Healthcare Is Different
Healthcare software is one of the few categories where engineering shortcuts can hurt people, end careers, and trigger regulatory action. The bar is higher: for security, for reliability, for documentation, for the process you follow to ship a change. Most general-purpose engineering teams can deliver a working product; the harder question is whether the team understands the regulatory and operational context the product has to live in.
Our founder has been on the inside of healthcare technology for years, in CTO and VP of Engineering roles, building HIPAA-compliant clinical platforms and shipping products that real clinicians and patients depend on. The work below reflects that experience.
What We Help With
HIPAA-compliant architecture
Designing and reviewing systems that handle protected health information (PHI). Encryption at rest and in transit, key management, access control, audit logging, data segmentation, and the architectural choices that determine whether HIPAA compliance is straightforward or a constant fight.
Clinical and patient-facing platforms
Web and mobile applications used by clinicians, care teams, and patients. EHR-adjacent products, care-coordination tools, telehealth platforms, patient engagement, and the workflows around them.
Health tech product engineering
Building the actual product (APIs, data pipelines, mobile apps, web platforms) for early- and growth-stage health tech companies. Often paired with fractional CTO involvement where the company doesn't yet have senior technical leadership in place.
Connected medical devices and IoT
Devices that capture, monitor, or deliver care, from wearables to in-home monitoring to clinical devices. End-to-end engagements covering both the on-device firmware and the cloud platform that ingests and surfaces the data, drawing on full-stack experience from microcontroller code to managed cloud services.
Security and compliance audits
Independent review of an existing system against HIPAA expectations and broader security best practice. Particularly useful before a SOC 2 audit, before a partnership or acquisition diligence process, or after an incident.
Technical due diligence (both sides)
Helping companies prepare for, or respond to, the technical due diligence that comes with healthcare partnerships, customer onboarding (especially with health systems and payors), and acquisitions.
Compliance scope. We can sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) where engagements involve access to PHI. We work both on HIPAA-regulated software and on connected medical devices that fall under FDA scope (Software as a Medical Device, 510(k) pathways), though for FDA-regulated work we partner closely with your regulatory and quality teams rather than replacing them.
How We Engage
Most healthcare clients start with a scoped engagement: an architecture review, a security audit, a fractional CTO retainer, or a discrete build project. Longer-term involvement evolves from there. Standard rate structure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you experienced with HIPAA-compliant software?
Yes. Our founder spent years as CTO and VP of Engineering at healthcare technology companies, building clinical platforms and health tech products that handle PHI. We're equipped to design, audit, and lead engineering for HIPAA-regulated systems.
Can you sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?
Yes, where the engagement involves access to protected health information we will sign a BAA. We can also help you evaluate the BAAs you need from your downstream vendors and review your compliance posture more broadly.
Do you only work on HIPAA, or also FDA medical device software?
Both HIPAA-regulated software and connected medical devices. For FDA-regulated Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and devices subject to 510(k) clearance, we can advise on architecture, engineering process, and verification documentation, typically alongside your regulatory team.
Can you help us pass technical due diligence from a healthcare partner or acquirer?
Yes. Healthcare partners and acquirers run rigorous technical and security due diligence: code quality, architecture, PHI handling, vendor risk, incident history. We've sat on both sides of this and can help you prepare and answer the questions correctly.