Issuu

Connect2Cure-TelehealthPlatform

Dr. Sandeep Kulkarni1 , Aaditya Shelke2 , DivyamOswal3 , Vineet Reddygaddla4

Assistant Professor1 , Department of Computer Science, Pune, Maharashtra B.Tech2 , Student, Department of Computer Science B.Tech3 , Student, Department of Computer Science B.Tech4 , Student, Department of Computer Science Ajeenkya D Y Patil University, Pune Lohegaon, Airport Rd, Charholi Budruk, Pune, Maharashtra ***

Abstract: In some areas of India there is lack of facilities in the telemedicine field and there are a smaller number of doctors and medicinal supplies available. To address, these issues and overcome this types of problem Connect2Cure is built on the base of MERN stack and Gemini API. On this platform doctor and patient can seamlessly communicate with each other in two different modes through chat as well as video calling. The Connect2Cure help to securely diagnosis respective patient in secure way and maintaining their privacy. These platform websites ensure to provide telemedicine services seamlessly on mobile phones as well as PC’s and laptops. People have tested this website to ensure they can take advantage of this platform to advantage and receive access to telemedicine services.

Keywords: Telemedicine, MERN Stack, Gemini AI, Mobile Health, Privacy, Real-time Communication, DigitalHealth

Introduction: InIndiaaccessinghealthcareismajorissueinremoteareasastherearelessamountofdoctorsand medical facilities present to provide respective services. This can result in delays in providing respective services to the patient can takes the patient into critical condition. This Telemedicine platform is built to close the gap betweenthelackofhealthcareservicesavailablein the remote areas and it help the people to access the best healthcare services through our platform by booking doctor’sappointmentandcommunicatingwith thedoctorsthroughtakingadvantageofourchatandvideocalling featuresonourplatform.

ThistelemedicineplatformenablestoaccessthesetelemedicalplatformfromanyremotelocationinIndiathrough an internet connection. The services like Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing andWeb Technologieshavemade feasible for people to access the telemedicine services at their doorstep. There is no requirement to travel to the hospital to people can take prescription virtually by using our platform. People in these areas are benefiting from telemedicine since they can receive the necessary medical care without having to travel far. A system called Connect2Cureenablespeopletogetmedicalcarefromthecomfortoftheirownhomes.Itmakesuseoftheinternetto allowpeopletocommunicatewithphysiciansandobtainthenecessarymedicalcare. TheMERNsystemconsistsof asetoftechnologiesthatworktogethereffectively:MongoDB,Express.js,React.js, andNode.js.Italsoincorporates Geminitechnologytoenhancethesystem’sfunctionality.Anoverviewoftheproject,includingbackgrounddata,the goal,theproblemdomain,andtheroleoftechnologyintelemedicineapplications,isprovidedinthischapter. These days, telemedicine isa good option for healthcare, particularly for those who live in rural areas and find it difficulttoaccessmedicalfacilities.Therearecertainissueswiththetraditionalapproachtohealthcare. Now that we have things like cloud computing and artificial intelligence and websites, we can get healthcare without going to the hospital. Telemedicine is a way for people to talk to doctors from home get advice from doctorsandkeeptrackoftheirrecordsonthecomputer.Thismeanspeoplecangethealthcarefromanywhere. Havingpeoplewithsmartphonesandaccesstotheinternethashelpedmorepeopleusethiskindofhealthcare. The main problems are how to use technology to make healthcare easier to get and more efficient and reliable. Connect2cure is trying to solve these problems with a system that lets people talk to doctors online. This system uses intelligence to figure out what is wrong with the patient. It also keeps the patient’s information safe. Has a simple way for the patient and their doctor to look at the patient’s information. Connect2cure is trying to make healthcare easier with this system. Telemedicine and connect2cure are making it possible for people to get healthcare,fromtheirhomes.

Telemedicine and Healthcare Challenges

Traditionalhealthcaresystemshave alotofproblemsthatmakeithardforthemtogivepeoplethehelpthey need when they need it. One big problem is that there are not skilled doctors in rural areas. Doctors with a lot of experience like to work in

Connect2Cure is a healthcare platform that letspeopleget medicalhelpfromhome.It uses the internet to connect

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

patients withhospitalsincitiesbecausetheyhavefacilitiesandmoreopportunitiestoadvanceintheircareers.So, peoplewholiveinareasdonothaveaccesstogoodmedicalcare[1].

