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Reliable Managed Services for Community Connect Hosts and Affiliates

Community Connect success doesn’t stop at go-live. HCTec provides ongoing, Epic-certified managed services—including Technical Managed Services—that stabilize operations, improve performance, and scale with your network.

Scalable Managed Services for Epic Community Connect Hosts

Extending Epic through Community Connect introduces long-term operational responsibility. Host organizations must support multiple affiliates while maintaining service quality, security, and predictable costs.

HCTec partners with Epic Community Connect hosts as an extension of their IT organization, providing standardized, scalable managed services that support affiliates without overwhelming host teams.

HCTec delivers meaningful outcomes for hosts, including:

  • Consistent support across all Community Connect sites
  • Reduced strain on internal IT and service desk teams
  • Clear accountability and defined support models
  • Predictable, cost-effective service delivery

Trusted Managed Services for Epic Community Connect Affiliates

Many community hospitals, ambulatory clinics, and specialty practices lack the resources to maintain Epic environments independently after go-live.

HCTec provides affiliates with dependable, healthcare-focused managed services, so they can stay operational, compliant, and focused on patient care without building an internal IT department.

For Community Connect affiliates, HCTec delivers:

  • 24/7 access to Epic-certified technical support
  • Secure, standardized desktop and network environments
  • Proactive monitoring and issue resolution
  • Confidence operating within a host-led Epic ecosystem
7+ years of experience
supporting healthcare organizations and affiliates
12
Community Connect managed services partners since 2019

HCTec’s Epic Community Connect Managed Services

Managed Desktop Services

  • 24×7×365 U.S.-based remote managed service desk
  • VoIP phone support
  • Remote monitoring and management
  • Endpoint protection, EDR, and cloud antivirus

Managed Network Infrastructure

  • Unlimited remote monitoring and support per clinic
  • Hardware standardization and Hardware-as-a-Service models
  • Proactive issue detection and resolution
  • Microsoft 365 management—ID management, license procurement, and ongoing administration

Application Management

  • Break-fix resolution for Epic and third-party clinical applications
  • Performance monitoring and optimization
  • Upgrade coordination and post-upgrade stabilization
  • Workflow troubleshooting and end-user support
  • Application-level reporting and governance

Compliance & Security Support

  • HIPAA-aligned security controls
  • Standardized configurations across sites
  • Continuous monitoring and risk reduction

Epic Community Connect Managed Services FAQs

Yes. HCTec’s Community Connect services are delivered by Epic-certified analysts, engineers, and support professionals with experience supporting multi-tenant Epic environments, host governance models, and affiliate workflows.

HCTec provides 24/7 service desk support, managed desktops, network infrastructure and hardware standardization, network monitoring, Microsoft 365 license management, endpoint protection, and compliance-focused IT operations for Community Connect programs.

Yes. Whether you’re a health system hosting Epic Community Connect or an affiliate organization joining a host, HCTec provides managed services tailored to your role, ensuring consistent support, clear coordination, and reliable performance on both sides.

Go-live is just the beginning. HCTec’s managed services help you maintain system stability, security, and performance long after implementation. We provide proactive monitoring, standardized support processes, and predictable service delivery so your teams aren’t reacting to issues—they’re preventing them.

Absolutely. As you onboard new affiliates or expand services, HCTec scales managed services without adding strain to your internal IT teams. Our model is designed to support single-site environments or multi-affiliate networks with the same consistency and accountability.

HCTec applies healthcare-proven best practices, standardized configurations, and proactive security monitoring to support HIPAA compliance and reduce risk. Our Epic-certified experts validate workflows, access controls, and support processes to protect your environment and your clinicians.

Yes. HCTec acts as an extension of your team, coordinating closely with Epic, your internal IT leaders, and affiliate stakeholders to ensure alignment, transparency, and smooth day-to-day operations.

Let’s Talk Epic Community Connect Managed Services

Epic Community Connect succeeds when governance, infrastructure, and support stay aligned across organizations. Without the right partner, hosts risk overextension and affiliates face inconsistent support. HCTec bridges that gap with scalable, standardized managed services that protect performance, compliance, and clinician experience across the network.

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