Top Disaster Recovery Strategies For Healthcare Organizations

By Jeff Whitehead

An insufficient disaster recovery plan is much like a lack of blood flow to the brain. If a disaster strikes, the damage to your organization can be difficult, if not impossible to overcome. Consider the cost you might incur if lightning struck and took down your primary business server. Would your patients’ medical records and other healthcare-related data be recoverable? How long would it take for your organization to be back up and running?

According to IDC, the average cost of downtime is about $100,000 per hour. Even more surprising, most organizations experience 10 to 20 hours of unplanned downtime every year — and that’s without any disaster taking place. Factor in major events including fires, hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes, and the probability that your organization could be offline for days or even weeks becomes high.

That’s why it’s critical for your organization to be prepared. Fortunately, being disaster recovery (DR)-ready is easier and more cost effective than ever by leveraging advanced solutions for business continuity that use the cloud to support DR processes.