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Healthcare Software Development Built for HIPAA from Day One
PHI protection, audit logging, and secure integrations designed into the architecture—not retrofitted before launch.
Why Most Healthcare Software Projects Struggle with Compliance
HIPAA compliance added late in a project is expensive. Access controls designed around features rather than minimum necessary access. Audit logs that capture the wrong events or miss them entirely. Third-party integrations that create BAA obligations no one mapped. Encryption configured inconsistently across environments.
Healthcare software built without compliance as a design requirement typically reaches launch with security gaps, incomplete audit trails, and technical debt that complicates certifications. We start with HIPAA technical safeguards as constraints, not afterthoughts.
What We Build
- Patient-facing platforms — Portals, scheduling tools, and communication systems with PHI access controls and minimum necessary data exposure
- Clinical workflow applications — Software that integrates with provider workflows, supports human oversight, and generates appropriate audit evidence
- Health data pipelines — Ingestion and transformation systems for claims, clinical records, and other regulated data with access controls and logging
- EHR and health system integrations — HL7 FHIR interfaces, Epic and Cerner integrations, and interoperability architecture for regulated data exchange
- AI-assisted clinical tools — Retrieval-augmented systems that surface information to clinicians without replacing clinical judgment
- Administrative automation — Prior authorization, billing, and operations tools that reduce administrative burden while maintaining compliance controls
How We Build It
PHI data mapping first. Before architecture decisions, we document what PHI the system will touch, how it flows, who can access it, and what audit trail is required. This mapping drives every design decision.
BAA coverage from the start. We identify all third-party services and infrastructure components that will process PHI, ensure BAA coverage exists or guide you toward compliant alternatives, and document the vendor ecosystem for your compliance team.
Technical safeguards by default. Encryption at rest and in transit configured across all environments. Role-based access controls that align with minimum necessary principles. Audit logging that captures access events with sufficient detail for compliance review. Network isolation and access boundaries appropriate to the data sensitivity.
Integration architecture for regulated data. Healthcare integrations carry compliance obligations. We design EHR and health system integrations with the data security and audit requirements of regulated data exchange.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We execute BAAs with all healthcare clients before accessing or handling any PHI. Our standard BAA covers the services we typically provide. If your legal team requires specific language or prefers to use your organization's template, we can work from that.
We have experience integrating with Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, and other major EHR platforms. Integration approaches vary significantly by vendor—some offer robust FHIR APIs, others use proprietary interfaces, and some require HL7 v2 messaging. We assess your specific EHR environment early in the engagement to scope integration work accurately.
We use de-identified or synthetic data in non-production environments wherever possible. When real PHI is required for testing specific scenarios, we apply the same access controls and audit logging as production. Development environments that handle PHI are subject to the same HIPAA technical safeguard requirements.
We can support your risk analysis process by documenting the technical controls we implement and the threats and vulnerabilities relevant to the systems we build. Formal HIPAA Security Risk Analysis is typically conducted by your compliance team or a qualified compliance consultant—we provide the technical architecture documentation they need to complete that process.
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