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How to Run a Downtime Drill That Actually Tests Your Real Gaps
Most healthcare organizations that run downtime drills come away feeling reasonably good about their preparedness. The workstations came on. Staff accessed the system. The census was visible. The drill ended, the EHR came back online, and the team moved on. The problem is that most downtime drills are designed to demonstrate that the technology works, […]
July 6, 2026
How State Health Department Surveys Evaluate Downtime Preparedness
Most healthcare organizations think about downtime preparedness in the context of Joint Commission accreditation. The Joint Commission is visible, its standards are well documented, and the accreditation survey is a known event that organizations prepare for explicitly. What gets less attention is the parallel world of state health department surveys, which operate on their own […]
How Downtime Disrupts the OR and What Surgical Teams Need in a Backup Plan
The operating room is one of the most controlled environments in a hospital. Every instrument is counted. Every step in the surgical workflow is sequenced and verified. The margin for error is extraordinarily thin. When an EHR goes offline during or immediately before a surgical case, that controlled environment does not disappear, but the information […]
After the Outage: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reconciling Downtime Data Back Into the EHR
The moment the EHR comes back online after a downtime event, most clinical and administrative staff experience a wave of relief. The system is back. The crisis is over. In reality, the work of managing the downtime event is only partially complete. The documentation, registrations, forms, and clinical data collected during the outage period now […]
How to Use a Downtime Audit to Prepare for Accreditation
Accreditation preparation in healthcare is a process of making sure the organization can demonstrate what it claims to be doing. For most clinical and operational programs, that means reviewing policies, confirming that procedures match what is written, and ensuring that staff can articulate what they would do in a given scenario. Downtime preparedness is no […]
How IT Directors Can Build a Downtime Preparedness Program That Actually Sticks
Most healthcare IT directors have some version of a downtime program. There are workstations somewhere. There is a policy document in the system. Someone ran a drill at some point. The challenge is not starting a downtime preparedness program. The challenge is building one that actually sticks, one that remains current, tested, and functional over […]
How EHR Migration Affects Your Downtime Readiness and What to Do About It
EHR migrations are among the most complex and highest-risk projects a healthcare organization undertakes. The planning cycles are long, the resource demands are significant, and the potential for disruption during go-live is well understood. What is less frequently discussed is how an EHR migration affects downtime readiness, not just during the go-live window but throughout […]
What Is HL7 and Why Does It Matter for Healthcare Downtime Solutions?
When healthcare IT leaders evaluate downtime solutions, the conversation often focuses on the visible features: the workstation interface, the wristband printing, the form library. What often gets less attention is the underlying technology that makes all of those features useful in the first place. That technology is HL7, and without it, a downtime solution is […]
FAQ Friday: How Long Does It Take to Get dbtech Fully Implemented?
How Long Does It Take to Get dbtech Fully Implemented? This is one of the most common questions we hear from healthcare IT leaders evaluating downtime solutions, and it is often asked because organizations have been burned before by software implementations that took far longer than promised. The short answer is that most dbtech implementations […]
July 3, 2026
FAQ Friday: What’s the Best Way to Get Clinical Staff to Adopt eForms When They’re Used to Paper?
Focus on making eForms easier than paper, not just equivalent to it. Change management in clinical settings is notoriously difficult. Healthcare workers are busy, interruptions are constant, and any new tool that adds even a small amount of friction during a shift will face resistance. The good news is that when eForms are implemented thoughtfully, […]
June 26, 2026
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