Outreach System Requirements for Cloud Hosting

Healthcare is a universal necessity that is sadly not accessible everywhere, often due to disparities in resources and government policies surrounding funding and infrastructure. Outreach is an electronic medical record (EMR) software that aims to balance the scale by designing its services primarily for low-income communities. The platform is simple to use and easily deployed with little to no technical training. As an EMR, Outreach’s primary use is to provide healthcare professionals with accurate and updated patient information including past treatment records.

Outreach is one of many EMR software that is still designed for local installation and operation. Most new medical software is cloud-hosted, providing medical practices with unparalleled accessibility, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. While on-premises versions of software are arguably more secure and users do have more control over the data and application, it also involves tedious and expensive tasks like acquiring and maintaining hardware, manually backing up data, accessing your software from a single physical device that it is installed on, etc.

Consider hosting your Outreach EMR software on our SSAE 16 certified data centers to significantly improve performance. Apps4Rent will handle all the technical issues of hosting Outreach and maintaining the cloud environment so that you can focus on delivering better patient care.

Benefits of Hosting Outreach EMR on the Cloud

The following table will highlight why hosting any software, including Outreach, on the cloud is inherently much more beneficial compared to locally deploying them.

Aspects	Locally Hosted (Desktop)	Cloud Deployment
Initial and Ongoing Costs	Higher upfront costs with ongoing maintenance expenses	Lower setup and ongoing expenses
Hardware Requirements	Requires investment in local servers and hardware meeting min. System requirements	No need for extra hardware or servers
Performance	Performance limited by local hardware	Enhanced performance with scalable cloud infrastructure
Monitoring and Availability	Reactive approach, offering lower redundancy	Proactive monitoring with high availability
Flexibility	Restricted to specific devices and local networks	Fully accessible from any internet-connected device
Compliance and Security	Varies, less advanced security systems requiring manual intervention	High-level security, biometrics, and multi-factor authentication
Backup	Manual backups that are often overlooked	Automated backups managed by the cloud provider
Maintenance	Requires ongoing manual updates and hardware care	Maintenance handled by the cloud service provider
Scalability	Limited by physical server capabilities	Instantly scalable based on cloud resources
Data Access	Access limited to the local environment	Accessible globally with an internet connection

It is evident from the comparison that the cloud-hosted Outreach setup would outperform the locally deployed setup in every criterion other than user control. Healthcare practices also typically do not have dedicated IT staff to handle the security and backup processes, making the cloud-based version an effective choice for practices with limited technical resources.

Outreach EMR System Requirements for Cloud and Local Deployment

Users must be aware of the minimum requirements necessary to run Outreach both on the cloud and when locally deployed to streamline the transition to a cloud model. The following table outlines the system requirements for running Outreach locally and when hosted on the cloud.

Component	Local Desktop	Cloud Desktop
Processor	i5 or equivalent	i5 or equivalent
RAM	8GB RAM	8GB RAM
BIOS	Hardware virtualization enabled	–
Hyper-V	Enabled	–
Network Connection	Intermittent internet connection	High speed, reliable connection
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit or greater	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit or greater

Apps4Rent: The Premier Choice for Optimizing Your Outreach Cloud Hosting

Hosting Outreach EMR on the cloud offers several advantages including better accessibility, enhanced flexibility, superior data management, streamlined infrastructure setup, and comprehensive technical support. However, setting up a cloud environment, deploying it, and migrating your setup from local hardware to the cloud might be technically challenging for the average user. You can navigate this hurdle by partnering with Apps4Rent, a long-standing cloud service provider with extensive expertise in cloud solutions.

Benefits of Working with Apps4Rent for Your Cloud Hosting

Our team offers dedicated and tailored support for you to get the most out of your Outreach cloud setup. We are also well-versed in integrating IT solutions and can assist you in connecting your medical software with other critical systems, such as accounting and practice management tools.

By partnering with Apps4Rent you gain access to the following benefits:

• A customized cloud transition plan that suits your requirements
• Ongoing support to assist you in your transition
• A secure cloud environment managed by us
• Dedicated technical support to minimize downtime and disruptions

Reach out to us today to learn how we can help you in hosting your Outreach EMR in the cloud desktop.