After your good standing in the community there is nothing more irreplaceable than your clinical records.

With paper records, it was not uncommon to lose the occasional file… for a while – although usually it would turn up eventually… sometimes not. The only way you would lose the lot is if you had a bad flood or a fire through your office – thank fully rare events.

But with digital records, it’s quite the opposite. Digital records have the benefit of taking no time to find even after 10 years. They never get lost. This is very cool. But if you don’t have a proper backup in place, it’s possible to lose absolutely everything in one stroke of hard-drive failure. The good news is that if you have a good backup, your data is way more secure than paper records can ever be. Continue reading →