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title: "Comment by Dhruvil Joshi on \"Custom Laravel Development for Healthcare, Fintech, and eCommerce: What We Build Differently\" | Hashnode"
description: "The line about treating HIPAA as a feature to bolt on after launch instead of a design constraint really landed. I've watched that exact thing play out and the"
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Comment [Custom Laravel Development for Healthcare, Fintech, and eCommerce: What We Build Differently](https://hashnode.com/posts/custom-laravel-development-for-healthcare-fintech-and-ecommerce/6a197cd61335680297ed2e8c)

[Dhruvil Joshi](https://hashnode.com/@dhruviljoshi)

[May 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/custom-laravel-development-for-healthcare-fintech-and-ecommerce/6a197cd61335680297ed2e8c/comment/6a1981e82c4be9dfc0053644)

The line about treating HIPAA as a feature to bolt on after launch instead of a design constraint really landed. I've watched that exact thing play out and the retrofit always ends up costing more than just building it right the first time.