Henry Ford Health is the second largest healthcare system in Michigan, with over 55,000 employees and 13 hospitals, bringing clinical innovation and research to healthcare since its beginning in 1915. The Henry Ford Health Faith Community Nursing Network is a leader in innovative Faith Community Nursing (FCN) and health practices, modeling whole-person care through spiritual, physical, mental and relational support.

Members of faith-based communities need a place where they are comfortable inquiring about their medical needs. FCN nurses need to be able to document consumer information in an easy-to-use software which meets up-to-date security guidelines to provide the best possible care. The current system used by FCN has not had a modern overhaul, necessitating a new system built from the ground up to improve both usability and security.

Our new Faith-Based Community Medical Database offers a stylish interface and updated features, providing FCN nurses with a more user-friendly experience. It facilitates nurses navigating the application with ease to efficiently track consumer progress and medical details. Additionally, nurses create tasks and set reminders, so consumers’ needs are kept a priority.

Given the sensitivity of the information being stored, our system implements robust security and privacy protocols at every level. Data is encrypted both at rest and in transit. Access control protects consumer information by ensuring nurses are only able to view or edit the information of consumers for which they are responsible.

Our system furthers the goals of Henry Ford Health with the FCN Network to provide better overall care for all consumers.

Our web application is built using AngularJS with HTML, CSS and TypeScript for the front end and Node.js for the back end. Azure SQL Database is used for secure data storage and management along with Google OAuth 2.0 for secure authentication.