Hi there - I can report first-hand from an Ascension ministry that preparing to have all access to patient information removed within a matter of minutes is catastrophic. In hindsight, what could've we done better & what advice do I have? Develop an analog workflow for each and every process that you have in place today. Tear down each daily operation and evaluate how you would do it without a computer. And then, imagine the unimaginable. How will you contact patients without a phone number? Your portal doesnt work, how will you tell patients that no one is seeing their messages? How will providers receive written messages if they arent on site? Make referrals? Review a medication list, medical history, labs, images, etc? What kinds of appointments will you keep and what kind will you reschedule? Do you have enough people to answer the phones and hand write messages? The list goes on and on & its far more involved than having a downtime forms packets. Standing it all back up will be another process in itself. This subject could be a nursing informatics specialty in itself!