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The goal of Electronic Health Records (EHR) is to reduce the need for transcription by collecting patient information such as demographics, progress notes, problems and medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports.  However a recent survey of EHR users found that EHR service providers are not meeting expectations and that [...]

Purchasing new servers is an important investment in your company’s technology infrastructure. It can be hard to distinguish one “box” from another, and you may wonder why some computers and servers cost less than others that, on first look, seem “the same”.
Non-branded hardware, also called “white box” equipment, is assembled from parts purchased from a [...]

The cost of unplanned IT downtime can be overwhelming.A recent report by the Ponemon Institute estimated that about $5,000 per minute is lost during an outage across industries and that the average issue last about 90 minutes.  This is one important reason why you should carefully consider when it is time to replace your server, [...]

Did you know that you could write off technology infrastructure upgrades as opposed to depreciating them to help mitigate your tax liability? The section 179 Tax Deduction is a law that allows you to write off up to $560,000 of equipment purchases in a single year rather than having to depreciate them. Visit Section179.Org for [...]

The classic buy vs. build question permeates many aspects of our business and personal lives.  Whether we are talking about a personal residence, a commercial building, a new line of business, or a piece of software there is an analysis that we must do to weigh the trade offs and calculate the value of each [...]

Our managed IT services series continues with this third and last article.
The first article shared the advantages of outsourcing your IT needs to a managed service provider. The second article highlighted how remote support and 24/7 monitoring help keep your business running smoothly.
But what about the costs associated with outsourcing your IT needs?
Isn’t it more [...]

This is the second in a series of articles on managed IT services. The first shared the advantages of outsourcing your IT needs to a managed service provider. Now we’ll cover remote support and 24/7 monitoring.

What is remote support?
Remote support is working to solve a user issue on a computer or server remotely over [...]

ForeSite Has the Precise IT Recipe
We call it our “recipe.”
Since every organization’s IT needs are different, ForeSite’s recipe is the precise blend of IT support services your organization needs—not what we decide is right for us.
In short, this is called a “managed IT service.”
What is a managed IT service?
The generic concept of any managed service [...]

Did you know that you could write off technology infrastructure upgrades as opposed to depreciating them to help mitigate your tax liability?  The section 179 Tax Deduction is a law that allows you to write off up to $500,000 of equipment purchases in a single year rather than having to depreciate them, according to Section179.Org.  [...]

ForeSite sees many small businesses (and even medium-sized businesses) not taking the time to plan their IT growth. Using “Band-Aids” for common IT issues (without realizing the ramifications to the network) is common practice. And it’s negatively affecting the bottom line.

We’ve identified three common IT issues you can look at to see if you can improve your bottom line.