Case Manager plugin for medical journal with peer-review workflow
JPBRS (Journal of Plastic, Breast and Reconstructive Surgery) needed a complete system for handling medical cases with scoring, peer review and image watermarking — all integrated in WordPress.
WordPress · Custom plugin · Peer review · Medical
Industry
Medicine / Research
Services
- Plugin development
- Workflow automation
- Image processing
Timeframe
6 weeks
Problem
JPBRS receives medical cases from surgeons worldwide that need to go through peer review with scoring on 7 quality criteria. The process was manual with emails and spreadsheets. They needed an integrated system handling the entire workflow from submission to publication, with separate dashboards for authors and reviewers.
Baseline (before)
Review process
Scoring
Image protection
Actions
- Designed custom post statuses: Pending Review → Changes Requested → Approved → Published.
- Built scoring system with 7 quality criteria and automatic average calculation.
- Developed separate frontend dashboards for reviewers (limited permissions) and authors.
- Implemented bulk watermarking of medical images to protect copyright.
- Integrated with Multicollab for collaborative editing with comment tracking.
- Built competition management so surgeons can participate in professional competitions.
Results
- Review process is fully digitized with traceability at every step.
- Reviewers can score cases directly in WordPress without leaving the platform.
- Image protection via automatic watermarking reduces unauthorized use.
- The system is actively used by surgeons internationally.
What the client says
Mads has helped us develop several well-functioning digital solutions. Mads is steady, gives relevant feedback, and is easy to reach when updates need to be made or urgent problems need solving. We are happy to continue working with Mads.
Translated from Danish.
Magnus Balslev AvnstorpPlastic surgeon and consultant, founder of Nordic Surgery LabWhat we learned
- Custom post statuses in WordPress are ideal for domain-specific workflows.
- Role management with limited permissions is critical in medical systems.
- Bulk image processing requires queue-based architecture to avoid timeouts.
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