Bert,

I'm pretty dumb about this stuff. What would you advise in terms of a network? We are a group of four docs (maximum of two working at one time)in 8 exam rooms. We see about 2000 - 2500 pts/month.

In your opinion, would an on-site server be advisable? We will be starting from the ground up when we make the move to EMR.

I was thinking we would need a central computer for the docs, and one computer for each exam room.

At home, I am a dedicated MAC user, but before that, I had pretty good luck with Dell. If you were in our shoes, what would you be looking for in terms of computers, and server, etc.
I was looking at the Dell Optiplex line, only because they seemed pretty affordable and business-based..

If we did get a server, do you think we would still need the offsite backup of AC?

Many thanks for any info/advice!
Melanie