By Donna Hemmert
AIS Network VP, Strategy
We are proud to share our new infographic on why health care is moving to the cloud. With so many health care organizations starting to utilize the cloud and virtualization, we are sharing some of the related trends.
First off, it’s no big surprise health care is moving to the cloud; many businesses and organizations benefit from it. Let’s face it – cloud benefits are significant! They include:
• Flexible and fast to grow and downsize IT resources
• Reduced CAPEX expenses; shifting expenses to an operational and more predictable cost
• Organizations can shift the focus from IT to their core business
• Increased accessibility to the IT infrastructure
• Better IT performance
But beyond that, for health care organizations, there are genuine benefits specific to the sector’s needs and concerns. Our Infographic goes into greater detail but here are some highlights:
• Health care organizations are more confident about security in the cloud (94% of businesses reported that they saw an improvement in security after switching to cloud computing)
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are driving cloud growth. EMRs are less expensive, give better quality of care and patients prefer them.
• With EMR and the cloud, HIPAA compliance is less costly and aggravation is reduced.
See the infographic below for an expanded, more detailed view. We hope you find it as interesting as we do. And, as always, we welcome any comments or questions below.
Health Care Infographic:
AISN Infographic for Health Care Industry
Author: Laurie Head
Laurie Head is co-owner of AIS Network, leading all facets of corporate communications, content and culture and occasionally guiding clients who need award-winning application development.
After careers in broadcast journalism and public affairs, Laurie went out on a limb in 1998 to direct communications for an investment bank’s technology practice. At the time, there were few women working in IT, and she got a buzz out of breaking new ground. Since then, Laurie has never looked back, embracing her various roles in the industry and inspiring and mentoring young colleagues along the way. She’s one part entrepreneur, one part communications executive, one part wordsmith, one part geek, one part volunteer and two parts mom. When she’s not playing any of those parts or blogging, she’s walking the dog.