Another big issue is that it takes time for people to get to healthcare centres and people who live in rural areas havetotravelalongwaytogettothenearesthealthcentre.Thistakesalotoftime,effortsandalsoveryexpensive especially for older people or people who are sick. Also, people have a time getting help right away because hospitals are too crowded. The way medical records are managed is also a problem in healthcare systems. Many healthcare facilities still use paper records, which are easy to lose or damage. It's hard for doctors to get all the informationthey needabouta patient becauseit'shardto share theserecordswithhealthcareproviders.Thiscan leadtodiagnosesandtreatmentplansthatdonotworkwell[2].

Now we have telemedicine, which lets doctors talk to the patients in online throughvariousmeanssuchasvideo calls,chatmessages,andmobileappsontelemedicineplatformsanditstorethe patientdatastored.Digitalmedical records have made it easier for healthcare providers to manage records. Telemedicine has also made healthcare servicesbetter. Doctors canusecomputers to look at symptoms and give people advice, on how to stay healthy, which makes healthcare services more efficient [3]. Traditional healthcare systems have a lot of problems. Telemedicineplatformistosolvethedelayedmedicalcaretosavealife.

Project Overview - Connect2Cure doctors. Patients can sign up on the Connect2Cure platform tell the doctors whatiswrongwiththemandthentalktothe doctors through this platform. The platformiseasytousesopatientsanddoctorscantalktoeachothereasily.

OneofthethingsaboutConnect2Cureisthatithasacomputersystemthatcanlookatwhatiswrongwithapatient. Patientscan tell thesystemwhatiswrong with themandthenthesystemusescomputercodetogive them some ideasaboutwhatmightbewrong.Thishelpspatientsunderstandwhatiswrongwiththeirbodybeforetheytalkto adoctor.

Itisveryimportanttoremember thatacomputersystemisnotadoctor.Itcannottellpatientswhatiswrongwith them.Itisatooltohelppatientsunderstandwhatmightbewrong.Theplatformalsoletspatients and doctors talk to each other intime. Patients can send messages to doctors. Have video calls with them. This makesit easy for patients to gethelp from doctors. All of the conversations between patients and doctors are saved on computers calledclouds[4].Thismeansthatpatientscanlookback,atwhatthedoctorstold them

The main goal of Connect2Cure is to make a platform that lets a lot of people get medical help from home. Connect2Cure wantstomakeiteasyforpeopletogethelpandthey wantto makesure that alloftheinformationis safeandsecure.Connect2Cureisahealthcareplatformthatwantstohelppeoplegetthemedicalhelptheyneed.

Technologies Used

The Connect2Cure telemedicine platform is built with the help of MERN Stack. The MERN Stack consists of four technology MongoDB, Express, React, and as well as NodeJS. TheMERN Stackhelpinbuilding both frontend and backend of thew web application by only one language called JavaScript. The MERN is famous for building web applications that can handle a lot of traffic because its flexible and efficient. React.js is used to create the user interface for the system which is also called as frontend. This technology helps developers build interactive and responsive user interfaces which user can access on multiple devices like mobile or computer devices.A dynamic userinterfacecanenhancetheuserexperiencesinagoodway.Reactisusedtobuildafrontendandpreventusing repeatablecodeinsteaditusescomponent-basedarchitecture. Node.jsisaJavaScriptruntimeengineusedtorunjavascriptoncomputerdevicesaswellasbrowser.Node.jsisused by web-developers to build backend for the web-application which established communication between frontend and the database in a secure way [5]. It is reliable to build web-application to handle large amounts of traffic seamlessly withoutcrashing.Express.js is usedas the web framework for building the systems backend. Itisused together with Node.js to build applications.Express.js is a web framework that helps developers build robust applications with thehelp of REST API. Instead ofwritingheavylinesofcode we can build API and integrate with

