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Wondering what your medical practice should spend on IT this year? Our budgeting guide includes real dollar amounts and sample budgets for practices under $1M revenue.

No guessing — just practical numbers: https://itsupportdavenport.com/it-budget-planning-medical-practice/

How much should a small medical practice spend on IT?

The industry benchmark: 4-7% of revenue.

For a $500K practice, that's $20,000-$35,000/year. For $750K, it's $30,000-$52,500.

But where does that money go? We break it down:
→ Managed IT services: 40-50%
→ Software licensing: 15-20%
→ Hardware refresh: 10-15%
→ Cybersecurity: 10-15%
→ HIPAA compliance: 5-10%
→ Emergency reserve: 10%

Full guide with sample budgets: https://itsupportdavenport.com/it-budget-planning-medical-practice/

# Facebook — Hurricane IT Prep

Every May in Central Florida, the same conversation happens at small businesses:

"We should check our backups."

Then August arrives, a storm is three days out, and that turns into "Can you fix this by Friday?"

Hurricane season starts June 1 — that's four weeks out.

A 4-week starter checklist:

→ Week 1: Know where your critical data physically lives
→ Week 2: Test a backup restore (having vs recovering are different things)
→ Week 3: Move phones to the cloud — cheapest business-continuity upgrade there is
→ Week 4: A "who does what" plan with actual names, not roles

Four weeks is enough — if you start now.

Still drowning in paper at your medical practice? Going paperless doesn't have to happen overnight.

Our step-by-step roadmap breaks it into 5 manageable phases — from assessment to automation: https://itsupportdavenport.com/going-paperless-medical-practice-guide/

# Facebook — AI for MSPs (cost-cutting)

48% of IT providers say AI is the #1 thing their clients will need in 2026. Only 13% are actually delivering it.

Translation: most IT shops are still figuring this out — and your business is paying for the gap.

You don't need to be an AI expert. Just ask your IT partner four questions:

→ How are you using AI to cut response times?
→ Is my pricing tied to outcomes or device counts?
→ Where does my data live when AI is involved?
→ What's your 12-month plan?

Vague answers tell you everything.