title: Preventing data disasters: helpful tips on data backup and storage options.
abstract: Ask vendors about data backup and recovery options when evaluating electronic health record systems. Weigh different solutions for recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives against your practice owners' risk tolerance as well as the budget.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Partners of Zephyrhills, FL, USA. lrepasky@ppzdocs.com
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Repasky
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heard
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D016248:Computer Storage Devices / Q000191:economics; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011216:Practice Management, Medical