Natick, MA – July 28, 2010 – To ensure downtime access to current patient data after moving to electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic medication administration records (eMARs), Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, IN implemented NetSafe, Interbit Data’s downtime protection and business continuance solution. NetSafe downloads up-to-the-minute patient data and records from the hospital’s MEDITECH Healthcare Information System (HCIS) and provides access to it from local machines, allowing clinicians to obtain the information they need where they need it whenever the system or network goes down. With NetSafe, critical patient data is always available and the hospital assures patient safety and the delivery of uninterrupted care.

“NetSafe is a terrific safety net if the HCIS, a server or the network goes down,” states Doug Hogue, information analyst at Hancock Regional Hospital. “It’s one of those tools we hope to never have to use, but if and when we do need to rely on it, we have complete trust it will perform superbly. With NetSafe, we have peace of mind knowing that the latest eMARs and other important patient information are in a location that we can access when that information is needed.”

A one-minute video on the downtime protection and business continuance benefits of NetSafe is available at: http://interbitdata.com/business-continuance/netsafe/

Using NetSafe, Hancock Regional Hospital downloads updates of the eMARs every hour to ensure that clinicians can obtain the most up-to-date medication information on their patients whenever the system is unavailable. Electronic physician orders are updated twice per day and in PDF format, allowing staffers at registration desks to bring up and view the orders easily. Patient profiles, surgery schedules and out-patient schedules are also downloaded and updated. Physicians’ practices use NetSafe as well to back up their schedules.

Since Hancock Regional Hospital started using NetSafe in 2007, it has had four planned downtimes due to MEDITECH updates. It has had no unplanned downtimes as yet.

“If an unplanned downtime were to happen, we’re confident that we’re ready,” confirms Hogue. “NetSafe has performed flawlessly during the downtimes Hancock Regional Hospital has experienced so far, providing clinicians with whatever information they needed during those times.”

Over the three-plus years of using NetSafe, Hancock Regional Hospital’s experience with it has been nothing but positive.

“I love it, it’s a great product,” affirms Hogue. “NetSafe is easy to use, and other than normal server maintenance, I don’t need to do anything to it.”

More information on NetSafe can be obtained at the Interbit Data website.

About Hancock Regional Hospital

Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, IN is a full-service primary care facility serving the residents in east-central Indiana. The hospital offers a state-of-the-art surgery department, 24-hour emergency services, progressive and critical care, occupational health, a transitional care unit, a total oncology program, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including the more specialized Diabetes Center and Center for Wound Healing.

About Interbit Data

Founded in 1997 and named to the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies, Interbit Data helps healthcare organizations deliver better, more consistent patient care with secure, reliable and cost-effective software solutions that improve operational efficiency. The company’s information distribution products deliver information securely over the Internet in multiple formats, such as fax, print, email, encrypted file or HL7 message format, and integrate it easily into physicians’ practice EMRs. Interbit Data’s business continuance products give healthcare providers continuous access to patient data in the event of a network or system outage. Interbit Data products are used by more than 650 MEDITECH® customers worldwide. For more information about Interbit Data and its NetSolutions products, visit the company Website at www.interbitdata.com.

Topics of interest:

• Business continuance
• Report Distribution
• Nurse Scheduling