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GraphQL engineering for Digital Health

Production GraphQL built for the compliance reality of Digital Health. Not generic engineering adapted to your sector — sector-native architecture from the first design decision.

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Why GraphQL in Digital Health

Digital health GraphQL applications operate in a space where consumer expectations intersect with healthcare compliance requirements. HIPAA governs PHI handling even in consumer-facing mobile and web applications — a digital health startup using GraphQL is a HIPAA covered entity or business associate if it handles PHI, regardless of its size or funding stage. The common failure mode is building a GraphQL application to consumer product standards and then attempting to retrofit HIPAA compliance before Series A or enterprise distribution.

GraphQL in digital health also intersects with ONC interoperability rules, which require SMART on FHIR application support for applications that connect to EHRs. HITRUST certification — often required by hospital system distribution channels — requires evidence of GraphQL security controls that meet the highest healthcare security standard. We build digital health GraphQL applications that satisfy these requirements from the architecture phase, enabling distribution into enterprise healthcare channels without architectural rework.

Compliance Context

Digital Health engineering operates under a specific set of regulatory frameworks that govern data handling, security controls, audit requirements, and system availability. Every GraphQL architecture decision we make in this sector is evaluated against these frameworks — not added as a compliance layer afterward.

HIPAA
Required framework
SOC 2
Required framework
HITRUST
Required framework
How We Deploy GraphQL for Digital Health
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HIPAA compliance architecture for consumer-facing GraphQL applications — not retrofitted after product-market fit

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SMART on FHIR integration architecture for EHR connectivity where required

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HITRUST CSF control mapping for enterprise distribution channel readiness

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SOC 2 Type II evidence generation built into the GraphQL deployment infrastructure

Engagements

Our Digital Health case studies include GraphQL technology deployed in production — compliant from architecture, delivered on fixed-price timelines. Not proof-of-concept work. Production systems serving regulated organizations.

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We deploy engineering teams that build GraphQL systems compliant with HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST from the first architecture decision. Fixed price. No discovery phase. Production delivery.

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