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Challenge
Based in Albany, New York, Capital Region Orthopaedics is a multidisciplinary
healthcare practice that specializes in musculoskeletal problems and injuries. With
a team of 30 physicians and seven regional medical offices, the practice combines
specialists, diagnostics, and surgery in one practice, offering patients a convenient,
one-stop medical facility for bone and joint recovery.
healthcare practice that specializes in musculoskeletal problems and injuries. With
a team of 30 physicians and seven regional medical offices, the practice combines
specialists, diagnostics, and surgery in one practice, offering patients a convenient,
one-stop medical facility for bone and joint recovery.
As part of its mission of advancing patient care, Capital Region Orthopaedics is
committed to adopting the latest medical technologies. When the practice decided
to make the transition to electronic medical records (EMR), as well as digital x-rays,
it realized that it would need to upgrade its data center to support heavier demands
on the network infrastructure. “We decided that a complete data center refresh
was the only way to accommodate these new tools,” says Ray DeCrescente, chief
technology officer at Capital Region Orthopaedics. “As we were also expanding to
two new locations, the timing was right to move forward with an upgrade.”
committed to adopting the latest medical technologies. When the practice decided
to make the transition to electronic medical records (EMR), as well as digital x-rays,
it realized that it would need to upgrade its data center to support heavier demands
on the network infrastructure. “We decided that a complete data center refresh
was the only way to accommodate these new tools,” says Ray DeCrescente, chief
technology officer at Capital Region Orthopaedics. “As we were also expanding to
two new locations, the timing was right to move forward with an upgrade.”
The implementation of digital charts, however, would also require a disaster recovery
site. “When you’re dealing with medical charts, it’s imperative that you have sound
backup and a good disaster recovery strategy to protect patient information,” says
DeCrescente. Yet a data center refresh and disaster recovery implementation would
not be a simple undertaking, especially with shareholders’ investment on the line.
“As you scale up the investment, the economic impact of mistakes is magnified,”
says Dr. David Quinn, a physician and chairman of IT at Capital Region Orthopaedics.
site. “When you’re dealing with medical charts, it’s imperative that you have sound
backup and a good disaster recovery strategy to protect patient information,” says
DeCrescente. Yet a data center refresh and disaster recovery implementation would
not be a simple undertaking, especially with shareholders’ investment on the line.
“As you scale up the investment, the economic impact of mistakes is magnified,”
says Dr. David Quinn, a physician and chairman of IT at Capital Region Orthopaedics.
Solution
To help ensure a successful upgrade, DeCrescente felt it best to go with a single
vendor to design a fully compatible system. Capital Region Orthopaedics looked at
numerous companies, but in the end, decided to go with a trusted source: Cisco.
vendor to design a fully compatible system. Capital Region Orthopaedics looked at
numerous companies, but in the end, decided to go with a trusted source: Cisco.
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Executive Summary
Customer Name:
Capital Region
Orthopaedics
Industry:
Healthcare
Location:
Albany, New York
Number of Employees:
210
Challenge:
• Upgrade data center to support electronic
medical records and digital x-rays
• Help ensure backup and disaster recovery
of digital charts and files with faster failover
• Facilitate practice growth with forward-
thinking virtualized architecture
Solution:
• Cisco Unified Computing System lays
framework for next-generation data center
• Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000 switches
support increased data and storage traffic
• Cisco Catalyst 4500 switch acts as
modular platform for disaster recovery site
Results:
• Improved performance of surgery center
management application by 10 times
• Enhanced physician and employee
productivity with faster-running applications
• Gained greater data center agility to
efficiently adopt new technologies in future
Customer Case Study
Data Center Refresh Optimizes
Medical Practice