Healthcare IT

Clinical mobile applications, built for the bedside, not the demo.

Care is mobile, but most clinical software still assumes a desk. We build clinician- and patient-facing apps that work where care actually happens — offline-capable, EHR-connected and HIPAA-secure on the device.

The build

The right platform for your users — and your budget

There's no single right way to build mobile. We pick the approach that fits how your clinicians or patients actually use their devices.

Native iOS

Swift

Where most clinicians live. The deepest device integration and the smoothest experience for daily use.

Native Android

Kotlin

For BYOD and managed device fleets where Android dominates the floor.

Cross-platform

React Native

One codebase across both platforms, when reach and speed matter more than the last 5%.

Web & PWA

Installable

Offline-capable, installable web for reach without the friction of an app store.

Why AST

Mobile that holds up where care happens

A polished app that breaks offline or fails a security review is worse than useless in healthcare. We build for the hard parts first.

17+
years building clinical software

Mobile that's designed around clinical reality, not retrofitted from a consumer playbook.

2
native platforms, plus web

iOS, Android and installable web — we pick the right approach for your users and budget.

HIPAA
on the device itself

PHI protected on the device and in transit, not just on the server it talks to.

Offline
by design

Care happens in basements and rural sites. We build for the moments the network drops.

The engagement

How a clinical app gets built

From clinical-workflow research to a maintained app in the stores — built around how care really happens.

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Clinicians using mobile tools
01Discovery & clinical UX

We design around the actual workflow — at the bedside, on rounds, in the home — because an app that adds taps to a clinician's day is an app they'll route around.

  • Workflow research
  • Clinical UX design
  • Prototyping
  • Usability testing
02Build

We build the app — native or cross-platform — engineered for the reliability and performance clinical use demands, not just a smooth demo.

  • iOS & Android
  • Cross-platform option
  • Performance
  • Quality & testing
03Integration

We wire the app into the EHR and devices it needs — over FHIR, vendor APIs and device gateways — so it's part of the workflow, not an island.

  • EHR / FHIR integration
  • SMART app launch
  • Device & sensor data
  • Secure sync
04Release & compliance

We get it through the app stores, MDM and the security reviews your customers run — and keep it maintained as the platforms change underneath it.

  • App store release
  • MDM distribution
  • Security review support
  • Ongoing maintenance
What we build

The range of clinical mobile

Clinician apps

Point-of-care tools that fit how clinicians actually work.

  • Charting & rounding
  • Orders & results
  • Care coordination
  • Decision support

Patient & RPM apps

Patient-facing apps and remote monitoring that people use.

  • Patient engagement
  • Remote monitoring
  • Symptom tracking
  • Adherence

Offline & sync

Apps that keep working when the network doesn't.

  • Offline-first
  • Conflict resolution
  • Background sync
  • Local encryption

Device & sensor

Pulling data from the hardware care relies on.

  • Bluetooth devices
  • Wearables
  • Sensor streams
  • Device gateways

Secure messaging

HIPAA-compliant communication between care and patients.

  • Secure chat
  • Push & alerts
  • Care-team messaging
  • Patient comms

On-device security

PHI protected on the device, not just the server.

  • Local encryption
  • Biometric auth
  • Secure storage
  • Jailbreak detection
Who it's for

Whoever needs care to go mobile

Equipping your own clinicians, shipping a patient product, or building the app a device needs — all of it has to be clinical-grade.

Clinical data in use

Tools for your own clinicians

Your clinicians are stuck with desktop software at a bedside that needs mobile. We build the point-of-care app that fits their hands and their workflow instead of fighting both.

  • Point-of-care tools
  • Workflow fit
  • EHR-connected
  • Adopted, not avoided

Patient-facing products

Your product lives or dies by whether patients actually use it. We build mobile experiences that are engaging enough to keep, and clinical-grade enough to trust.

  • Patient engagement
  • Retention-focused
  • Clinically credible
  • Scales with you

Companion apps for hardware

Your device needs an app to be useful, and that app needs to handle clinical data properly. We build the companion experience and the secure data path behind it.

  • Companion apps
  • Device connectivity
  • Data pipeline
  • Regulatory-aware
The difference

A pretty app, or one care can rely on

In healthcare, the polish is the easy half. The offline, the integration and the compliance are where clinical mobile is won or lost.

The wrong shop
A consumer app studio
Pretty, but not clinical-grade

A team that can make a beautiful app but treats HIPAA, offline use and EHR integration as edge cases — so the polish is real and the clinical reliability isn't.

  • Compliance as afterthought
  • Breaks when offline
  • No EHR integration
  • Fails security review
With AST
Clinical-grade mobile
Polished and built for care

A team that builds for the bedside — designed-in compliance, offline by default, integrated with the EHR, and engineered to survive the security review your customers will run.

  • Compliance by design
  • Offline-first
  • EHR-integrated
  • Review-ready
How we deliver

From workflow to the app store

01
Discover

The workflow, the users and the constraints.

02
Design

Clinical UX and prototypes, tested early.

03
Build

Native or cross-platform, built to last.

04
Integrate

EHR, devices and secure data flow.

05
Validate

Test on real workflows and devices.

06
Release

App stores, MDM and ongoing support.

How we build

Mobile principles we build by

The convictions that separate an app clinicians adopt from one they quietly abandon.

Clinical mobile in context

Clinical UX first

If it adds taps to a clinician's day, it fails — no matter how good it looks. We design around the work.

Offline by design

Care happens where the network doesn't reach. We build for the dropout, not just the demo Wi-Fi.

HIPAA on the device

PHI is protected on the device itself — encrypted, access-controlled and safe if the phone is lost.

Integrated, not islanded

An app that doesn't talk to the EHR is just another silo. We wire it into the data the workflow needs.

Accessible

Built to be usable by every clinician and patient, because healthcare can't leave people out.

Tested on real workflows

We validate on the devices and in the conditions of actual use, not just a developer's clean simulator.

Questions

Clinical mobile FAQ

Native or cross-platform — which should we build?

It depends on your users and budget. Native (Swift/Kotlin) gives the deepest device integration and best performance, which matters for heavy daily clinical use; cross-platform (React Native) gives you both platforms from one codebase faster. We recommend based on your case rather than defaulting to one.

Can the app work without a connection?

Yes, and for clinical use it usually should. We build offline-first where the workflow demands it — caching, local encryption and conflict-resilient background sync — because care happens in basements, rural clinics and homes where the network isn't reliable.

Will it integrate with our EHR?

Yes. We connect mobile apps to EHRs over FHIR, SMART on FHIR app launch and vendor APIs, plus device gateways for sensor data — so the app is part of the clinical workflow rather than another disconnected tool.

How do you handle HIPAA on a mobile device?

PHI is protected on the device itself, not just on the server — local encryption, secure storage, biometric authentication, session controls and safeguards for lost or stolen devices — alongside the usual transport and backend protections.

Can you get it through our customers' security reviews?

Yes. Enterprise and health-system customers run mobile security assessments, and we build to pass them — and support you through the review with the architecture and documentation they ask for.

Let's build for the bedside

Need an app care can actually rely on?

Tell us who'll use it and where. We'll design a clinical mobile experience that works offline, connects to the EHR, and passes the security review.

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