Medical Practice IT Cost and Risk Control Checklist

This document is a checklist designed for medical practices with 10 to 200 employees that manage patient data and operational continuity. It serves as an executive decision tool for healthcare practice leaders to evaluate IT cost alignment, downtime exposure, and security risk efficiently within a 30-minute timeframe. The checklist is divided into several sections, including IT Spend & Financial Control, Infrastructure & System Reliability, Cybersecurity & Access Control, and Compliance & Risk Management. Each section outlines specific actions to take, such as calculating annual IT spend, auditing systems, enabling multi-factor authentication, and maintaining disaster recovery plans. The scoring model provided allows practices to assess their risk level based on the number of completed checklist items, categorizing them into high, moderate, or controlled risk. Immediate red flags are also identified for practices to address promptly to ensure compliance and security.