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More and more, businesses look to consolidate their patient data in a common Noah database.
The benefits are many. For example:
- Patient data can be accessed from all your PCs
- Database maintenance, such as data backups, only needs to be performed on one PC.
- No need to export and import patient data between databases.
- Patient data is in one place for business analysis purposes.
In this article, we explore the different options for sharing your Noah database in a single office or between multiple offices.
Sharing a Noah System database in your office
If you have a local area network in your office, then sharing your Noah database in your office should be relatively easy for those with some technical experience.
HIMSA provides instructions on our website for setting up a Noah network in your office.
Sharing a Noah System database between your offices
Noah System can also share a database between offices. To do so, you will need to set up a wide area network (WAN) between your offices. Setting up a WAN can be complicated, and will most likely require an IT consultant.
HIMSA provides the following requirements to help ensure that your WAN is satisfactory for running a Noah network between offices.
Keep in mind that Noah System was not designed to support an unlimited number of client workstations. Rather it was designed to support up to 40 client computers with the assumption of normal day to day usage of Noah. With end user sites being interested in a WAN/VPN setup and have the technical setup to support this feature, HIMSA assumes that a typical company setup would not contain more than 7 remote offices.
Also, each office will still require a Noah System site license.
Noah ES – networking by design
If you need easier and more secure networking, HIMSA recommends using Noah ES, our cloud-based Noah.
With Noah ES, your Noah database is in the cloud. This means that your patient database is available to all your Noah ES users by default, without the need to set up a LAN or WAN network.
Even better, the Noah ES database is available anytime and anywhere. Database maintenance and backups are taken care of for you, ensuring a high level of security for your data. And Noah ES was design to handle companies with up to 1,000 users sharing a common database and configuration.
Noah ES is currently available in the USA, EU, Australia and New Zealand.
Click here for more information on Noah ES networking.
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