A Brief on the Benefits of Cloud Services in the Healthcare Sector

It is evident that the healthcare sector is growing at an unprecedented rate and so is the data associated with it. Increased and judicious use of medical equipment, EHRs (Electronic Health Records) and laboratories has led to the exponential increase in the amount of data. Proper management, storage and security of this data and finding ways for its utilisation is challenging the IT industry. Many healthcare professionals across the world have found a solution to this problem in Azure cloud services.

Using solutions that have Cloud Computing as a backbone, revamps the existing medical modules and elevates the level of business intelligence. Furthermore, a cloud computing environment enables healthcare organisations to upload huge chunks of data and with the right strategies implemented, they are able to use it appropriately. Apart from this, the technology offers a lot when it comes to creating a progressive future path for the healthcare institutions. A glimpse of some of these benefits is given below:

• Collaboration: Connectivity amongst healthcare professionals plays a vital role in enabling them to offer an enhanced patient experience. The data stored in the Cloud is accessible from any device and hence gives professionals the flexibility to retrieve important data of patients and start treatment accordingly. Improved accessibility of this data enables doctors to treat patients promptly and help save lives in critical conditions.

• Enhanced reach of the old data: It is evident that disaster can occur at any point of time and absence of data cripples healthcare organizations when it comes to treating old patients. Here is when cloud storage helps. The cloud offers huge amount of storage enabling healthcare professionals to upload information and access it whenever required. With advanced cloud computing strategies, on-duty doctors who have very little experience can get real-time guidance and ensure that the patients are offered optimum care. Properly implemented cloud computing solution translates to improved availability of old data and drastically reduces the possibility of errors during treatment procedures.

• Improved data storage at reduced costs: Cloud storage is cost-effective when compared with traditional means of data storage. Even small hospitals can afford cloud services enabling them to access and upload the information upon requirement. Furthermore, cloud based applications and software can be upgraded easily without interrupting the existing services at affordable costs.

• Enhanced patient experience: Cloud takes patient care to the digital front and enables the patients to initiate the first few sessions with doctors virtually. Patients can share or upload important documents and doctors can access it from the same platform remotely. With all the required information/data on the cloud, healthcare organizations can keep a record of numerous patients in a hassle-free manner and access it at the ease of single click offering immediate care/treatment.

• Resource Management: With proper deployment of the Azure cloud, certain back office operations such as referrals, sourcing files, recruitment and follow up calls can be automated to a certain extent. The cloud computing platform offers brilliant inventory management features enabling healthcare institutions to restock essential supplies before they run out and ensure timely care. Since most of the routine processes are streamlined, healthcare institutions can judiciously deploy manpower.

• Integration and Interoperability: The patients and healthcare organisations have always expressed the desire for tight interoperability between the applications/software used by different healthcare institutions. They have always favoured the integration and are looking for the flexibility of exchanging data between numerous organisations. Cloud computing serves this need by making it easy for organisations to share patient’s critical data without having to worry about security. Furthermore, easy availability of data encourages healthcare professionals to offer quick treatment and innovate processes which help them drive efficiency and tailor optimum experience for the patients.

• Appropriate storage and management of electronic records: With Azure cloud services in place, the electronic records and patients’ images are directly stored on the cloud. The use of cloud has improved access to the data, boosted productivity and increased the security of patients’ records by manifolds.

• Improvement in telemedicine capabilities: Advancement in cloud technologies have facilitated the use of telemedicine and taken it a notch higher. More healthcare organisations are offering the benefits of tele-surgeries and consultations without having the patient to physically walk in to the healthcare facility.

There are many other ways in which the correct use of Azure cloud services has revolutionised the functioning of healthcare institutions. It should also be noted that a positive impact of the services can only be realized when the deployment of cloud services is done by a trustworthy vendor like Exigo Tech.

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