Why This Comparison Comes Up
Healthie is an EHR and practice management platform targeted at nutrition, therapy, and wellness providers. It includes scheduling, charting, and billing. PHIGuard is not an EHR — it is a compliance program and task system that runs alongside whatever clinical system a practice already uses.
Clinics evaluating both are usually asking a different question than they realize: do I need a new EHR, or do I need a better compliance program wrapped around the one I have?
What Each Tool Actually Does
Healthie replaces or augments your EHR. It handles patient charts, scheduling, telehealth sessions, and billing.
PHIGuard handles the compliance program: HIPAA training records, risk analyses, policy reviews, incident response, and the task coordination around all of it. It integrates with any EHR rather than replacing one.
BAA and Compliance Posture
Both include BAAs.
PHIGuard’s differentiator is the compliance instrumentation: immutable audit log satisfying §164.312(b), structured incident log with guided breach risk assessment, and per-person training records satisfying §164.530(b). These exist in PHIGuard as first-class features, not as notes in a charting system.
Pricing
Healthie pricing starts in the low hundreds per provider per month and scales with providers and add-on modules.
PHIGuard is per clinic: $99, $249, or $499 per month depending on practice size. No per-provider fees.
| Feature | PHIGuard | Healthie |
|---|---|---|
| EHR / charting | No | Yes |
| HIPAA compliance program | Yes | Partial |
| Immutable audit trail | Built-in | Not exposed |
| Incident log with risk assessment | Yes | No |
| Staff training records | Yes | No |
| Pricing model | Per clinic | Per provider |
Who Should Choose Which
Choose Healthie if you need an EHR and do not yet have one. It is built for that use case.
Choose PHIGuard if you already have an EHR and need a compliance program that covers training, policies, incidents, and the audit trail around PHI access.
Many clinics use both.