Clinic and Medical Practice Network
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The network of a medical practice (general practitioner, dentist, specialist) or clinic requires healthcare-grade security (HDS), reliability for teleconsultations, and DMP access. These are small organizations (2-20 workstations) with critical requirements. 2026 medical practice architecture guide.
Requirements
- Compliance: HDS (when hosting data), healthcare GDPR
- DMP (Shared Medical Record) access via Sésame-Vitale
- Telemedicine: Doctolib Téléconsultation, Maiia, Livi
- Imaging: X-ray/scan results are often delivered via encrypted email
- Size: 2-20 workstations, no IT administrator
- Budget: €3-15k HT, all-inclusive
Standard architecture for a 5-workstation practice
- 1× FortiGate 40F + UTM Bundle: €1,200 HT
- 1× FortiSwitch-108E-POE 8-port switch: €390 HT
- 2× FortiAP-231F: €700 HT
- Synology DS223+ NAS: €590 HT (local backup)
- 500 Mbps business FTTH: €80/month
- Total: ~€3,000 HT for hardware + FTTH
Architecture for a 50-workstation clinic
- 2× FortiGate 60F HA: €2,600 HT
- 2× FortiSwitch-148E: €5,800 HT
- 8× FortiAP: €2,800 HT
- AD server + patient records (Windows Server)
- Budget: ~€20,000 HT
Minimum segmentation
- VLAN 10: DOCTORS (practitioner workstations)
- VLAN 20: ADMINISTRATION (scheduling, billing)
- VLAN 30: IMAGING (X-ray, dental scanner, intraoral cameras)
- VLAN 40: PATIENT-WIFI (isolated)
- VLAN 50: PRINTERS
Healthcare security
- Daily off-site backup (NAS + HDS cloud)
- Business-grade antivirus (ESET, Kaspersky, Bitdefender)
- MFA for remote access (free FortiToken)
- Workstation disk encryption (BitLocker, FileVault)
- CNIL data-processing declaration certificate
Common medical software
- Hellodoc, AxiSanté: general practitioners
- Dentamed, Logosw: dentists
- Doctolib, Maiia: online scheduling
- Weda, Monlogicielmedical: specialized cloud platforms
- Require specific FW ports to be opened
Telemedicine
- Bandwidth: minimum 5 Mbps upload per simultaneous video session
- QoS: prioritize WebRTC traffic
- High-quality lighting + camera: recommended for diagnosis
- Platform: Doctolib Téléconsultation, Livi, Maiia
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