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Join a mission-driven team

Most companies have a clear mission and a clear but separate culture. It’s not often that the two are fully integrated. At Particle, something special has happened: our mission and our culture are in fact very much tied together. Why? How? Because what we’re building is really personal.

Troy Bannister

May 20, 2021

What is an HIE?

What is an HIE? Here, we cover all its definitions to fully understand the role they play in sharing medical data in healthcare. We also discuss the different types of HIEs along with some examples.

Particle Health Team

May 13, 2021

Health Tech, Policy + Implementation Multi-Series: Federal Policy 101

Welcome to our multi-series on Health Technology: Policy and Implementation, where we will cover the rules and regulations that make our mission of providing easy and secure access to vital medical data possible. Today, we’re going to cover Federal Policy 101.

Alie Cohen

Mar 11, 2021

Tech Talk: What is OAuth?

Particle uses OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework to ensure secure access to medical data to our customers. Given that this framework is very complex, we've put together an overview that explores how it works by sharing examples of how we use this technology in our everyday lives.

Garrett Montague

Jan 26, 2021

2020 Challenges + Learnings for 2021

When our founders started Particle, their dream was to empower patients to take control of their medical data and use it to enrich their lives. They also aimed at fueling innovation in healthcare by building a single platform, and they learned a lot of hard things along the way.

Troy Bannister

Jan 14, 2021

Tech Talk: What is the Particle Health API?

Particle Health offers two distinct APIs: C-CDA and FHIR. They both offer the same level of unparalleled access to patient health data, but they differ significantly in how they offer access to that data. Let’s dig into Part 3 of our three part miniseries on APIs.

Particle Health Team

Dec 17, 2020

Tech Talk: Why Choose an API as a Product?

We know what APIs are, and what they do. So why choose an API as a product? APIs have become largely ubiquitous in the tech landscape, and for good reason. While there are alternatives, it's important to understand why we don’t choose them. Check out Part 2 of our three part miniseries on APIs.

Particle Health Team

Dec 10, 2020

Tech Talk: What is an API?

What is an API? The answer to what an API does seems pretty obvious, at first glance. However, what an API actually is can be sometimes misunderstood, so we've put together this high-level technical overview to help you better understand both what Particle's API is, and what our API does.

Particle Health Team

Dec 3, 2020

Particle Prediction: A Sea Change for Healthcare IT in 2021

Biden shared the frustrating yet all-too-familiar tale of the peril when patients can't get seamless access to their own medical records. Troy was struck: how could the second-most powerful man on the planet not have the right resources to help his son?

Troy Bannister

Nov 19, 2020

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Latest articles

Join a mission-driven team

What is an HIE?

Health Tech, Policy + Implementation Multi-Series: Federal Policy 101

Tech Talk: What is OAuth?

2020 Challenges + Learnings for 2021

Tech Talk: What is the Particle Health API?

Tech Talk: Why Choose an API as a Product?

Tech Talk: What is an API?

Particle Prediction: A Sea Change for Healthcare IT in 2021

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