Hey everyone! I’m curious if people are using Make.com alongside Node-RED for healthcare automation processes.
Make.com works well for simple tasks that don’t involve patient data, while Node-RED gives you better control with on-premise hosting which is important for handling protected health information. I’m thinking about using both tools together to balance speed and compliance requirements.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has tried this approach. How do you decide which platform to use for different tasks? What security measures do you put in place? Is the extra complexity worth the benefits you get?
Any insights or experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!
We did this exact setup last year and the integration went way smoother than expected once we nailed down the API boundaries. Here’s the trick: use Node-RED as your main orchestrator and treat Make.com like an external service. We built custom webhooks in Node-RED that clean all the data before it hits Make.com - zero PHI gets exposed that way. Security-wise, we’re running token-based auth between platforms and everything goes through a VPN tunnel. It’s totally manageable if you document your data flows upfront. Bonus: troubleshooting got way easier since Node-RED’s visual interface lets you pinpoint exactly where things break in the workflow.
I’ve been implementing a combination of Make.com and Node-RED for about eight months now in a small clinic. The division of tasks is crucial: I leverage Make.com for external operations like appointment scheduling and general notifications, while Node-RED takes care of anything involving protected health information (PHI). It simplifies compliance, as patient records and internal alerts are managed solely through Node-RED. A key principle I’ve adopted is that any data involving patients remains on our internal network, ensuring no sensitive information leaks to Make.com. This strategic separation not only maintains security but also enhances efficiency, as each platform excels in its respective area.
the learnin curve’s pretty manageable. we use make.com for vendor integrations (labs, imaging centers) and node-red for internal workflows. watch out for timestamp syncing between platforms - that’ll bite you early on. but once you nail it down, everythin runs smooth.
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