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

the frontend which makes it easy to routes the frontend requests to specific path. MongoDB Atlas is used as the clouddatabaseforthesystem.TheMongoDBsupportswiderangeofcloudproviderslikeGooglecloud,AWSandas wellas MicrosoftAzure. Thisdatabasestoresuserprofiles,patientmedicalrecords,consultationrecords,andchat messages. A cloud database ensures scalability and robust data storage for the system. The MongoDB Atlas database stores user profiles both for the patient and the doctor as well.TheMongoDB Atlasdatabasealso stores medical records. The platform uses the Gemini API for AI-based symptom analysis which is provide by the tech giantcalledGoogle.TheGeminiAIAPIanalysesthereportuploadedbypatientsandgivesspecificresultintheform of the report which includes charts and graph which helps the patient to give an idea about the medical problem whichhehas.

TheGeminiAPIprovideshealthsuggestions based on the report uploadedbytherespectivepatient.Forreal-time communication Socket.io is used. Socket.io enables messaging between doctors and patients. Video consultation feature is integrated with the help of WebRTC. WebRTC enables peer-to-peercommunication using web browsers. ThesystemusesWebRTCforvideoconsultation.

System Architecture

TheConnect2Cure platform is based on client-server architecture. This means the system is divided into two different layers.Theselayersincludeuserinterface,thebackendprocessinglayerandthedatabaselayer

Thefrontendlayeriswhatpatientsanddoctorsseeanduse.Ithasthingslikedashboardsandinterfacesfortalking toeachotherwhichthepatientcanusedtoinformation.

The Connect2Cure platform has an AI module. This module looks at symptoms and gives suggestions. These suggestionsarethenshowntothepatient,intheuserinterface.Theplatformwillalsohavereal-timechatandvideo consultservices.ThisisdoneusingcommunicationprotocolswhichusetwotoolsSocket.ioandtheWEBRTC[6].

Bookdoctorappointments.Patientscanalsousethislayertotellthesystemabouttheirsymptomsandsendmessages. ThefrontendlayertalkstothebackendserverusingAPIrequests.

Thebackendlayer doesallthe work.It has interfaces thathandle the businesslogic andtalk to parts ofthe system. Whensomeoneusesthesystemthebackendservertalkstothedatabasetogetorsend

Thedatabasestoresalltheinformation.Thisincludesdata,doctorprofiles,chatlogsandconsultationrecords.The Connect2Cure platform uses MongoDB Atlas to store all the system data which includes thepatient and doctors’ data andit also uses the Uptash (Redis) for secure token storage. This is database secure and efficient fortoken managementascomparetotheMongoDB.

Aspect

Accessibility

Existing System

Limited accessibility because patients mustphysicallyvisithospitalsorclinics for consultation.

Proposed System (Connect2Cure)

Highaccessibilitysincepatientscanconsult doctorsremotelyusingtheinternet fromanylocation.

Consultation Method

Medical Record Storage

Diagnosis Support

Onlyface-to-faceconsultationis available,whichrequires waitingtime.

Medicalrecordsarestoredinpaper form,whichwillget damagedordifficulttoaccessindue time.

Noautomatedsupportsystemfor analyzingpatientsymptoms.

Providesareal-timechatandvideo consultationthroughthe onlineplatform.

Medicalrecordsarestoredsecurelyinacloud database makingthemeasiertoaccessandmanage.

AI-poweredsymptomanalysisusingGeminiAPI helps providepreliminarymedicalsuggestions.

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

Communication Communicationbetweendoctorand patientoccursonly duringhospitalvisitsorthrough phonecalls.

Video Consultation

Security

Videoconsultationisgenerallynot availableintraditional healthcaresystems.

Limitedsecuritymeasuresandmanual verificationprocesses.

Real-timecommunicationisenabledinan instantthrough messagingusingSocket.io.

Livevideoconsultationsaresupportedusing WebRTC technology.

Secureauthenticationand authorizationusingJWTorFirebase authentication.

Data Accessibility

Medicalrecordsaredifficultto sharebetweenhospitalsandhealthcare providers.

Patientrecordscanbeaccessed anytimeandshareddigitallythroughthe platform.

