A team of Australian software developers has come up with an open source approach to help medical practices handle patient arrivals and infection control during the coronavirus outbreak, working to turn around a minimum viable product in less than two weeks.

Dubbed Clinic Arrivals, the solution is a mixture of open source video conferencing, SMS messaging and integration with practice management system appointment books to manage telehealth consults and to automate the process of instructing patients what to do when they arrive for a face-to-face visit.