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HIA Technologies · Principal Software Engineer (Contract)

HIA Topics - AI-Powered Patient Education Platform

Enterprise healthcare platform delivering AI-powered patient education through physician-authored interactive presentations.

HIA Topics

HIA Topics patient education platform

I architected and maintained the backend infrastructure for HIA Topics, the core patient-facing platform serving 93k+ user sessions with 99.9%+ uptime. This system delivers interactive, voice-enabled educational presentations where patients can ask real-time questions and receive answers curated by their physicians. I built the comprehensive backend handling content delivery, AI integration with vector search and semantic similarity, user session management, and detailed analytics. The platform integrates 35+ external services including Azure Cognitive Services, Pinecone vector database, and multiple AI/ML platforms, ensuring accurate and safe patient education while maintaining strict HIPAA compliance.

Key Features

  • 93k+ user sessions with 99.9%+ uptime
  • AI-powered question-answering with vector search
  • Real-time interactive voice-enabled presentations
  • Physician-authored content curation
  • Comprehensive analytics and session tracking
  • 35+ external service integrations

My Role

  • System architecture
  • AI integration
  • Backend development
  • Analytics implementation
  • Performance optimization

Technical Challenges

  • Implementing semantic similarity for medical Q&A
  • Managing 6TB+ of healthcare media and patient data
  • Integrating multiple AI/ML platforms safely
  • Building automated testing and monitoring systems