Healthcare Magazine November 2014 | Page 34

TECHNOLOGY
More and more healthcare providers are adding cloud services
organization can standardize these apps and educate employees about their availability .
2 . Reading the fine print . Have an attorney scrutinize your cloud services contract and service level agreement ( SLA ). Determine where your data will be housed and how this location could affect your organization ’ s legal abilities . Be sure to include penalties in the case of failure .
3 . Strengthening the network . As more healthcare providers add cloud services , it is crucial that infrastructures support these additions . Without a reliable network , employees will soon figure out workarounds such as unsecured public Wifi .
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