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What I Built
I built AuthClinic, a comprehensive healthcare platform that revolutionizes how medical data access is managed. This isn't just another healthcare app—it’s a carefully crafted solution that addresses one of the most critical challenges in healthcare: secure and flexible data access control.
The platform allows healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers to manage medical records, health plans, and sensitive information with unprecedented precision. What sets it apart is its sophisticated permission system that understands the complex relationships in healthcare—from family members to professional caregivers, and everything in between.
The real magic happens in how it handles permissions. Imagine a scenario where a patient needs to grant temporary access to their medical records for a family member who's helping with their care. With AuthClinic, this isn't just possible—it’s intuitive and secure. The system understands that different people need different levels of access, and it makes managing these permissions as simple as a few clicks.
🖥️ Demo
Just putting the finishing touches on deployment.
📂 Project Repo
Repo will be shared once final updates are complete.
🚀 My Journey
Building AuthClinic was both challenging and rewarding. The biggest challenge was creating a permission system that felt natural while handling complex healthcare scenarios. I wanted something that would work for both tech-savvy users and those who just want to manage their healthcare information without worrying about the technical details.
One of the most interesting parts of the journey was implementing the relationship-based access control. I had to think carefully about how different types of relationships (family members, caregivers, healthcare providers) should affect data access. The solution I came up with allows for both permanent and temporary access, with the ability to set specific date ranges for when access is granted.
I also learned a lot about balancing security with usability. It’s easy to make a system secure by making it complicated, but the real challenge was making it secure while keeping it simple and intuitive for users.
🔒 Using Permit.io for Authorization
Permit.io was the perfect choice for implementing our authorization system. We used it to create a sophisticated permission model that combines three powerful approaches:
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): For managing basic user roles and permissions
- Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC): For handling time-based access and other specific conditions
- Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC): For managing complex relationships between users and their data
The beauty of using Permit.io is how it made implementing these complex permission models straightforward. We were able to focus on building a great user experience while knowing that the underlying permission system was rock-solid.
One of my favorite features is how Permit.io handles relationship-based permissions. It allowed us to create a system where, for example, a patient can easily grant access to their medical records to a family member, with the ability to set specific time limits on that access. This kind of fine-grained control is exactly what healthcare data management needs.
The integration was smooth, and the documentation was clear and helpful. We particularly appreciated how Permit.io's approach to authorization made it easy to implement complex permission scenarios without overcomplicating the codebase.
