TECHNOLOGY
CLOUD- BASED SERVICES are steadily becoming more widely adopted by healthcare organizations . The past year alone has seen a surge of interest regarding the potential of cloud computing with many players set to start moving healthcarerelated applications across to cloud platforms in the coming months .
The accelerating migration to cloud computing represents a change for the way the healthcare industry sources its information technology ( IT ). But will this shift affect other areas of healthcare ? According to Accenture , the answer to that question is “ yes .”
Healthcare is moving to a digital platform , becoming more patientcentered and data-driven . Large international players such as Microsoft , Qualcomm Life , Philips , Verizon and AT & T have launched cloud-based vertical solutions aimed at the healthcare sector , and the global trend is that cloud solutions are supporting greater sharing and accessibility of health data .
Medical imaging is one of the most prolific uses of cloud in healthcare . By using a cloud solution for storing and sharing large data files involved in medical imaging saves
‘ Regulation is pushing the industry towards storage , collaboration and sharing in the cloud ’’
30 November 2014