Client Background
The client is one of the largest national networks in the United States, specializing in diagnostic imaging operations and related services. Their application connects healthcare providers and staff across the country, leveraging geographic data to craft personalized user experiences.
Client Need
The client faced critical challenges in enhancing their application while maintaining seamless performance, including:
The "Distance Matrix API" failed to handle bulk data due to input limitations, preventing accurate distance calculations for large datasets
Integration of Google Places Autocomplete was needed for efficient location suggestions, including state, city, and zip code
Required new features to improve service accessibility, location-based details, and user personalization
Application performance issues due to reliance on SQL queries, leading to longer load times
Solution
We implemented tailored solutions to address the client’s challenges and deliver an improved application.
Optimized Distance Functionality: Devised an alternative solution for "Distance Matrix API" to accurately retrieve locations within a 200-mile radius
Location Suggestions: Integrated Google Places Autocomplete to offer seamless location suggestions with state, city, and zip code
Enhanced Service Accessibility: Updated the services page to display available client services with an option to view nearby locations
Unique Center Details: Added functionality to display details of centers based on selected services
Radiologist Navigation: Enabled redirection to the selected radiologist’s center location for enhanced user navigation
Hash Location Functionality: Created links that direct users to location hub pages with pre-populated data based on the URL
Personalized Experience: Added a “Make My Center” feature to override the user’s current geo-location, providing tailored content for future visits
Realized Benefits
The updates transformed the client’s application, resulting in:
Enabled distance-based billing and improved functionality
Reduced data load time significantly by leveraging WordPress functions instead of SQL queries
Simplified search on the Location Hub page using autocomplete functionality for efficient location suggestions
Personalized user experience and improved accessibility through location-based navigation
Tools & Technologies
Google Maps Suite
Distance Matrix API (Workaround)
Google Places Autocomplete
WordPress 4.9
PHP 7, PHP 7.1
MySQL
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