Where behavioral health platforms get stuck, and where we come in
What behavioral health teams are up against
- 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA add a compliance burden most teams aren't ready for
- In-house turnover keeps disrupting your most sensitive systems
- Crisis-response reliability and insurance billing get built from scratch, every time
Where we come in
- Our engineers already work inside 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA compliance
- We keep the same engineers on your product, with engagements averaging 2.5+ years.
- Our team already has insurance billing integration experience built in
Mental Health Staff Augmentation vs. In-House Hiring
Criteria
Model
Control over the team
Onboarding speed
Flexibility
Access to specific skills
Long-term commitment
Upfront cost
Hiring cost / risk
Scalability
Best for
Staff Augmentation with Light-it
Extend your team with healthcare-vetted engineers who've already worked inside teams like yours
High: you keep architectural ownership, we supply the talent
Added quickly: candidates are introduced after one discovery call, with a two-week trial before full onboarding
Adjust team size and expertise as project needs change, scaling up or down without layoffs
Immediate access to engineers already fluent in HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, and HL7/FHIR
Flexible, with engagements that average 2.5+ years when you want continuity
Low: no recruiting fees, relocation, or benefits overhead
Low: you interview every engineer yourself before they join your pod
Very high, backed by a bench of 150+ healthtech engineers
Adding capacity or specific expertise, without losing clinical or regulatory context
In-House Hiring
Build the team internally
Very high
Hiring requires sourcing, interviewing, selecting, and onboarding candidates
Team composition is more difficult to change once employees are hired
Skills depend on the people you successfully recruit and retain
High
High
High
Slow
Building permanent capabilities
Add senior engineering capacity to your team fast
One specialist or a full pod. Every role comes with healthcare experience.
Backend, frontend and mobile engineers who've built EHR integrations, patient portals and clinical platforms.
Interfaces for patients, clinicians and care teams, built for real clinical use and accessibility.
Manual and automated testing for HIPAA-sensitive workflows, across web and mobile.
Senior leadership for architecture, compliance decisions and team direction.
The healthcare staffing partner built for compliance and speed
Light-it is the healthcare staffing partner teams choose when compliance, clinical context, and delivery speed all need to land at once. Our team brings:
- Deep regulatory fluency: HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, GDPR, HL7/FHIR
- Talent that has already worked inside mental and behavioral health teams
- 6+ years in healthcare, 143+ completed projects, 180+ people, 150+ engineers
How staff augmentation for mental & behavioral health platforms works
We start with a consultation to understand your project requirements, challenges, and team needs. Based on the skills and experience you’re looking for, we introduce candidates from our in-house team for you to interview and evaluate.
Once you select a candidate, we prepare them to work with your team, aligning on your tools, processes, expectations, and project goals. The first two weeks serve as a trial period to confirm the fit before moving forward.
Our engineers integrate into your existing workflows, join your meetings, and collaborate directly with your team and managers. Whether you need support for a specific project or ongoing development, we adapt to your processes while maintaining your standards.
The people behind your roadmap
A 180+ person team of engineers, designers, QA and product specialists who work only on healthcare software, on US hours.
How we apply AI in what we build and how we build it.
What healthtech teams say about our engineers
“Light-it added valuable engineering capacity and expertise to our team. They were able to flexibly scale up and down with our needs and were valuable thought partners in our compliance journey. They always ask for the “why” behind technical decisions and help us find the most efficient, secure, and scalable solution for our objectives. I’d highly recommend Light-it to other startups and founders”
“The Light-it team was very communicative and quick to respond whenever I had a question or feedback.”
“Light-it has been extremely adaptable to our workflows. If you’re a healthcare company looking for product engineers, choose them”
"Working with Light-it during our discovery process was a great experience. Their team traveled to Philadelphia for an in-person kick-off, which gave us a good head start and got us through the biggest uncertainties. After three intense days, we continued the project through virtual sessions to finish answering questions and refining the outcome. It was a rewarding partnership throughout the entire process!"
"It was such an incredibly positive experience to work with Light-it. Communication and execution were excellent all around – from the outset, they ensured our goals and expectations were aligned, the discovery process was first-rate, and the development team delivered efficiently. The proactive reach out from company leadership for feedback after the work was completed really differentiates them. Highly recommend".
“Working with Light-it has been delightful, so much so that we’re committed to keep working with them. This project has been successful, and we’re extremely satisfied at all levels. All our staff is very impressed with Light-it’s work, and there has been a lot of positive feedback from that angle.”
"Working with Light-it has been a phenomenal experience - from the start, they helped envision how our care platform and experience should look and feel, and brought it to life with precision and expertise. We are so grateful to have them as a partner!"
"What a conscientious and capable group of humans. They’re disciplined, efficient, responsive, proactive, and very strong communicators. They have a deep understanding of healthcare best practices, rules, and regulations. Most importantly, they sweat the details and care deeply about the end product".
“Light-it is well-versed in healthcare service platform options, and it was a pleasure to work with them on a website upgrade project. They are generally great humans and good communicators, and they work hard to come in under budget and before the deadline! This is a great team to trust with your dev needs.”
“We’re most impressed with Light-it’s expertise, work ethic, and productivity. They deliver high-quality work, and we’ve enjoyed working with Light-it’s team. We’re extremely satisfied at all levels.”
“Light-it is the pinnacle of professional expertise in modern digital mental health software design and development”.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn everything about us and the way we work
Yes. Our team has worked on platforms handling substance-use and behavioral-health data under 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA, so that context comes built in.
Our average engagement runs 2.5+ years, so your team keeps continuity. You also interview every engineer before they join your pod.
Yes. Our team has shipped teletherapy platforms with crisis-response reliability requirements.
Yes. We bring existing insurance billing and eligibility integration experience that flexes as reimbursement rules shift.
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