Two words: Be paranoid! In fact you can’t be paranoid enough! Making sure you’re back up procedures and systems are water tight should be your number one priority. With most allied health practices now becoming paperless, everything is on the PC and therefore, needs to backed up. To be really sure, even if you are tech minded I recommend contracting an I.T. person to organise and manage this for you. I also recommend using the Cloud. Let me take thru our process, I’m sure you will be able to relate. We run a patient management software. Essentially our entire patient database and all related files are found here so pretty important. We back this up to 5 USB’s Mon to Fri. We also automate this backup to the harddrive every minute and this is saved to the cloud. We then test one of these backups weekly by restoring to a non-networked PC. It is very important you know you’re backups are working. We then take one of these USB’s offsite. Regarding all data files, we have several peripheral PC’s. These all save once a week to a central PC which then uploads to the cloud. We choose a software called IPERIUS however, you can configure your PC’s to network and back up this way. We choose DROPBOX for our Cloud requirements however, other options include GOOGLE DRIVE, MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE or APPLE ICLOUD. In conclusion, make sure you partner with a trusted I.T. professional. Make sure they sign a confidentiality agreement as they will have access to your entire system 24/7. Create a solid back up procedure and you won’t be left high and dry. About the author: Dr. Andrew Arnold is a Chiropractic Doctor, and Owner, Cranbourne Family Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. He is also a Wellness Leader Mentor working with the Wellness Leadership Revolution and running his own program, the Million Dollar Wellness Practice. Andrew shares this ownership with his wife, Dr. Linda Wilson. www.cranbournefamilychiro.com.au www.drandrewarnold.com
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AuthorDr. Andrew Arnold is a Chiropractor in private practice in Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia and an Accredited Business Coach working with Allied Health Professionals. Archives
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