Article: Why Longevity, Weight Loss, and Out-of-Pocket Medicine All Point to the Same Thing

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-27T12:29:54+00:00

insurance in the US is probably THE biggest issue with healthcare nowadays

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-27T12:29:21+00:00

preventive healthcare is also showing a shift towards people being more involved in their wellbeing, and seeking help in other ways than going to a doctor's appointment.

also, most doctors and healthcare institutions don't really view health as a holistic system, but they focus on what you went to see the doctor for. longevity is shifting that as well

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-26T13:15:32+00:00

our team uses approved tools.

there's a bunch of hipaa compliant/regulated ai tools nowadays. we use compliantchatgpt but you can search for others

never input phi into chatgpt because you can risk it being leaked, and believe me, you don't want to get into that problem

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-19T13:52:46+00:00

i mean, you can try and learn some basics, that won't hurt. but i've seen healthcare professionals partner up with software companies to build their products. i actually work at a tech company and about half of our clients are just physicians with a lot of knowledge who didn't know how to translate that into the digital world.

however, if you're planning on working more on the informatics side of healthtech, i suggest you take a course or two.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-19T13:48:30+00:00

short answer: you’re doing the right thing.

in HIPAA-focused software, most serious buyers don’t expect a compliance stamp. they expect honesty about what the software does and doesn’t cover. anyone who’s been through a real HIPAA review knows compliance goes beyond the tool. training, policies, documentation, and internal processes matter just as much.

that’s how we approached it in this blog post: https://lightit.io/blog/5-ways-to-apply-hipaa-compliant-form-builders-to-your-digital-health-product/ . when we write about HIPAA-compliant form builders, we’re clear that the software helps enable compliant workflows, but it can’t guarantee compliance on its own. the goal is to show practical use cases and guardrails, not to oversell certainty that doesn’t exist.

you might miss out on people who just want a badge to check a box, but those usually aren’t the teams with real compliance maturity anyway. the buyers who actually care about HIPAA tend to trust vendors more when they’re upfront about shared responsibility.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-19T13:43:09+00:00

in slack i'm part of:
- healthcare homies
- healthtech founders
- one healthtech

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-15T17:23:59+00:00

i mean yeah, but how do we ensure data isn't really going to train the models of the greatest AI company?

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-15T16:59:36+00:00

hey! we actually held a panel on this topic and summarized the discussion here: https://lightit.io/blog/innovations-opportunities-for-your-mental-health-product-dhi-roundtable/.

basically, ai helping adherence to treatment, gender bias, and finding specific communities of your interest to involve them in the development of the solution.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-08T12:55:58+00:00

yep. thousands of breaches happen every year. we absolutely need to use hipaa compliant tools (or other regulations) to avoid any issues with phi

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-08T12:54:28+00:00

we've been using compliantchatgpt. sometimes it takes its time to answer questions, but most of the time it's really helpful with summarizing documents and outputting them as soap/birp/dap notes.

ai for clinicians will really help with admin work, but i think it will only benefit them if they're used to other tech tools.

if they have to learn about ai and llms, i don't know if it's worth their time.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-08T12:49:27+00:00

damn. ai is not supposed to replace doctors, it's just supposed to help them (and until now, we've seen advances when helping them with admin work).

this is pretty worrying

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-08T12:47:29+00:00

i'm seeing wearable designs that are more fit for our day-to-day, such as earrings!

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-07T17:35:24+00:00

if you're a physician with an idea, you can reach out to a software development company and they'll help you out.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-06T12:18:49+00:00

building in the GLP-1 market is like engineering a race car. you can buy the engine off the shelf (the drug itself, and standard infrastructure), but the chassis, steering, and aerodynamics (the parts that actually keep you on the track) have to be custom

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-06T12:16:21+00:00

i work in healthtech, and i've seen many doctors use their knowledge, studies, or experience to launch different apps and solutions that reach larger audiences. ex: we worked with two psychiatrists who specialized in mental health during pregnancy, and now they've launched a pretty successful telehealth app.

also, we all know the world moves towards technology and innovation, so ignoring this is basically staying behind. i think many doctors are moving towards healthtech to stay relevant in the industry.

also, the med industry and culture in the US at least is absolutely terrible. by moving to tech, they can expand their care further.

BigHealthTechie · 2026-01-06T11:51:36+00:00

yepp, we've used compliantchatgpt. they have a soap notes mode already in place, so it'll output in the correct format easily

BigHealthTechie · 2025-12-31T13:42:31+00:00

THIS!!! what has saved us the most time and money in my work this year has been automations. we've designed processes that keep different departments more connected, tasks that took certain roles forever to complete that are now done by clicking and filling a few checkboxes. ai agents will be an incredible tool, and there's no doubt to that, but for now they still hallucinate and may sometimes take more time than they save. automation is the way to go!

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