New Technology Options for EHR Desktop Delivery at Sentara

Dale Smith, IT Director, Sentara Healthcare, and Erik Gerard, Principal, Impact Advisors. Until recently, the choices of products capable of delivering electronic health record (EHR) applications to the desktop were limited. There are now several supported options that can successfully accomplish this task, each with its own trade-offs relative to cost, ease of implementation, established user base, consolidation to a single stack/vendor, etc. As health systems realign their technology infrastructure to match their business strategy, many are taking the opportunity to re-evaluate platforms, upgrades, and reduction of complexity. Dale and Erik share their recent experiences and perspectives regarding virtual desktop infrastructure strategies in today’s rapidly changing technology market.