Hospitals gather a lot of data on daily basis which makes it is essential to adopt adequate measures to recover the data if there is any kind of data loss. The chances of data loss are higher during natural disasters as it is difficult to predict when a mishap may occur; hence, there’s a need to be proactive to safeguard data. According to a survey by Acronis Global Disaster Recovery Index in 2012, 55 percent of the technology practitioners from health care industry are not confident about their ability to recover the data after a disaster.
Data of all the patients, records, doctors, procedures etc. is crucial information for the hospitals, thus it is necessary to take adequate measures to safeguard the data.
Validate Third-party Data Recovery Service
It is advisable to cover all the data recovery strategies with a third-party service provider in a contract but it is also important to confirm the practicality of the plans and services. The data recovery plan needs to be tested regularly to ensure that it works as expected at the time of an emergency.
Offsite Backup of Data
Hospitals need to backup the data at a different geographical location, especially from the perspective to safeguard the information during an emergency situation. It is important to choose a different location because if you store that data at a nearby location there might be chances that the data storage location is impacted if any type of natural disaster hits the place.
Validate the Backup Power
Every hospital has a power backup for an emergency situation but not many validate it on a regular basis. Constant validation of power redundancy is important because hospitals need to be sure that no work is hampered or information is lost if there is a power cut. Hospitals require battery backup for short term requirements and multiple generators for long-term needs. The generators need to be checked at frequent intervals if the generators are too old.
It is, however, advisable to seek help of an IT professional for data recovery and backup related issues. When you tie up with a data recovery service provider, ensure that the company is willing to provide assistance during an emergency situation. Consider the industrial experience, price, proximity and customer feedback of an IT service provider before hiring a service professional.
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