Delivering reliable software for healthcare
Our experienced teams partner with healthcare organizations to deliver reliable software. We help you reduce risk and strengthen your team while navigating compliance, audits, and clinical workflows.
thoughtbot helped us quickly build the groundwork for our product, which enabled us to fundraise earlier, and for a larger round. If we hadn’t worked with them, we could be a year behind where we are today
Deep healthcare experience
A trusted industry partner
Trusted by healthcare and wellness teams building and operating under regulatory and clinical constraints.
thoughtbot has been almost fully integrated into our team. They are absolutely a part of our product team and even our providers connect with them and share direct patient experience feedback.
Client outcomes
A proven track record
Whether you’re starting from an initial idea or have spent decades running a business, thoughtbot has the experience to help you create successful outcomes for your health tech product.
Avoided
~12 mo
delivery delay
Gained
70%
performance improvement
Achieved
0
down time
Reduce risk in health tech
How embedded senior teams deliver on high-stakes work
By blending deep domain expertise with hands-on delivery, we ensure your systems scale safely, withstand audit scrutiny, and leave your internal team stronger than we found them
Direct Impact
Hands‑on senior developers working directly in production systems
Audit Readiness
Architecture and delivery decisions designed to withstand audit scrutiny
Domain Expertise
Experience with HIPAA, PHI handling, ONC certification, and clinical workflows
Cross-Team Alignment
Clear documentation and shared understanding across product, engineering, and compliance
Regulated Delivery
Onshore teams that meet security, privacy, and regulatory expectations
Knowledge Transfer
Pairing and mentorship that leave internal teams stronger
thoughtbot has a structured process for delivery that sets clear expectations up front. I feel like I found not only a partner for product execution, but also a partner in thought leadership and business strategy.
Featured case study
CloseKnit Health
thoughtbot delivered a multi-platform care solution while accelerating release speeds by 10x.
HIPAA‑compliant virtual care platform
- 10× faster releases after stabilizing foundations
- Scalable, multi‑platform system
We’ve had eight to ten times improvement in our release speed over a year, and that pace only looks to continue to accelerate. It’s night and day in terms of what we’re able to deliver.
Why thoughtbot
When healthcare leaders need proven experience
Healthcare teams typically engage thoughtbot when technical decisions need to be right the first time.
Regulatory Hurdles
Upcoming audits, certifications, or compliance deadlines (HIPAA, ONC)
Infrastructure Gaps
Platform rewrites, legacy systems, or data integrity and interoperability challenges (EHRs, APIs, reporting)
System Stability
Scaling patient‑facing or clinical systems safely
Growth Pressure
Delivery pressure from executives, boards, or investors
The app we built with thoughtbot centralizes our highly effective care model onto one easy-to-use platform.
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