Editorial Policy

Health Tech Authority is an independent publication covering health care technology for the people who build, manage, and maintain it. Our readers are systems administrators, network engineers, security officers, IT managers, CIOs, clinical systems analysts, and health care administrators who are directly responsible for technology at their organizations. We write for them because that is who we are.

This page explains how we operate, what standards we hold our content to, and what you can expect from us.

What We Cover

Our coverage focuses on the technology side of health care operations. That includes infrastructure and systems administration, networking, security, HIPAA compliance, Microsoft 365 and cloud platforms, Windows and operating system management, and the IT side of clinical systems like EMR/EHR environments, HL7/FHIR interfaces, and health data interoperability. We also cover health care technology leadership, IT strategy, and the vendor landscape serving health care organizations.

We do not cover clinical medicine, treatment protocols, health tech startup funding rounds, consumer health apps, or pharmaceutical development. Our lane is the technology that keeps health care organizations running, and we stay in it.

Who We Write For

Our audience ranges from solo IT staff at 25-bed Critical Access Hospitals and small clinics to CIOs at large health systems. Some of our readers manage enterprise Active Directory environments with Configuration Manager and dedicated security teams. Others are the one person responsible for everything technology-related at a rural hospital, working with limited budgets and no dedicated IT staff beyond themselves.

We write every article with both ends of that spectrum in mind. Solutions and recommendations are grounded in what resource-limited organizations can actually implement, not just what works at scale. When we discuss a topic, an experienced engineer should find technical depth worth their time, and a non-technical administrator should be able to follow the key points and understand why they matter.

Editorial Standards

Every piece of content published on Health Tech Authority is held to the following standards.

Accuracy comes first. Factual claims are verified before publication. When we reference HIPAA requirements, we cite the specific Code of Federal Regulations sections (for example, 45 CFR 164.312(a)(2)(i)) so readers can confirm exactly what the regulation says. We do not paraphrase regulatory language in ways that change its meaning, and we distinguish between Required and Addressable implementation specifications. When we reference technical products, we use current naming conventions and verify that version numbers, feature descriptions, and capabilities reflect the current state. When we reference health care industry designations, we get the details right. A Critical Access Hospital is federally limited to 25 beds or fewer. A Rural Emergency Hospital does not provide inpatient care. Getting these details wrong destroys credibility, and we take that seriously.

Practical over theoretical. Every article should leave you with something you can actually use, implement, or act on. We prefer "here is the problem and here is what you do about it" over "here is a problem that exists." Real-world scenarios, concrete numbers, and actionable guidance are the standard.

No alarmism. Security and compliance topics require urgency, not fear-mongering. We present the facts, explain the real risks, and provide actionable guidance. You will not find breathless headlines designed to generate clicks at the expense of accuracy on this site.

Primary sources matter. We link to the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations for HIPAA text, Microsoft Learn for technical documentation, and vendor documentation for product details. When we cite a statistic or data point, we attribute it to a real, verifiable source. Opinions and editorial positions are clearly framed as such and are not presented as facts.

Vendor Neutrality

Health Tech Authority maintains a vendor-neutral editorial stance. When we cover products, platforms, or vendors, we are fair and honest. We note both strengths and limitations. We do not publish content that reads like a vendor press release, and we do not accept paid vendor placements disguised as editorial content.

If we ever publish sponsored content, it will be clearly and prominently labeled as such. There will be no ambiguity about what is editorial and what is paid. Period.

When an author has a financial relationship with a vendor discussed in an article, that relationship is disclosed in the article. Transparency is not optional.

Review Process

Articles go through a multi-pass editorial review before publication. This process includes separate reviews for regulatory accuracy, factual accuracy, and currency. Regulatory claims are checked against the actual text of the regulations being cited. Technical claims are verified for accuracy. Time-sensitive information is confirmed to reflect the current state at the time of publication.

We do not combine these reviews into a single pass. Each review has a distinct focus and catches different types of issues.

Compliance Content

Many of our articles touch on HIPAA, regulatory compliance, and related legal obligations. To be direct about this: nothing published on Health Tech Authority constitutes legal or compliance advice. Our compliance coverage is informational. It is intended to help IT professionals understand the regulatory landscape, but it is not a substitute for qualified legal counsel or compliance professionals. We include this disclaimer on compliance-related articles because we believe in being upfront about the boundaries of what we provide.

Corrections

We make mistakes. When we do, we correct them. If a factual error, regulatory misstatement, or outdated claim is identified in a published article, we update the article and note the correction. If you spot something that needs correcting, contact us at info@healthtechauthority.com.

Contributing

Health Tech Authority welcomes article contributions from practitioners working in health care IT. We are looking for people who do the work and can write about it with the kind of specificity and practical insight that comes from hands-on experience. If you are interested in contributing, reach out at contribute@healthtechauthority.com.

All contributed content is subject to the same editorial standards and review process as staff-written content. Contributors retain credit for their work via author bylines. Any relevant affiliations (employer, vendor relationships, etc.) are disclosed in the author's byline or within the article as appropriate.

What We Do Not Do

We do not publish keyword-stuffed filler content. We do not rewrite other publications' work and call it original. We do not write articles that exist solely to rank in search results without providing genuine value to the reader. We do not publish content that trades accuracy for engagement.

The health care IT community is underserved by publications that actually understand the work. Health Tech Authority exists to be the resource we wanted to read and could not find. Every editorial decision we make comes back to a simple question: does this genuinely help the person reading it?

If the answer is no, we do not publish it.