The Competitive Edge of Early Standards Alignment
If you’re building in a regulated space (healthcare, finance, etc.), you’ve likely thought: “We’ll take care of industry requirements (e.g., HIPAA, PCI DSS or others) once we’ve found product‑market fit.”
Why EPCS Certification Is Becoming the Standard for Veterinary EHRs
The way many veterinary clinics handle prescriptions, especially controlled substances, simply isn’t holding up anymore. Paper scripts, call-in refills, sticky notes by the phone, these familiar processes were once good
Increased FHIR Adoption Requires a New Testing Strategy
It wasn’t long ago that Health Level 7 (HL7©) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR©) was seen as a neat utility for basic data sharing. A sleek new way to fetch
How NIST Frameworks Build Regulatory Readiness and Resilience
Consider this scenario: You receive an unexpected email with the subject line: “HIPAA Safe Harbor Compliance – Action Required.” The message states, “Your organization has been identified as subject to
Why Poor AI Governance Is a Bottom-Line Risk for Healthcare
Healthcare leaders increasingly view artificial intelligence (AI) as a key lever for solving systemic problems, from clinician burnout and staffing shortages to administrative inefficiencies and population health. But the financial
What Certified API Developers Should know to Stay Compliant
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) play a critical role in health IT by enabling connectivity, data exchange, and user empowerment. However, feedback from app developers, healthcare organizations, and patients indicates that
ONC Certification is Not HIPAA Compliance: Why You Need Both
Many health IT vendors breathe a sigh of relief after achieving ONC Health IT Certification. It feels like a major compliance hurdle cleared. But here’s the reality: that certification doesn’t
WEDI Recap: A New Vision for Scalable FHIR Testing with FHIRplace
The HL7® FHIR® community has long relied on connectathons as crucibles of interoperability — intense, cooperative testing events where engineers huddle to make their systems talk to each other. But
How HIPAA Compliance Helps Startups Build Trust and Grow
Early-stage startups and small businesses building healthcare software quickly learn that HIPAA compliance isn’t just a legal formality. It’s a business essential. Healthcare organizations need to know that any vendor