HealthCare_Backend

Healthcare Backend System

This project is a healthcare backend system designed to manage and facilitate healthcare services. It includes user authentication, appointment scheduling, and patient management features, utilizing a modern tech stack with React, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React, HTML, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB

Features

• User Authentication: Register, login, and manage user profiles.
• Appointment Scheduling: Users can schedule, view, and manage appointments.
• Patient Management: Healthcare providers can manage patient records.
• Responsive Design: Fully responsive UI designed with Tailwind CSS.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• MongoDB installed and running
• A modern web browser

Installation

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/healthcare-backend.git
   cd healthcare-backend

2. Install backend dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB connection string and other environment variables:

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/healthcare
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Start the backend server:

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the frontend development server:

   npm start

Project Structure

├── backend/
│   ├── controllers/        # Controllers for handling requests
│   ├── models/             # Mongoose models
│   ├── routes/             # Express routes
│   ├── middleware/         # Custom middleware
│   ├── utils/              # Utility functions
│   ├── .env                # Environment variables
│   ├── server.js           # Main server file
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/     # React components
│   │   ├── pages/          # React pages
│   │   ├── services/       # Services for API calls
│   │   ├── App.js          # Main App component
│   │   ├── index.js        # Entry point
│   ├── public/             # Public assets
│   ├── tailwind.config.js  # Tailwind CSS configuration
│   ├── package.json        # Frontend dependencies
├── README.md               # Project documentation

**Usage**
Register a new user or log in with an existing account.
Schedule, view, and manage appointments.
Healthcare providers can manage patient records through the admin interface.
API Endpoints
**User**
POST /api/users/register: Register a new user
POST /api/users/login: User login
GET /api/users/profile: Get user profile
**Appointments**
POST /api/appointments: Schedule a new appointment
GET /api/appointments: Get all appointments
GET /api/appointments/
: Get appointment by ID
PUT /api/appointments/
: Update appointment by ID
DELETE /api/appointments/
: Delete appointment by ID
**Patients**
POST /api/patients: Add a new patient
GET /api/patients: Get all patients
GET /api/patients/
: Get patient by ID
PUT /api/patients/
: Update patient by ID
DELETE /api/patients/
: Delete patient by ID
**Contributing**
Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are warmly welcomed.

Fork the repository.
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
Open a Pull Request.