System Failure or Network Downtime: Are You Ready?

[Alexandra Casey]

Some things are out of our control. Of course no one wants to anticipate system or network failure. However, it’s a reality that we need to continuously and cautiously plan for. Last year Hurricane Sandy crippled the northeastern seaboard. Leaving many hospitals to deal with major flooding, electrical outages and failing generators, Sandy created significant challenges for many hospitals.

These situations are impossible to prevent, but there are ways to prepare. The Summit Downtime Reporting System (DRS) provides business continuity by pushing critical data to various access points throughout the hospital.

Summit DRS encrypts and routes critical patient reports and delivers them to designated downtime machines that are located in accessible places throughout care facilities. Many of our clients like the fact that DRS is designed to be highly customizable, allowing teams to adapt the solution to their specific wants and needs. Many end users also use the tool to segmenting out only pertinent reports based on their particular job function and location.

We pride ourselves on the flexibility, reliability and security functionality found in the Summit Downtime Reporting System technology. Patient care is a high concern for every hospital and care facility. Our priority is making you able to care and provide for you patients at all times. Is your business continuity plan reliable?

Alexandra Casey is the Marketing Coordinator for Summit Healthcare, a sponsor of "The Floor Plan" on McKesson Social.