healthwise

JSON twin: https://www.healthaidb.com/software/healthwise.json

Company Name

Healthwise

Product URL

https://www.healthwise.net/patientEd

Company URL

https://www.healthwise.org

Categories

Summary

Healthwise provides evidence-based patient education content, decision aids, videos, and workflow-integrated tools to help patients and care teams make informed health decisions.

Description

Healthwise is a nonprofit developer of plain-language, evidence-based health education content and digital patient education solutions (knowledgebase, decision aids, videos, discharge instructions and EHR-integrated patient instruction workflows) used by health plans, hospitals, care-management organizations and consumer health portals to support shared decision-making and self-management.

Api Available

yes

Certifications

Company Founding

1975

Company Offices

Compliance

Customers

Data Residency

US-based hosting by default; contact vendor for regional options

Data Standards

Deployment Model

Features

Id

P0727

Integration Partners

Integrations

Languages Supported

Last Updated

2025-09-07

License

proprietary (commercial licensing from Healthwise; nonprofit-owned content)

Links

Market Segment

Optional Modules

Os Platforms

Pricing Details

Contact vendor for licensing and implementation pricing; enterprise contracts and integrations; trials/demos available on request.

Pricing Model

enterprise_quote

Privacy Features

Ratings

Regions Available

Release Year

1975

Security Features

Specialties

Support Channels

System Requirements

Target Users

Training Options

Type

product

User Reviews

Version

1.0

Canonical JSON

{
  "company_name": "Healthwise",
  "company_url": "https://www.healthwise.org",
  "company_offices": [
    "United States"
  ],
  "company_founding": "1975",
  "product_url": "https://www.healthwise.net/patientEd",
  "categories": [
    "patient-facing",
    "patient education",
    "clinical education",
    "health content",
    "digital engagement"
  ],
  "market_segment": [
    "enterprise",
    "health systems",
    "health plans"
  ],
  "links": [
    "https://www.healthwise.org",
    "https://www.healthwise.net/patientEd",
    "https://webmdignite.com/education",
    "https://webmdignite.com/contact-us",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthwise",
    "https://klasresearch.com/report/healthwise-patient-education-2023-providing-health-education-to-improve-health-decisions/3070",
    "https://webmdignite.com/news/webmd-health-corp-acquires-healthwise-incorporateds-operating-assets-building-leadership",
    "https://www.healthwise.org/specialpages/legal/privacy.aspx",
    "https://accreditnet.urac.org/directory/#/accreditation/HWS010002/info"
  ],
  "summary": "Healthwise provides evidence-based patient education content, decision aids, videos, and workflow-integrated tools to help patients and care teams make informed health decisions.",
  "description": "Healthwise is a nonprofit developer of plain-language, evidence-based health education content and digital patient education solutions (knowledgebase, decision aids, videos, discharge instructions and EHR-integrated patient instruction workflows) used by health plans, hospitals, care-management organizations and consumer health portals to support shared decision-making and self-management.",
  "target_users": [
    "patients",
    "clinicians",
    "nurses",
    "care managers",
    "health educators",
    "health system administrators",
    "payers",
    "patient engagement teams",
    "IT/EHR teams"
  ],
  "specialties": [
    "primary care",
    "chronic disease management",
    "medication education",
    "surgery/procedures",
    "maternity & childbirth",
    "mental health",
    "preventive care",
    "diagnostic tests"
  ],
  "regions_available": [
    "United States",
    "Canada"
  ],
  "languages_supported": [
    "English",
    "Spanish"
  ],
  "pricing_model": "enterprise_quote",
  "pricing_details": "Contact vendor for licensing and implementation pricing; enterprise contracts and integrations; trials/demos available on request.",
  "license": "proprietary (commercial licensing from Healthwise; nonprofit-owned content)",
  "deployment_model": [
    "SaaS"
  ],
  "os_platforms": [
    "Web",
    "iOS",
    "Android",
    "Windows (.NET)"
  ],
  "features": [
    "Delivery REST API (content inventory and content rendition)",
    "HTML and JSON content renditions",
    "Core content sets and aspects (semantic retrieval)",
    "Localization / multi‑language renditions",
    "Embed codes and web components for site embedding",
    "Bearer token authentication and embed-code authentication",
    "Paginated content inventory and filtering",
    "Content search by concept, core set, SNOMED, etc.",
    "Usage tracking (HW-Client-Purpose header)",
    "Versioned API (URI versioning)",
    "Error handling with structured error codes",
    "SDKs (including .NET) and code examples",
    "MyHealthwise Content Management (review and embed management)",
    "MyHealthwise Analytics & Reporting (API usage, embeds, searches)",
    "Static resource endpoints (disclaimers, assets)"
  ],
  "optional_modules": [
    "MyHealthwise Content Management (CMS)",
    "MyHealthwise Analytics & Reporting",
    ".NET SDK",
    "Web Components / embed widget"
  ],
  "integrations": [
    "Epic",
    "Cerner (Oracle Cerner)",
    "MEDITECH",
    "NextGen",
    "EHR systems (general integrations for patient education embedding)",
    "Patient portals / EHR patient education interfaces"
  ],
  "data_standards": [
    "REST/JSON",
    "SNOMED CT",
    "HL7 v2",
    "FHIR (used in EHR integrations/contexts)"
  ],
  "api_available": "yes",
  "system_requirements": "",
  "compliance": [
    "HIPAA",
    "HITECH",
    "SOC 2"
  ],
  "certifications": [],
  "security_features": [
    "TLS encryption in transit",
    "Bearer token authentication",
    "Embed-code based authentication",
    "Audit/logging of API requests",
    "Usage tracking headers"
  ],
  "privacy_features": [
    "Business Associate Agreement (BAA) availability",
    "Content localization / consent-aware content selection",
    "Data minimization for delivery payloads"
  ],
  "data_residency": "US-based hosting by default; contact vendor for regional options",
  "customers": [
    "MyHealth Alberta",
    "WellSpan Health",
    "Partners Health Management",
    "St. Luke's (uses Healthwise content)",
    "Health plans and payer organizations (unnamed)",
    "Hospitals and health systems (unnamed)",
    "WebMD (acquirer / partner via WebMD Ignite)"
  ],
  "user_reviews": [],
  "ratings": [
    "URAC accredited health website (URAC accreditation listed on site)",
    "Mentioned in AVIA Top Patient Education Companies reports"
  ],
  "support_channels": [
    "email",
    "phone",
    "documentation/knowledgebase",
    "terms/privacy/legal links (online)",
    "partner/portal support"
  ],
  "training_options": [
    "documentation",
    "webinars",
    "live_online (partner/onboarding)",
    "implementation support via partners"
  ],
  "release_year": "1975",
  "integration_partners": [
    "WebMD Ignite",
    "NextGen",
    "eClinicalWorks",
    "AVIA (marketplace/partnership)",
    "Practis (uses Healthwise Knowledgebase integrations)"
  ],
  "id": "P0727",
  "slug": "healthwise",
  "type": "product",
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2025-09-07",
  "links_json": {
    "self": "https://www.healthaidb.com/software/healthwise.json"
  }
}