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Tools for Enhanced Performance

Empower your digital health team with frameworks, playbooks, and case studies that address real challenges, from product strategy and UX to compliance, integrations, and go-to-market execution.

Essential Resources for Digital Health

Digital health teams require a variety of resources to operate efficiently. This guide outlines essential tools and resources that can help teams achieve their goals.

Recommended Tools

  • Project Management Software: Tools like Trello or Asana can help manage tasks effectively.
  • Communication Platforms: Slack or Microsoft Teams facilitate better collaboration.
  • Data Analytics Tools: Utilizing analytics can provide insights into patient care and operational efficiency.

By leveraging these resources, digital health teams can enhance their performance and deliver better outcomes.

Insights & Resources

Insights that move healthcare forward

From regulatory updates to product design frameworks, our team shares practical, actionable content to help healthcare teams build with clarity and confidence

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FHIR vs HL7 v2 in 2026 interoperability standards
FHIR vs HL7 v2 in 2026: which interoperability standard to build on
FHIR vs HL7 v2 in 2026: which interoperability standard to build on
FHIR R4 is the regulated baseline in 2026 for patient-facing APIs, CMS-0057-F payer surfaces, TEFCA QHIN exchange, and EHDS readiness. HL7 v2 still moves the majority of intra-hospital clinical traffic and is not going anywhere. The decision for CIOs, payer integration leads, hospital integration architects, and ISV product leads is how to combine them, not which one to pick.
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The PHR tarpit, revisited: what a patient-held EHR looks like in 2026
The PHR tarpit, revisited: what a patient-held EHR looks like in 2026
Brendan Keeler's PHR-tarpit critique on healthapiguy.substack.com was correct for the era it described. With CMS-0057-F now in effect, Cures Act information-blocking enforcement mature, the TEFCA QHIN network operational, and EHDS rolling out across the EU, the architectural defaults for patient-held records have changed.
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HIPAA-compliant healthcare software in 2026: the Life Value playbook
Building HIPAA-compliant healthcare software in 2026
Building HIPAA-compliant healthcare software in 2026
HIPAA compliance is now a procurement perimeter, not a checklist. After the December 2024 NPRM tightened the Security Rule, carriers, hospitals, established healthcare companies, ISVs, and growth-stage founders all face the same question: can your stack survive a Business Associate Agreement chain review without a rebuild.
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Illustration of a healthcare app development cost calculator with budget estimates and pricing breakdown
Healthcare app development cost calculator (2026)
Healthcare app development cost calculator (2026)
What a compliant healthcare app actually costs to build and operate in 2026, sized by buyer tier from carrier portal to hospital tooling to ISV product to founder MVP. The bounds shift with region, integration scope, and compliance perimeter.
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SMART on FHIR EHR launch comparison across major EHRs
SMART on FHIR launch: how Epic, Oracle Cerner, MEDITECH, athena, and NextGen actually do it
SMART on FHIR launch: how Epic, Oracle Cerner, MEDITECH, athena, and NextGen actually do it
SMART on FHIR launch is the OAuth 2.0 handshake that lets a clinical app open inside an EHR with a scoped patient context. The marketplace, sandbox URL, framework version, and backend services profile differ across Epic, Oracle Health, MEDITECH, athenaOne, and NextGen in ways that change the build timeline and procurement plan.
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Illustration of the European Health Data Space rollout timeline and CIO readiness checklist for 2026 and 2027
EHDS rollout 2026-2027: the healthcare CIO checklist
EHDS rollout 2026-2027: the healthcare CIO checklist
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation (EU) 2025/327 entered into force on 26 March 2025, with primary-use obligations applying from 26 March 2027. Healthcare CIOs have a week-by-week window to get FHIR conformance, MyHealth@EU connectivity, and consent workflows ready.
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HIPAA-eligible AI stack in 2026: BAA-covered LLM endpoints
The HIPAA-eligible AI stack: which LLM providers have a BAA in 2026
The HIPAA-eligible AI stack: which LLM providers have a BAA in 2026
AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Azure OpenAI, and Google Cloud Vertex AI will sign a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement in 2026. The direct OpenAI and Anthropic APIs still will not. Here is what each BAA actually covers, what it excludes, and how to architect a healthcare AI stack that stays inside the compliance perimeter.
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Patient-mediated health data exchange in 2026
Patient-mediated data exchange in 2026: what works, what doesn't, and who is actually using it
Patient-mediated data exchange in 2026: what works, what doesn't, and who is actually using it
A sober review for healthcare CIOs and product leads on which patient-mediated patterns are delivering real interoperability in 2026, and which are still absorbing budget without shipping outcomes.
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Unlocking AI for healthcare product teams
Unlocking AI for Healthcare Product Teams
Unlocking AI for Healthcare Product Teams
Discover how product teams can safely and effectively implement AI, from assessing readiness to prototyping real-world use cases that deliver measurable outcomes.
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Building Faster Healthcare Solutions
Building Faster Healthcare Solutions
Accelerate healthcare product development with proven methods, streamlined tools, and expert support, helping you bring solutions to market faster while meeting industry standards and improving patient outcomes.
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Healthcare Insights and Resources
Healthcare Insights and Resources
Explore expert-curated articles, research, and tools designed to inform, inspire, and guide healthcare teams as they navigate digital transformation and deliver better care across every touchpoint.‍
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Healthcare Product Rollout Lessons
Healthcare Product Rollout Lessons
Learn from real-world launches and avoid common pitfalls with firsthand lessons from successful healthcare product rollouts, what worked, what didn’t, and how to scale more effectively.
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Actionable Healthcare Insights
Actionable Healthcare Insights
Cut through the noise with practical, data-backed insights that help you make smarter decisions, whether you're building, scaling, or optimizing healthcare products and services.
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