System Implementation

TheConnect2Curetelemedicineplatformwasputtogetherinaseriesofsteps.Thisincluded designingthesystem building the endputtingtogetherthebackendmanaging the database and testing the system. The Connect2Cure system was built one piece at a time, which made it easier to work on each part. The Connect2Cure system was built using something called the stack. This includes MongoDB, React.js, Express.js and Node.js. These were technologieschosenbecausetheyareflexibleandcanhandlecommunicationin real-time.

ThefrontendoftheConnect2CuresystemwasbuiltusingReact.js.Thisallowsuserstocreateinterfacesthatchange andrespondtowhattheydo. WithReact.jsdeveloperscanmakepartsoftheinterfacethatcanbeusedagain.This helps with interfaces like dashboards and consultation screens. The Connect2Cure interface has parts, like a dashboard for patients a dashboard for doctors a screen for checking symptoms with AI, a screen for chatting and a screen for video consultations. The application was styled using Tailwind CSS [8], which makes sure it looks good on devices likecomputers,laptops,and smartphones.Theapplication talksto the server using something called REST API and sends and receives data from the database smoothly. The back end of the Connect2Cure platform was built using Node.js and Express.js. Node.js lets JavaScript run on the server. Express.js is a framework that helps manage the routes for the application programming interface and server-side operations like authentication. The back end does things like manage user registration, login sending consultation requests chatting and database operations. The server gets requests from users checks their credentialsanddoesdatabaseoperations.

The Connect2Cure system uses a cloud-based database called MongoDB Atlas to store all the data. This includes profiles, doctor profiles, medical history, consultation data, chat data and suggestions from AI. MongoDB was chosen because it can store a lot of data and is flexible. Since it is a cloud-based database all the data can be. Is securefromanywhere.TheConnect2CuresystemandMongoDBworktogethertostoreandmanageallthedata,for theConnect2Cureplatform.

The system uses intelligence to help figure out what is wrong with a patient. When a patient types in their symptoms the system sends that information to the intelligence using a special kind of request. The artificial intelligence then looks at the information. Sends back a response that includes ideas about what might be wrong withthepatientandwhattheycando.Theseideashelppatientsunderstandwhatis goingonbeforetheytalktoa doctoranddoctorscanusethemtodosomechecksbeforethepatientcomesin.

ToletdoctorsandpatientstalktoeachotherintimethesystemusessomethingcalledSocket.io.Thistechnologylets userssendmessagestoeachotherawaywithhardlyanydelay.Whenapatientsendsamessagethe system looks at it. Sends it to thedoctor’sscreenrightaway.Thismakessurethattheconversationgoessmoothly.

Forvideochatsthesystemusessomething calledWebRTC.Thistechnologyletsusers talktoeach otherusing video intheirwebbrowser.Thepatientanddoctordonotneedtoinstallanysoftwaretousethisfeature.Thistechnology alsohelpskeepthevideochatssecuresopatientsanddoctorscanfeelsafetalkingtoeachother.

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

When a patient needs to have a video chat with a doctor the system sets up a connection just between the two of them.SecurityisveryimportantsothesystemusescodescalledJSONWebTokensandFirebaseauthenticationto makesurethatonlytherightpeoplecanloginandusethe system. These codes checktomakesurethatusers are who they say they are and they keep people from looking at sensitive medical information. The system also has rules,aboutwhatfeatureseachusercanaccesssopatientsanddoctorscanonlyseewhattheyaresupposedtosee. The Connect2Cure system shows how artificialintelligence,cloudcomputingandothermoderntechnologiescanbeusedtocreateawayforpatientsand doctors to communicate remotely. The system is designed to be flexible and secure so it can handle users at the sametimeandkeeptheirinformationsafe.Artificialintelligenceisusedthroughoutthesystemtohelppatientsand doctors.Itisanimportantpartofwhatmakesthesystemwork.

Results and Discussion

TheConnect2Curesystemisreallyworkswellforboththepatientanddoctors.Itisdoingwhatitissupposedtodo, which is to give people living in remote areas of India a good way to get medical help from far away. The Connect2Cure system has a tool that uses artificial intelligence to check symptoms. This tool is very helpful especiallywhenpeoplefirststartusingtheConnect2Curesystemandtheydonotneedtotalktoadoctoraway.The Connect2Curesystemalsohasawayfordoctorsand patientstotalkintimeusingchatandvideocalls.Thismakesit feellikethedoctorandpatientareintheroom.

