Healthcare mobile app development, compliant before the first line of code.

We quote a fixed total before development starts. No hourly billing, no open ceiling. The number depends on scope: which workflows the app covers, which devices it connects to, and how deep the EHR integration goes. Request a 30-min call and we will scope your project and give you the number.

The timeline depends on scope. A focused patient portal ships faster than a full telehealth platform with video and EHR integration. Every engagement starts with one week of clinical workflow mapping before any code is written. That week produces a written scope document, a HIPAA compliance architecture outline, an EHR integration assessment, and a fixed-price quote. Development does not start until your clinical leads and IT team have reviewed and formally signed off on all four documents.

HIPAA controls are designed into the architecture before the first line of code, not retrofitted as a checklist at the end. Every healthcare app we ship includes: PHI encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3); multi-factor authentication for all users with session timeout enforcement; no PHI stored in device logs, crash reports, or local analytics libraries; role-based access so patients see only their own data; Business Associate Agreements with every infrastructure provider (AWS, Twilio, Stripe) before PHI flows to them; and a HIPAA compliance review before production deployment. We provide a documented data flow diagram and compliance summary for your legal and compliance team.

Yes. We connect via HL7 FHIR R4 for Epic App Orchard, Cerner FHIR Millennium, and Athenahealth API - patient demographics, appointments, clinical notes, results, and medication lists. Older systems that don't expose FHIR APIs are handled via HL7 v2 messaging or direct database integration where the EHR vendor allows it. The integration approach is assessed during week-one discovery so we know the exact connectivity method, authentication flow, and data scope before development starts. We test against a sandbox instance of your EHR before any production cutover. EHR integration is always two-way where the use case requires it: the app reads from the EHR and writes back (appointments, encounter notes, device readings) in the same session.

Both. Patient-facing apps: appointment booking and reminders, secure messaging with the care team, symptom and medication logging, telehealth sessions, lab results and care plan access. Clinician-facing apps: patient lists and encounter documentation, RPM dashboards with alert thresholds, clinical decision support, field visit tools for home health and district nursing, and e-prescribing. We build both from the same team in the same project where the use case requires a matched pair, so the patient experience and the clinician experience are designed to work together rather than handed off to separate vendors. This avoids the API disagreement that commonly surfaces in week 8 when two agencies are building toward each other's interface.

No. There is no official HIPAA certification body. Compliance is shown through the architecture, documentation, and third-party review: AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit, role-based access control, audit logging on all PHI access, MFA, signed BAAs with every PHI-touching vendor, and regular penetration testing. Compliance shapes the architecture from day one, never applied near launch.

Compliance described as a launch phase. Hesitation around signing a BAA. No documented process for third-party vendor BAAs. AI features proposed without data-minimization talk. Post-launch compliance monitoring not in scope. No experience with the EHR systems you run on.

It depends on what the app does. Apps that make diagnostic claims or use machine learning to inform clinical decisions can fall under FDA medical-device regulation. The classification call belongs with your regulatory counsel. Tell us what the app will do during scoping and we will build the compliance work into the plan.

Flutter and React Native for iOS and Android from a single codebase - our default for healthcare apps because it halves the testing and compliance surface area. Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android) when the product needs HealthKit depth, platform-exclusive APIs, or hardware integrations that cross-platform cannot handle. Backend: Node.js or Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL with row-level security for PHI, AWS for infrastructure (ECS, RDS, S3 with server-side encryption). Integration stack: HL7 FHIR R4 for EHR connectivity; Twilio Video or Daily.co for HIPAA-eligible video sessions; Dexcom, Omron, Apple HealthKit, and Google Health Connect for device data. The stack is confirmed in the project brief so your security review and compliance team can assess it before development starts.