. He discusses healthcare software development, technical reliability, collaborative problem-solving, and why the engagement led to additional projects.
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