One overarching storage strategy that our experts continue to recommend is that health care organizations use <a href="http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/tip/Tiered-storage-SANs-essential-for-electronic-health-records-images">tiered storage</a>. This principle suggests that, as data gets older, orgs can store it on slower, less expensive storage, since it is unlikely that either clinical or legal employees will need to access the data at a moment's notice. Reputable cloud storage / archiving solutions are also an option worth considering. In either case, orgs can get away from using antiquated tape technology without necessarily spending a lot of money.

One overarching storage strategy that our experts continue to recommend is that health care organizations use <a href="http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/tip/Tiered-storage-SANs-essential-for-electronic-health-records-images">tiered storage</a>. This principle suggests that, as data gets older, orgs can store it on slower, less expensive storage, since it is unlikely that either clinical or legal employees will need to access the data at a moment's notice. Reputable cloud storage / archiving solutions are also an option worth considering. In either case, orgs can get away from using antiquated tape technology without necessarily spending a lot of money.