As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, more and more hospitals are beginning to adopt electronic health records. This is a change that will bring many benefits for both patients and providers alike, but it also brings with it new challenges. Electronic medical records are not easy to migrate from one system or provider to another, especially when there are large amounts of data involved.
This blog post will be talking about tips for EHR data migration so you can avoid costly mistakes and maintain the integrity of your patient’s data while making this transition!
Make Sure You Have a Plan for the Migration
Create a checklist of tasks and use it as your guide for the migration process. Check off each item on this list as you complete them to keep track of what needs to be done next.
Know when migration is needed: if electronic health records are being managed in one location, but data will need to be stored somewhere else, that’s a perfect time to migrate.
Consider Your Options for Storing Your Data
Make sure to have a plan for where you’ll be storing your data before the migration takes place.
Evaluate how long your organization will need access to this EHR data and then make an informed decision about what type of storage solution is right for you: on-premises, private cloud or public cloud?
Be Prepared to Deal With Downtime and Lost Productivity
It’s a good idea to have an alternate location where work can be done in the event of downtime.
This might entail setting up computers in another area of your building or using other software and data storage solutions that are accessible from any device with internet access.
