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Turning paper tests into
Case Study — Healthcare Technology
[ Brain Compass Logo ]
Turning paper tests into
clinical intelligence
IntelliScape LLC came with a problem and no product. We left them with a cross-platform cognitive screening tool now in FDA clinical trials.
The Starting Point
A real clinical problem. No product yet.
IntelliScape came to Digitea after connecting with a doctor who had identified a clear gap in cognitive health screening. Paper-based assessments were inconsistent, slow to score, and nearly impossible for elderly patients to complete without constant assistance. They knew it needed to change. They did not know how.
There was no brief. No wireframe. No stack. Just a problem worth solving and a team willing to build the right thing.
"They came with a problem. We shaped the product, built the team, and shipped something the market had not seen before."
End to End Ownership
Everything. From first conversation to live product.
Digitea took full ownership across every layer of the product. Not a handoff model. Not advisory. We built it.
01
Initial Consulting
Shaped the product vision from scratch. Defined what to build, what to skip, and what would matter most to clinical users before a single line of code was written.
02
Product Research
Researched the cognitive screening landscape, clinical workflows, and user behaviour of elderly patients to make sure every decision was grounded in how real users would actually interact with the product.
03
Product Roadmap
Built a clear, phased roadmap that prioritised clinical utility first, then scale. Kept the team aligned across iterations without losing direction.
04
Tech Selection and Infrastructure
Selected the stack with longevity in mind. Set up cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and a modular architecture designed to grow without friction.
05
Team Assembly
Assembled and led the right team for the product. Engineering, AI, and QA working in lockstep under one clear line of ownership.
06
UI and UX Design
Designed every screen for users who may be 90 years old and unfamiliar with technology. Clarity over cleverness. No patient ever got stuck.
07
Branding and Identity
Logo, visual language, and brand identity created by Digitea's marketing team. Brain Compass looks and feels like a product built for the clinical world.
08
Full Stack Development
Built across Android, iOS, iPad, web and Android tablet. Ten plus microservices. AI grading pipeline. Voice narration. HIPAA compliant. All of it.
09
User Interviews and Testing
Ran user interviews and testing sessions with real clinical users. Iterated based on what doctors and patients actually said, not what we assumed.
10
Deployment and Closed Beta
Managed deployment across platforms and shepherded the product into a successful closed beta phase, now feeding directly into FDA clinical trial evaluation.
Flutter
Android
iOS
iPad
Web
Django
Microservices
WhisperX
AI Grading Pipeline
HIPAA Compliant
Cloud Infrastructure
What Makes It Different
Built for the hardest users in the room.
Cognitive screening tools fail elderly patients all the time. Brain Compass was designed so they never would.
Fully Voice Narrated and Guided
Every test is narrated and navigable hands-free. Users 90 years and older can complete assessments independently without any help from a clinician or family member.
Modular Test Architecture
New cognitive assessments can be added without touching existing code. The platform adapts to clinical research as it evolves, with no rework required.
Deterministic and AI Grading
A custom grading pipeline combines rule-based deterministic logic with AI to produce results that are consistent, clinically defensible, and explainable to doctors.
Remote Test Sharing
Tests can be shared and completed remotely, giving clinicians flexibility beyond the clinic room and opening access to patients who cannot travel.
HIPAA Compliant by Design
Built with compliance baked in from the start, not bolted on later. Patient data is handled to the standard required for FDA clinical trial participation.
Rated Ahead of Existing Tools
Doctors who tested the platform in clinical settings rated it above other tools on the market for ease of use and diagnostic reliability.
The Product
Interface screenshots
[ Tablet — Test Screen ]
[ Mobile — Dashboard ]
[ Grading Results ]
[ Web — Admin Panel ]
[ Test Builder ]
The Process
How we got from idea to clinical trials.
01
Consulting and Problem Definition
Sat with the IntelliScape team to understand the clinical pain point. Challenged assumptions. Defined what the product actually needed to do before anything else.
02
Research and Competitive Landscape
Mapped what already existed, what it got wrong, and where the real gap was. Grounded every product decision in how elderly patients and busy clinicians actually behave.
03
Roadmap, Tech Selection and Team
Built the product roadmap, selected the stack, set up infrastructure, and assembled the right team to execute it.
04
Branding, Design and UX
Created the Brain Compass brand identity and designed every screen with one rule: no user should ever feel lost or confused, regardless of their age or tech familiarity.
05
Development Across All Platforms
Built the full product across Android, iOS, iPad, web and tablet. AI grading pipeline, voice narration, microservices, remote test sharing, and HIPAA compliance all shipped together.
06
User Interviews and Iteration
Ran structured testing with real doctors and patients. Fed findings back into the product across multiple iterations until it performed in clinical conditions.
07
Deployment and Closed Beta
Deployed across platforms. Managed the closed beta and supported IntelliScape into FDA clinical trials. Still involved today.
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Sanjay Prasad
Director — IntelliScape LLC
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We came to Digitea with an idea and nothing else. Vaarun shaped the whole product with us, pushed back where it mattered, and the team built everything from the ground up. Design, branding, development, all of it. Brain Compass is now in successful beta and going through FDA clinical trials. We could not have asked for a better partner.
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