Evaluating only HealthPE’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Unit economics as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: Regulation.
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Documented cause
HealthPE built an electronic health records and clinical workflow platform for private clinics and hospitals in Peru. The platform signed 45 clinic clients and processed 800,000 patient records. Peru's health data interoperability framework (Resolución Ministerial 618-2019-MINSA) required integration with the national health information system, but the government integration API was delayed for 36 months and never fully deployed. Without interoperability, HealthPE could not serve hospital networks that required cross-institution record sharing. The B2B sales cycle slowed to a stop as procurement teams awaited regulatory clarity that never arrived.
Lesson
“For health IT platforms requiring government API integration, validate the government's actual technical readiness before building your product roadmap around it. "Planned for Q3" in a LATAM health ministry means 3+ years in practice.”
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Fatal mistake
Peruvian health data regulations blocked interoperability