HIPAA-fluent UX for hospitals, telehealth platforms & specialty practices.
Pixel-level craft. Human warmth.

// Interactive Explorer

Choose your
vertical.

Each healthcare world has different constraints, different patients, different stakes. See how we work in yours.

Meridian Regional Health — 14-hospital network, Midwest

From lost in a PDF to booked in 90 seconds.

Their patient portal had a 68% abandonment rate. Scheduling required 7 clicks minimum. Mobile was an afterthought from 2017.

Patient Journey

Before

Google search
Confusing homepage
PDF directory
Phone call
Hold music
Appointment maybe

After

Search
Smart landing
Instant availability
One-tap book
SMS confirm
Prep checklist
−61%
Abandonment drop
portal sessions
+340%
Online bookings
first 90 days
98/100
Accessibility score
WCAG 2.1 AA
Modern hospital lobby with clean wayfinding signage and digital kiosk

Live Case Study

Hover to interact — UI Components

Provider Card
Hover to see availability slots inline
Scheduling Flow
3-step booking — no account required
Patient Portal Nav
Tested with 60+ age group

ClearMind Behavioral Health — national telehealth network, 38 states

Trust at first pixel — before the first video call.

Patients with anxiety disorders were abandoning at the intake form. The platform looked clinical-cold. No warmth, no reassurance, no humanity.

Patient Journey

Before

Ad click
Generic landing
Long intake form
Confusion
Abandonment
Lost patient

After

Ad click
Warm landing
Guided intake
Therapist match
Instant schedule
First session
+89%
Intake completion
form submissions
−4 days
Time to first session
avg reduced
4.8/5
Patient trust score
post-onboarding
Person having a telehealth video consultation on laptop in a calm home environment

Live Case Study

Hover to interact — UI Components

Therapist Match Card
Photo, specialty, next availability
Intake Progress Bar
Reduces perceived length by 40%
Crisis Resource Banner
Accessible, non-alarming, always visible

Northshore Orthopedics — 6-physician specialty group, Boston

Online scheduling that doesn't require a manual.

Practice manager fielded 200+ scheduling calls per week. Website hadn't been redesigned since 2015. New patients chose competitors purely based on first digital impression.

Patient Journey

Before

Search
Outdated website
No online booking
Call the office
Wait on hold
Maybe schedule

After

Search
Modern site
Symptom guide
Instant booking
Insurance check
Confirmed
−72%
Phone calls reduced
scheduling calls
+215%
New patient bookings
monthly online
0.8s
Page load speed
LCP mobile
Orthopedic specialist consulting with patient in modern clinic with tablet interface

Live Case Study

Hover to interact — UI Components

Symptom Checker
Routes to right physician type
Insurance Validator
Real-time eligibility display
Large-Type Booking
Tested to WCAG AA, 60+ users

// Craft & Principles

How we work.
Why it matters.

Compliance

HIPAA Fluency Is Not a Feature — It's the Floor

Every interaction model we design starts with a compliance audit. BAAs, PHI handling, consent flows — these are part of the creative brief, not an afterthought from legal.

Philosophy

Human Warmth

Patients are not users. They're scared people making decisions about their bodies. Every copy, every color, every interaction has to earn their trust.

WCAG 2.1 AA

Accessibility Is Not Optional

WCAG 2.1 AA minimum. We test with real users aged 55+ and with assistive technology on every project.

Mobile

Mobile-First, Always

71% of patient portal sessions happen on mobile. We design thumb-first, then scale up.

ROI

Outcomes Over Aesthetics

Beautiful work that doesn't reduce abandonment rates is just decoration. Every design decision has a hypothesis and a metric.

"We are a small atelier. We take a limited number of projects per year. We don't do templates."

— Suture, founding principle

// Outcomes

Work that moves
the needle.

0+
Healthcare clients
health systems, telehealth & practices
+0%
Avg online booking lift
measured 90 days post-launch
0
WCAG compliance score
across all 2025 projects
0.0/5
Client satisfaction
post-project survey
Professional woman in business attire smiling confidently in office setting

"Suture redesigned our patient portal in 14 weeks. Abandonment dropped 61%. Our CMO called it the best ROI decision we made in 2024."

Rachel Okonkwo
VP Digital Health, Meridian Regional
Male doctor in white coat with professional confident expression

"They understood behavioral health UX in a way that no generalist agency ever had. The intake form redesign alone saved us thousands in lost patient acquisition."

Dr. James Whitfield
Chief Digital Officer, ClearMind Behavioral
Healthcare professional woman in medical office environment

"Our scheduling calls dropped 72% in the first month. The new site makes our 65-year-old patients feel like the website was made for them."

Sandra Pellegrini
Practice Manager, Northshore Orthopedics

// Start a Project

Let's build something
worth using.

Four steps. Two minutes. No obligation. We'll review your brief and respond within 48 hours with a project scope framework.

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What kind of organization are you?

This helps us tailor the right approach.

What's your primary challenge?

We specialize in all four — pick what's most urgent.

Timeline and investment range.

Sliders — no judgment on either end.

Q2 2026
$50k – $100k

Last step — where do we reach you?

We'll respond with a scope framework within 48 hours.

Not ready to brief? That's fine.
Download our Healthcare UX Playbook — 48 pages on patient portal design, accessibility, and conversion.