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Scope
Define what's in and out — usually one clinic location, your M365 tenant, your EMR, and key vendors.
Service
Security Audits & Assessments
Know exactly where you stand — with a report that translates to action, not jargon.
What you get
Real outcomes — not a feature list.
External & internal vulnerability scans
We probe your network the way an attacker would, then hand you a remediation plan ranked by risk.
Risk register
A living document of risks, owners, and target dates — what good governance actually looks like.
Privacy officer reports
Quarterly summaries written for non-technical readers: what we found, what we fixed, what's next.
Vendor & EMR reviews
We assess your EMR vendor, billing service, hosting provider, and other custodians of your clinic's data.
In practice
A checklist mapped to real PHIPA obligations.
Our assessment scores your clinic against the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security baseline controls and PHIPA safeguards. Every finding is ranked by risk and paired with a concrete remediation step — not vague advice.
How it works
A clear path. No surprises.
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Assess
Automated scans plus manual review of policies, configurations, and physical safeguards.
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Report & remediate
Executive summary for leadership; detailed technical findings for IT; fixes prioritized by risk.
On the ground
Vulnerability scans, translated for the clinic.
External and internal scans probe your network the way an attacker would. We deliver two reports: a technical remediation plan for whoever fixes it, and a one-page summary your privacy officer and lead physician can actually read.
Typical single-location clinic: 1–2 weeks from kickoff to final report. Multi-site or specialty practices: 3–4 weeks.
For most clinics, a thorough vulnerability assessment plus configuration review is more useful than a full pentest. For larger or higher-risk practices we partner with a Canadian pentest firm.
Ontario healthcare clinics
trust Northline for
- PHIPA compliance
- Microsoft 365 done right
- Cybersecurity & threat protection
- Managed IT & helpdesk
- Canadian data residency
- Breach response readiness
- Audits & risk assessments
Our mission
Every clinic in Canada runs on patient trust. The moment that data is exposed, that trust — and the practice — is at risk.
Generic IT providers treat a medical clinic like any other small business. We don't. Northline exists to make PHIPA-grade security and compliance achievable for clinics of every size, from solo practitioners to multi-location groups.
We're building the IT partner Canadian healthcare actually deserves — one that understands the law, keeps your data in Canada, and lets you focus on patients instead of passwords.
Findings that end in action, not shelfware.
Every assessment finishes with a live walkthrough, a prioritized fix list, and target dates. We can implement the remediation or hand it to your internal IT — either way, nothing gets buried in a 60-page PDF.
Ready to talk about security audits & assessments?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll walk through your clinic's setup, answer your questions, and tell you honestly whether we're a fit.