Healthcare websites play by different rules. A dental office, therapy practice, or clinic can’t treat its site like a normal small business brochure, because the moment a patient shares private health details, the risk changes. A site is not HIPAA compliant because it looks secure, has a padlock in the browser, or mentions encryption. Protected health information, or PHI, is simple to define: it’s data that can identify a patient and connect them to care, treatment, or payment. That can show up in intake forms, appointment requests, messages, and online payments. If your website collects any of that, the builder matters. So does the host, the form tool, the scheduling setup, and the way your team manages access. This guide is built for private practices, therapists, clinics, and healthcare teams that want a practical way to choose well. What makes a website builder HIPAA compliant in real life A HIPAA…