The sustainability and welfare of mankind depends on the healthcare industry. Whereas the technologies aren’t utilized enough in the healthcare industry thus restricts the healthcare sector in the operational competence. There are still healthcare sectors which depend on paper records. As well as there are healthcare sectors that has digitized their information. The use of technology will help to coordinate care and ease between patients and physicians, in the midst of the medical community.
Cloud Computing is adopted globally to reform and modernize the healthcare sector. The healthcare industry is shifted into a model which helps to collectively support and coordinate the workflows and medical information. Cloud computing helps healthcare industry in storing large data, facilitates sharing of information among physicians and hospitals and increases the data analysis or tracking features. This helps with the treatments, performance of physicians or students, costs and studies.
Overcome Challenges in Healthcare Industry through Cloud Computing
In the healthcare industry, the utmost importance should be given to the following: security, confidentiality, availability of data to users, long-term preservation, data traceability and data reversibility. Some challenges faced by the healthcare industry in IT systems are with respect to exchange, maintenance or making use of huge information. Hence, while moving healthcare information into cloud computing, a careful thought should be given to the type of application i.e., clinical and nonclinical application the organization wants to go with.
So, while moving the application into cloud deployment model, details, such as security, privacy and application requirements should be considered while setting up the healthcare digitally is required. The cloud services can be public, private or hybrid. For a clinical application, the cloud deployment will take place in private or hybrid cloud as they require the highest level of precautions. The nonclinical application will fit under public cloud deployment model.
Cloud computing is emerging as a vital technology in healthcare industry but still they are underutilized. The persons involved in the healthcare, like medical practitioners, hospitals, research facilities, etc., could consider different cloud service models that could address their business needs. The service models includes Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Among the three service models, SaaS, a pay-per-use business model is the most attractive option economically. Especially for the small hospitals or physicians as SaaS doesn’t need full-time IT personnel as well reduces the capital expenses needed for hardware, software or operating system.
PaaS, is a perfect option for large-scale healthcare institutions who have the resources to develop the cloud solutions further. IaaS will be feasible for healthcare industry that could seek more scalable infrastructure. As IaaS is cost-effective as well provides scalability with security, flexibility, data protection and back-ups.
Thus, cloud computing could be a permanent solution or game-changer for a healthcare industry; with respect to its service offerings, operating models, capabilities and end-user services. With cloud computing, the challenges faced in the healthcare industry with respect to managing the medical information, storing data, retrieving data or accessing could be eliminated. Meanwhile the healthcare industry can overtake other industries in use of technology with adoption of cloud services. Thus, accessing or monitoring the healthcare related information across the globe would be easier with implementation of cloud services.
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