Authorised contribution
An authorised representative confirms the assessment. Research participation requires a separate optional consent.
Healthcare IT readiness research
Building evidence carefully, one confirmed assessment at a time.
A transparent research project examining practical security, network and recovery readiness across established medical, dental and pharmacy organisations.
Podium IT serviceSupport with a clear next step
LOCALQualified technicianDirect, practical assistanceSecurity-awareCareful access and clear consentAccountable follow-throughDocumented work and outcomes
Melbourne support team
Research status
Collection is underway.
The first public snapshot will be released only when there is enough consented information to be useful without exposing any participating organisation. Until then, the full Readiness Standard and practical templates are available now.
Proposed method
Useful research without identifying participants.
The private report and the research dataset are separate. Choosing not to participate has no effect on the report or any Podium IT service.
Aggregate only
Research totals contain broad categories and answer counts—not names, contact details, exact addresses, tickets or configuration notes.
Publication thresholds
Small subgroups are suppressed. Results are rounded and accompanied by the cohort definition, sample size and limitations.
What is examined
Six connected readiness domains.
- Remote access and identityMFA, individual access, approved tools and privileged administration.
- Devices and protectionSupported systems, EDR, patching and encryption.
- Networks and connectivityManaged firewalls, separation, capacity and failover.
- Backup and recoveryProtected copies and demonstrated restoration.
- People and responseEmail protection, training, support ownership and incident planning.
- Critical systemsApplication support, access reviews and safe continuity.