TheConnect2Curesystemstoresalltheinformationinthecloudwhichmeanspeoplecangettoitfromanywhere. Itissafe.ThismakestheConnect2Curesystemveryeasytouse.Itworkswellandisalsoverysecurebecauseituses somethingcalledJWTauthenticationwithFirebase.TheConnect2Curesystemisflexiblenewthingscanbeaddedto itlaterlikedevicesthatcanconnecttotheinternetandtoolsthatcanhelpwithlanguagesanddiagnoseproblems. Overall,theConnect2Curesystemisawaytogetgoodmedicalhelptopeoplewhodonothaveaccesstoitnormally.Itis adigitalhealthcareplatformthatcanmakehealthcarebetterforpeople,inareasthatdonothavealotofmedicalhelp.

Conclusion

The success of the Connect2Cure telemedicine platform proves that modern web technologies and artificial intelligence have the potential to increase healthcare accessibility in remote and underprivileged areas. The MERN stack and Gemini integrationinthisapplicationprovideefficientcommunicationbetweendoctorsandpatients,symptomanalysisusingAI, digitalpatientrecords,andreal-timecommunicationthroughchatandvideocalls. The application has successfully completed all its main goals, such as implementing JWT/Firebase for authentication, MongoDB Atlas for cloud storage, Uptash (Redis) for access and refresh token management, Socket.io for real-time communication, and WebRTC for peer-to-peer video calls. The user-friendly interface in this application provides clear navigationforbothpatientsanddoctors,andtheQRcodesharingoptionincreaseshealthcareaccessibility. In summary, Connect2Cure shows that telemedicine systems can be scalable, reliable, and impactful, if the right technology mix is used in the design process. The successful implementation shows the feasibility of providing quality digitalhealthcareservices,whichcanenhancemedicalexperienceforusersinvarious locations.

Results

Patient Dashboard

Displayssymptom-entrysection,AIchatbot,appointmentoptions,andmedicalhistorypanel.

Doctor Dashboard

Allowsviewingpatientprofiles,acceptingconsultationrequests,updatingdiagnoses,andtrackingpatienthistory

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

AI Consultation Screen

Fig 1.1: Home Page

ShowstheinputsymptomformandAI-generatedsuggestionsretrievedviatheGeminiAPI.

Fig1.2: AI Consultation Page

Real-Time Chat Screen

Displaysatwo-waycommunicationinterfacebetweendoctorandpatientwithinstantmessagedeliveryusing Socket.io.

Fig1.3: Text Chat

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 13 Issue: 04 | Apr 2026 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072

Video Consultation Screen

ShowsaWebRTC-basedinterfaceenablingreal-timeaudio-videocallsforremoteconsultation.

References

[1] OpenAI, “GeminiAPI Documentation,” 2024.

[2] MongoDB Inc., “MongoDB Atlas Documentation,” 2024.

[3] Meta, “React.js Official Documentation,” 2024.

[4] Node.js Foundation, “Node.js v18 Documentation,” 2024.

[5] Express.js, “Express Framework Documentation,” 2024.

[6] WebRTCProject,“WebRTCDeveloperGuide,”2024.

[7] Socket.io, “Socket.io Real-Time Engine Documentation,” 2024.

[8] TailwindLabs, “Tailwind CSS Documentation,”2024.

[9] J. D. Cipresso, M. B. Serino, “Telemedicine: Applications and Overview,” Journalof Medical Systems, vol. 45, no. 2, pp.1–10,2021.

[10] T.K.Sharma,“TheRoleofDigitalHealthcareinRuralDevelopment,”InternationalJournalofHealthInformatics, vol.12,pp.45–56,2022.

[11] A.GuptaandR.Verma,“AStudyonAI-PoweredMedicalSystems,”IEEEAccess,vol.9,pp.65892–65905,2021.

[12] M.Patel, “Real-TimePatientMonitoringSystemsusingIoT,”International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 182,no.4,pp.12–18,2020.

Fig1.4: Voice Chat