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SNATEK

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  • 11011 Sheridan Street, Suite 303 & 304, Cooper City, FL 33026
SNATEK

IT support for healthcare in South Florida

24/7 IT support for clinics, dental offices and healthcare organizations across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Our engineers watch your systems, protect patient records and fix problems before they reach the front desk. Start with a complimentary assessment.

  • Since 1996
  • 24/7 monitoring and response
  • 60+ organizations supported

Healthcare IT support that keeps the clinic day on schedule

IT support for healthcare keeps a practice’s systems running, protected and recoverable: workstations, network, practice-management and imaging software, email and the backups behind them. SNATEK provides it for clinics, dental offices and health organizations across South Florida, with 24/7 monitoring and engineers who already know your setup.

When a practice’s systems stop, patient care slows with them: check-in stalls, charts will not open and images do not reach the exam room. Our monitoring looks for the warning signs, and an engineer fixes the cause before the front desk sees an error. Healthcare is one of the industries we serve.

Available

Monitored 24/7, so faults are found early.

Protected

Logins, encryption and a backup copy out of an attacker’s reach.

Supported

A help desk that already knows your practice.

Healthcare IT services for clinics, practices and groups

Our managed IT services for healthcare put the help desk, network, security and vendors under one agreement.

Imaging, lab and practice systems

Imaging, lab and practice-management software depend on the network beneath them. We keep that network patched and monitored, and call your software vendor when the fault is in the application.

  • Servers
  • Switches
  • Wi-Fi

Vendor management

Your practice-management vendor, internet provider and phone company each run their own help line. We hold the tickets and make the calls, so your staff do not.

  • Practice software
  • Internet
  • Phones

Healthcare IT consulting and planning

A second office or a new records system is a decision for leadership. Our virtual CIO and CTO service adds senior technology advice without adding to the payroll.

  • Roadmaps
  • Budgets

How we catch a problem before the waiting room does

When systems stop, appointments slip and staff fall back on paper. Monitoring finds faults while they are small.

  1. A system slipsA disk fills before morning clinic
  2. Monitoring sees itAgents report in around the clock
  3. An engineer actsThe alert goes to a person, not a dashboard
  4. Fixed earlyUsually before the front desk notices

Healthcare cybersecurity: what HIPAA and HITECH ask of your IT

The HIPAA Security Rule asks healthcare organizations and their business associates to protect electronic patient information with administrative, physical and technical safeguards, starting with a documented risk analysis. HITECH adds breach notification and direct accountability for business associates. Our compliance and cyber insurance readiness work goes deeper.

Healthcare cybersecurity: what HIPAA and HITECH ask of your IT
TopicWhat the rules askWhat it means for IT
Risk analysisDocument the risks to patient information and revisit them as systems change.An inventory of every device, account and system holding patient data, with risks ranked.
Access controlGive each person a unique login and limit access to what the job needs.Individual accounts, multi-factor sign-in, and access removed the day someone leaves.
EncryptionProtect patient information on devices and in transit where reasonable and appropriate.Encrypted laptops, servers and email, so a lost device does not expose records.
Backup and recoveryKeep backups, write a restore plan and test it.Backups that restore, one copy out of an attacker's reach, and test results on record.
Staff trainingTrain every member of the workforce in security awareness.Regular training with simulated phishing and a record for each employee.
Breach notificationNotify patients and regulators of a breach of unsecured patient information.Monitoring and an incident plan show what was touched. Encrypted data is generally treated as secured.

IT services for a dental office, medical practice or specialty clinic

Dental IT support and medical practice IT support share a foundation: a reliable network, protected records and someone to call.

Dental offices

Practice-management software, digital imaging at the chair and a front desk that cannot wait. We keep the workstations, network and backups behind them patched, monitored and recoverable.

Medical practices

Shared exam-room workstations, a records system, lab and imaging links and staff who move between rooms. We support the devices, network and vendors around them.

Specialty and therapy clinics

Packed schedules, billing systems and equipment on the network. We monitor the whole chain and fix faults before they cost appointments.

Multi-location groups

Every new office adds networks, logins and vendors. We set each site to one standard, with one inventory and one number to call.

Remote access and telehealth that stay secure

Providers chart from home, billing staff work remotely and video visits run from a spare office. Each is a connection into your systems and needs a secure way in.

We lock remote access down with multi-factor sign-in and managed firewalls, keep laptops encrypted and patched, and run security awareness training for the phishing aimed at remote workers. Microsoft 365 and cloud services keep email and files available anywhere.

Employee on a video call while working remotely

Healthcare and compliance work we have delivered

MultiMed USA is our healthcare case study. The City of Deerfield Beach shows how we handle compliance work and training.

Healthcare

MultiMed USA

Microsoft 365 and Azure healthcare network

MultiMed USA set out to build a modern healthcare network. We worked alongside its leadership to decide on the right technology, then implemented the build-out: Microsoft 365, Azure, virtualization, managed services and IT infrastructure.

Government

City of Deerfield Beach

Virtualization, compliance and training

VMware virtualization, compliance and audit support, and cybersecurity training for the city’s entire staff.

Healthcare IT support FAQs

What does IT support for a medical practice include?

Everything between the exam room and the internet: a help desk for clinical and front-office staff, 24/7 monitoring of workstations, servers and network, patching, email and Microsoft 365, backup, security and vendor calls. SNATEK provides medical IT support under one agreement.

What are managed IT services for healthcare?

An outside team takes ongoing responsibility for a practice’s technology: help desk, monitoring, patching, security, backup and vendors. The aim is to find faults before they interrupt patient care, not repair them afterward. See our managed IT services page for the model.

What does HIPAA ask of IT, and can a provider make us compliant?

The HIPAA Security Rule asks for a documented risk analysis and safeguards for access, encryption, audit logs, backup and training; HITECH adds breach notification. No provider can make a practice compliant alone, and no official HIPAA certification exists for IT providers. We assess the technical safeguards through our compliance and cyber insurance readiness work.

How do you protect patient records from ransomware and phishing?

Healthcare cybersecurity works in layers. Email security filters phishing and malware before they reach the inbox, training prepares staff for what gets through, and endpoint protection with 24/7 detection and response watches for unusual activity. Encryption and multi-factor sign-in protect the systems, and an out-of-reach backup means a restore, not a ransom negotiation.

Do you provide IT support for dental offices and specialty practices?

Yes. Dental IT support covers what a dental office runs on: practice-management software, imaging at the chair, the front desk and a small network. We support the workstations, network, backups and vendor calls, and contact your software vendor when the fault is in the application.

What is healthcare IT consulting, and when does a practice need it?

It is planning-level advice: how to budget, what to fix first and how to prepare for a new location or records system. Our virtual CIO and CTO service provides it without a full-time hire. At MultiMed USA we worked alongside leadership to choose the technology before building the network.

Do you provide healthcare IT support in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County?

Yes. Our engineers work from Cooper City in Broward County and provide IT services for healthcare providers across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, on site and remotely, from Miami and North Miami to Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.

How much does healthcare IT support cost, and how do we start?

Cost depends on users, devices, locations, the age of your equipment and the compliance work you need, so we do not publish prices. A complimentary assessment shows where your practice stands and what we would fix first. We quote after that, so you see the scope first.

Book a complimentary healthcare IT assessment

Tell us what your practice runs and what keeps slowing the day. We will come back with what we would fix first and what it would cost. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.

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