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Cloud Computing in Healthcare: Benefits and Challenges

   

Added on  2019-10-08

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1Student’s NameProfessor’s NameCourseDateTechnology and Social Changes in HealthcareApplying cloud computer technology in healthcare enables to store large amount of dataat an unbelievably low cost without having to bear the expenses and limitations of additionalservers or hardware. Cloud storage helps in protecting vital healthcare data, prevents leakage,have recovery services and strong backup base. National health services (NHS), UK has utilizedcloud technology for storing information of patients. The potential benefits of using cloud arereduced costs, improved security and making the in house team free to work on other activitiesamong them. The main benefit of this technology is social care, primary care and hospitals canunite through this software platform without sending physical letters to one another (Cowan,Ruth Schwartz 81-97). As the institute adapts this technology, GPs and hospitals will be ablecollaborate easily and closely within real time. Cloud will also help in sharing data throughApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs). Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City has been using cloud technology whichsupports tablet based application and enables parents and providers to pass data related to at riskinfants post surgery. This program has reduced the rate of fatality; cloud technology haspositively impacted the clinical outcome of the hospital. Thus the adoption of this innovative
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