First Healthcare Compliance

What First Healthcare Compliance does

First Healthcare Compliance, LLC is a wholly-owned division of Panacea Healthcare Solutions that sells cloud-based healthcare compliance management software to US-based providers, billing companies, and long-term care facilities. The platform centralizes compliance program management across HIPAA, OSHA, HITECH, False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback statute requirements through user-friendly 'zones,' automated LEIE screening, real-time alerts, anonymous incident reporting, and an audit-ready document log (1st Defense File). In 2024, the company launched the integrated Compliance Management Suite, which bundles the core compliance platform with Audit+ (physician claims auditing) and ChargeAssist (ChargeMaster management), positioning the product as a combined compliance and revenue integrity solution for multi-specialty physician groups.

The company operates a tiered subscription model (Virtual Employee Training Package, 1st Professional, 1st Premium) priced by employee count, supplemented by a self-serve e-commerce catalog of individual online training courses ($19.99–$149.00), compliance posters, and reference books. GTM is sales-led with 'Request a Demo' CTAs, complemented by an event-driven motion through complimentary CEU-accredited webinars, the 1st Talk Compliance podcast, and CONNECT Magazine. A co-marketing partnership with Med USA (announced April 2026) extends reach into the outsourced medical billing ecosystem.

The company is privately held with 11-50 employees, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, and operates exclusively in the United States. There is no disclosed funding, public revenue, or M&A activity; strategic activity in 2024 centered on product launches and conference sponsorship rather than capital-raise or acquisition events.

Name

First Healthcare Compliance

Legal name

First Healthcare Compliance, LLC

Website

https://1sthcc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Cycle, Coding & Telehealth Compliance Platforms (for provider orgs) (HLALABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Compliance, Audit & Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM/GRC) (HDABAHAI), Consent, Preference & Data Rights Management (incl. HIPAA/GDPR support) (HLACAIAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare compliance software
• HIPAA compliance management
• OSHA compliance training
• Medical billing auditing
• Regulatory compliance platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Compliance Management Software Subscriptions: Subscription plans based on number of employees. Three tiers available: Virtual Employee Training Package, 1st Professional, and 1st Premium. Recurring revenue model with annual or multi-year contract billing.
2. Online Compliance Training Courses: Individual online training modules and programs sold on a one-time purchase basis. Courses range from $19.99 to $149.00. Some modules complimentary to subscribers of higher-tier plans.
3. Healthcare Compliance Products: Sale of compliance-related books (Healthcare Regulations and Compliance Guidebook, HIPAA Compliance Guide) and compliance posters (HIPAA Poster Set, Patient Safety Poster Set, Protecting Healthcare Personnel and Patients Poster Set).
4. Compliance Management Suite Components: The Compliance Suite can be purchased as a complete package or as individual components (Compliance Management Software, Audit+, ChargeAssist) with customized pricing based on organization needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

First Healthcare Compliance sells a cloud-based healthcare compliance management software platform offered as tiered subscriptions (Virtual Employee Training Package, 1st Professional, 1st Premium) based on number of employees. The platform centralizes compliance program management across HIPAA, OSHA, HITECH, False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback statute through user-friendly "zones" with automated LEIE database checks, incident reporting, anonymous helpline, and 1st Defense File audit protection. The company also sells an integrated Compliance Management Suite combining the core software with Audit+ and ChargeAssist modules, plus individual online training courses, compliance posters, and reference books.

Product overview

First Healthcare Compliance is a division of Panacea Healthcare Solutions offering a cloud-based healthcare compliance management platform with three subscription tiers (1st Prep®, 1st Professional™, 1st Premium™). The core Compliance Management Software addresses HIPAA, OSHA, HITECH, False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback statute requirements. The comprehensive Compliance Management Suite combines the core software with two additional modules: Audit+ for physician claims auditing and ChargeAssist® for ChargeMaster management. The company also provides complementary products including Online Compliance Courses (150+ training modules), the 1st Talk Compliance Podcast, CONNECT Magazine, Compliance Posters, and Healthcare Compliance Books. The solution is offered as a subscription plan based on number of employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1st Professional: Compliance management software solution tier with core compliance features including training, risk assessments, and document management.
• 1st Premium
• 1st Defense File
• Audit+
• ChargeAssist

Products and services

• Compliance Management Software

Quantifiable outcome

• Time, money, and resources saved through all-in-one compliance solution

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Med USAcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 April 2026First Healthcare Compliance and Med USA co-host complimentary live webinars on healthcare compliance and revenue cycle topics. Co-sponsored webinar 'AI in Medical Billing & RCM: Where It Still Breaks and What Actually Works' scheduled for April 21, 2026. Med USA provides speakers including Justin Sharp (CIO) and Brittany Blades (COO) for joint educational sessions targeting practice owners, billing directors, and healthcare executives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HIPAA One: HIPAA One provides automated HIPAA risk assessment and compliance software targeting healthcare providers and business associates, overlapping directly with FHC's HIPAA, HITECH, and risk assessment modules.
• ProviderTrust: ProviderTrust focuses on healthcare credentialing, exclusion screening (including OIG/LEIE), and compliance monitoring — overlapping with FHC's LEIE database checks, BAA tracking, and exclusion screening features.
• Healthicity (now BESLER): Healthicity provides healthcare compliance, coding audit, and revenue integrity software for hospitals and physician groups — a direct overlap with FHC's Audit+ and ChargeAssist modules.
• Clearwater Compliance: Clearwater Compliance is a HIPAA-focused risk analysis, compliance, and cybersecurity firm serving hospitals and health systems — comparable to FHC's HIPAA/HITECH risk assessment modules and enterprise compliance programs.
• MedTrainer: MedTrainer offers a healthcare-specific compliance, training, and credentialing platform serving hospitals, ambulatory, and LTC facilities — directly comparable to FHC's combined compliance + 150+ training course offering.
• Compliancy Group: Compliancy Group sells a HIPAA-focused compliance management platform with training, policy management, and audit support, directly competing with FHC's core Compliance Management Software for physician practices and small healthcare organizations.

Emerging players

• Accountable HQ: Accountable HQ provides a healthcare compliance platform with HIPAA training, policy management, and BAA tracking for small-to-mid-sized medical practices, overlapping with FHC's core SMB-focused compliance stack.

Broad incumbents

• NAVEX Global: NAVEX Global is an established compliance, ethics, and whistleblower hotline SaaS provider serving multiple industries including healthcare — comparable to FHC's anonymous helpline and incident reporting features, but with much broader scope.
• Symplr: Symplr is a large healthcare governance, risk, compliance, and workforce management platform that competes with FHC in healthcare compliance and credentialing at the enterprise health system level.
• Wolters Kluwer Health Compliance: Wolters Kluwer provides enterprise regulatory and compliance solutions (including healthcare-focused offerings) that overlap with FHC's regulatory update and policy management capabilities, but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/1sthcc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/1stHCC
• Facebookfacebook.com/firsthealthcarecompliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2592500
• Instagraminstagram.com/firsthealthcarecompliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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