Outages

Prepare for the Next Network or System Outage: Ensure Continuity of Patient Care Healthcare practices rely heavily on electronic systems for managing patient care, scheduling, documentation, prescriptions, referrals, billing, and communication. Unexpected outages—whether caused by cyberattacks, natural disasters, software errors, or network failures—can have a drastic impact on patient care and business operations. Because of this, having a comprehensive plan to respond to downtime is essential. This plan is known as your downtime contingency plan.