Cloud-Based Hospital Disaster-Recovery Technologies and EHR Solutions

Cloud-Based Hospital Disaster-Recovery Technologies and EHR Solutions   
Reducing the Impacts of Disasters on Hospitals and Health Systems  

Wednesday, April 30, 2025   
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific  

Disaster-recovery IT systems are critical for hospitals and health systems because they ensure the continuity of patient care during emergencies, system failures or cyberattacks. In health care, even a short period of downtime can have life-threatening consequences, as hospitals rely on electronic health records (EHRs), medical imaging and automated medication systems.  

A robust disaster-recovery plan helps mitigate risks associated with data loss, system unavailability or network disruptions, allowing health care providers to continue offering essential services without compromising patient safety. Additionally, hospitals must comply with stringent regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which mandates the protection and availability of patient data.  

Disaster-recovery IT systems provide secure data backups, redundancy and rapid recovery solutions to ensure compliance with these regulations. Without such systems, hospitals risk legal penalties, reputational damage and financial losses if they fail to safeguard sensitive patient information. By investing in resilient IT infrastructure, health systems can maintain compliance while enhancing their ability to withstand unexpected disruptions. Moreover, modern health care facilities face growing cybersecurity threats, including ransomware attacks that can lock critical systems and demand hefty payments for data release. A well-implemented disaster recovery IT system includes cybersecurity measures such as encrypted backups, network segmentation, and real-time threat monitoring to prevent and respond to such incidents. Proactively preparing for disasters — whether natural, technological or cyber-related — ensures that hospitals can continue functioning under adverse conditions, protecting both patient lives and the organization’s financial stability.  

In this webinar, learn how cloud-based solutions can help hospitals and health systems ensure secure and resilient disaster-recovery systems. Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, will discuss how its regional design and deployment of its global infrastructure and data center, as well as its elastic disaster-recovery solution, assists hospitals and health systems with their disaster-recovery needs. Specific EHR disaster-recovery options on AWS, such as the Epic Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and MEDITECH Disaster Recovery, along with specific health system use cases, will also be discussed.    

Attendees Will Learn:  

• The value of cloud-based global infrastructure solutions in minimizing downtime during disasters. 
• How a disaster-recovery system minimizes downtime and data loss with fast, reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications using affordable storage, minimal compute and point-in-time recovery.  
• How EHR solutions such as the Epic Isolated Recovery Environment and MEDITECH Disaster Recovery solutions can help with security, resiliency, downtime recovery, ransomware protection and reductions in patient care disruption.  

Speakers:

Monica Coley, DHI, MPH 
Health Informaticist & Senior Business Development Manager  
Amazon Web Services

Matt Dinger 
Epic on AWS Global Leader & Implementation Advisor 
Amazon Web Services

Dan Cowan 
MEDITECH on AWS Global Leader & Business Developer 
Amazon Web Services