r/healthIT: rules, audience and how brands can post there
60,199 members. Self-promotion allowed? Not as a post's only purpose.
r/healthIT has about 60,000 members and covers health information technology, electronic health records, security and privacy. Original posts shouldn't exist only to market a commercial product, website or service.
Paste your draft on the next page. We flag likely self-promotion and rule problems before you post.
- Members
- 60,199
- Self-promotion
- Not as a post's only purpose
- Created
- 2010
- Checked
- November 7, 2026
What r/healthIT is
A reddit for discussion and news about health information technology, electronic health records, security and privacy issues, and related legislation.
Health IT companies whose staff can discuss the field openly, with disclosure and sources, and don't lead with a product.
Can a brand post in r/healthIT?
Rule 3, No commercial posts, says original posts should not solely be for the purpose of marketing a commercial product, website or service, and that the community is for people who work in the industry to share insights into health IT. Rule 1 requires links to sources when you state facts in a text post. Rule 2 requires a sufficient starter comment on any link post, and posts without one get removed. Mentioning a product is allowed. A post whose point is to market one is not. A vendor can share informed commentary on news if they link sources and state their affiliation.
What works
- Sharing insight on health IT news, with a starter comment explaining why it matters
- Linking your sources when you state facts
- Posting as someone who works in the industry, which is what the rules expect
- Joining threads on topics the top posts cover, such as Epic, Cerner and patient-data tracking
What gets removed
- Posts whose sole purpose is marketing a commercial product, website or service
- Link posts without a starter comment
- Factual claims without linked sources
The rules, summarised
- 1. Include links in text posts
If you are posting and stating facts in your text, you need to include links to your sources.
- 2. Link posts require a starter comment
All link posts require a sufficient starter comment to explain why the link is of interest to the community and to start the conversation. Posts without starter comments will be temporarily or permanently removed upon discovery.
- 3. No commercial posts
Original posts should not solely be for the purpose of marketing a commercial product, website or service. This is a community for sharing insights into HealthIT by people who work in the industry.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 7, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I promote my health IT product on r/healthIT?
Not as the point of a post. Rule 3 says original posts should not solely be for the purpose of marketing a commercial product, website or service.
What does a link post need on r/healthIT?
A sufficient starter comment that explains why the link is of interest and starts the conversation. Posts without one are removed.
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