There Is No Official “HIPAA Compliance Logo.” Here’s What to Look for Instead.
Many families think they need to look for a HIPAA compliance logo when choosing a health app, but no official logo actually exists. Learn what certifications really matter and how to choose tools that truly protect your health information.
The Portal Paradox: What Rural Health Programs Must Know Before Investing in Interoperability
Rural health committees can learn from big systems’ expensive interoperability mistakes without inheriting problems they lack the resources to fix. Learn how to evaluate vendors and protect your investment.
Interoperability Isn’t a Technology Problem Anymore. It’s a Trust Problem.
For years, healthcare data sharing has been treated as a technology problem. But faster software and better standards haven’t solved the real barrier: trust. As information moves across hospitals, communities, and homes, the question isn’t whether we can share data, it’s whether we’ve built the trust systems needed to do it safely and well.
Who Will Make My Medical Decisions? Childfree Trust’s Care Planning Model
The launch of Childfree Trust signals a shift the advocacy and life care planning community has long been preparing for: planning isn’t just about naming someone, it’s about equipping them. This article examines the hidden labor behind POA and fiduciary roles, and why shared, living information is essential to confident, compassionate care.
Why ‘Just Give Me Your Login’ Puts Caregivers and Advocates at Risk
Many patient advocates and caregivers rely on shared logins or HIPAA authorizations to access medical records, often without realizing the legal and ethical risks. This article explains the critical difference between HIPAA Authorization and the HIPAA Right of Access, and what safer, patient-directed access really looks like.
Patient-Directed Interoperability: Delivering the Last Mile of Health Data Into Homes and Communities
Interoperability breaks where care actually happens: at the kitchen table and across community care teams. This article explores why patient-directed interoperability and FHIR are essential to rural health transformation and last-mile care coordination.
The ROI of Patient Access APIs That No Health Plan Is Measuring…Yet
Health plans have spent millions building Patient Access APIs, but few understand what actually happens once the data reaches members and caregivers. Real ROI doesn’t come from FHIR servers or compliance checkboxes. It comes from the last mile of interoperability: when families can finally see, understand, and use their own data to prevent crises, close care gaps, and make better decisions at key moments of care.
Struggling to Get Medical Records? How to Recognize and Report Information Blocking
Delays, denials, and endless runarounds for medical records are far more common than people realize, and many of them violate federal information-blocking rules. Families, caregivers, clinicians, and advocates often don’t know they can file an information blocking claim. This post explains information blocking and introduces a GPT to help anyone step-by-step through drafting a claim!
Primary Record and Fasten Health Partner to Strengthen Patient-Directed Interoperability Nationwide
Primary Record and Fasten Health have partnered to solve the last mile of health data interoperability, helping families to securely access, organize, and direct their health information across any EHR for better care coordination.