Data-Driven Health, Made Human.

About the Project

Healthcare pricing is unpredictable. Patients often don't know what they'll pay until after treatment, leading to surprise bills and financial stress. There's no reliable way to compare costs across providers or understand what insurance will actually cover before making care decisions.

Altored Health solves this by aggregating fragmented healthcare pricing data into a searchable, transparent platform. We built a web application that parses standardized hospital pricing files, stores them in a structured database, and presents them through an intuitive search interface. Users can look up procedures, compare providers, and see real pricing information upfront.

Our current demo includes working database parsing and search functionality. Sample healthcare data is loaded and searchable, with a user authentication system in place for future personalization features. The platform runs on Azure with a PostgreSQL database, React frontend, and automated data processing pipeline.

This project was developed in collaboration with Jesslynn Armstrong, Director of Operations at the NAU Venture Studio, a program supporting business innovation and entrepreneurship at Northern Arizona University. By making healthcare costs transparent before treatment, the platform has the potential to reduce surprise billing, lower patient anxiety, and help people make informed care decisions based on actual costs rather than estimates.

The initial concept for this project was provided by our sponsor in the form of a Capstone project proposal.

Problem Description

Modern healthcare often feels fragmented and reactive rather than personalized and proactive. Patients are left navigating a maze of disconnected systems—appointment portals, lab results, wearable data, and lifestyle apps—without a unified place to understand their health journey.

• Limited visibility: No single place to view a complete health picture.
• Delayed intervention: Early signals get lost across multiple platforms.
• Poor engagement: Without actionable insights, people disengage from care.

Altored Health turns scattered data into meaningful insights, empowering timely, informed decisions.