A healthtech MVP that's HIPAA-compliant from day one closes pilots. One that isn't doesn't.
We build healthtech MVPs with compliant PHI infrastructure, patient-facing and provider-facing surfaces, and the security documentation that gets your pilot through the health system's IT review. Fixed scope, fixed price.
Your clinical pilot prospect will route your product to IT security before they approve the pilot. A healthtech MVP that isn't HIPAA-compliant doesn't get piloted — it gets a rejection email from the compliance team.
Healthtech pilots fail in the procurement process, not in the clinical trial. A product that performs well in a clinical setting never gets the chance to prove it if the health system's IT security review finds that PHI is stored without encryption, the audit trail is incomplete, or the BAA can't be signed because the infrastructure doesn't meet HIPAA requirements.
Most early-stage healthtech companies underestimate the IT security review barrier. The review asks specific questions: Where is PHI stored? What encryption standard is used? Who can access which PHI? What is the audit trail for PHI access? What is the incident response procedure for a breach? A healthtech MVP that can answer those questions with documentation — not just verbal assurances — advances through procurement. One that can't is rejected.
The practical implication is that the HIPAA compliance infrastructure is not a post-pilot investment — it's a pre-pilot requirement. Building the MVP without it doesn't save time; it delays the first pilot by the time required to rebuild the security infrastructure to pass the review.
A healthtech MVP with HIPAA-compliant data storage, core patient and provider workflows, BAA-ready infrastructure, and security documentation that passes a health system's initial vendor review — so your clinical pilot can actually start.
HIPAA-compliant infrastructure
AWS deployment with HIPAA BAA. PHI stored encrypted at rest (AES-256). All data in transit encrypted (TLS 1.2+). No PHI in logs, error messages, or URLs. Environment segregation (production isolated from development).
Core patient-facing flow
The minimum patient-facing workflow that validates your clinical thesis — intake, self-reporting, education delivery, communication, or monitoring — scoped to one primary use case. Patient authentication via Clerk with magic link or email.
Core provider-facing tools
The minimum provider workflow needed to validate the clinical model — patient panel, care queue, notification of patient actions, or outcome tracking. Provider role with appropriate PHI access scope.
PHI audit logging
Every access to a patient record — read or write — logged with user identity, action, and timestamp. Queryable audit log. Formatted for BAA compliance documentation.
Security documentation for vendor review
Architecture diagram with PHI data flow. Data dictionary with PHI classification. Access control matrix. Encryption standard documentation. Incident response procedure. BAA template. Built on Next.js, Postgres with encryption, AWS with HIPAA BAA, and Clerk for healthcare-appropriate authentication.
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
A healthtech MVP with HIPAA-compliant data storage, core patient and provider workflows, BAA-ready infrastructure, and security documentation that passes a health system's initial vendor review — so your clinical pilot can actually start.
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Healthtech seed-stage companies are typically funding the MVP from a small raise or grants, with the Series A contingent on demonstrating clinical outcomes from the pilot. The build cost needs to be defined so the runway math to "pilot data in hand" can be calculated. Fixed scope, fixed price, defined timeline.
Related engagements.
Questions, answered.
There is no HIPAA certification — HIPAA is a regulatory framework, not a certification standard. "HIPAA-compliant" means the technical safeguards required by the Security Rule are implemented. We build those safeguards and document them. A BAA documents the contractual obligations between covered entities and business associates.
Yes — we sign a BAA before any PHI (including test PHI) is shared with the development environment. We use synthetic patient data during development wherever possible. Real PHI is used only in production with appropriate access controls in place.
We recommend deferring EHR integration to v2 for most healthtech MVPs. EHR integration adds 6–10 weeks to the build timeline and may not be necessary to validate the clinical thesis in an initial pilot. If your specific clinical partner requires EHR integration for the pilot, we scope it as a defined addition.
HIPAA infrastructure, core patient flow, provider tools, audit logging, and security documentation typically runs $35k–$65k. EHR integration and telehealth add scope. Fixed-price.
10 to 14 weeks for a HIPAA-ready healthtech MVP with core clinical workflows.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.