Strategy: EMR-Ready Servers
Readying Your Server Infrastructure for EMR
The healthcare industry is undergoing a sea change as medical records go digital. Dollars are flowing from the government to encourage physicians to move to electronic records, yet fewer than 10% are on board today—even as we’re poised to add millions more Americans to the system.
In this report, we’ll advise midsize practices on how to get up and running with a fully EMR-capable infrastructure, from scoping hardware and selecting software to deciding the in-house vs. outsourced question. May 2010
Table of Contents
3 Author’s Bio
4 Tech Basics
6 Ready, Set, Grow
6 1 | Assess your requirements in seven key areas
6 Figure 1: The EMR Payoff
8 ASP vs. Client/Server: Overview
9 ASP vs. Client/Server: 5 Key Decision Points
10 2 | Assess server vendors in five key areas
12 Figure 2: Purchase and Installation Methods
13 3 | Assess server specifications in four key areas
About the Author
John Sankovich is a vice president with Inforeliance Corp., which designs, develops, deploys and secures enterprise IT systems that transform the business operations of clients across the globe. He leads a healthcare IT practice and is an InformationWeek Analytics contributor.
John has more than 20 years of government and commercial IT experience in managing complex programs and deliverables. He has extensive experience in the areas of consulting, telecommunications, information technology, healthcare and security.
John is a graduate of Purdue University (BS in engineering) and the University of Pittsburgh (MS in engineering and MBA). You can reach him at john.sankovich@inforeliance.com.
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