Tech support said the practicename.enc file in the backup folder on the server was the file to back up. You are correct I'm not worried about local data storage, more about how to do an offsite backup without lugging a hard drive home. I know from experience that is difficult to bring to fruition reliably.

Since our imported items include all labs, x-rays,etc. (as well as old progress notes if you have scanned them in) it seems odd to consider backing up without backing up the imported items as well. What backup philosophy am I not getting here?

David Grauman MD
Department of Medicine
Commonwealth Health Center
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands