Hospital Turns Away Ambulances When Computers Go Down
The Indianapolis Star reports that Tuesday June 2nd, Methodist Hospital turned away patients in ambulances, for the first time in its 100-plus history. Why? Because the electronic health records (EHR) system had gone down the prior afternoon — due to a power surge — and the backlog of paperwork was no longer tolerable.Kanteron Systems offers high-availability HIS and EHR technology, with off-site and disaster recovery options.