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Why Cloud is the Future of Healthcare in 2023

by Tech Addict Writer, Blogger
There is a continuous evolution in the healthcare sector, from adopting new technologies like wearables to track various health metrics to medical robots. The Covid-19 pandemic was a wake-up call for almost all sectors, including the healthcare industry. It forced healthcare organizations to rethink technology investments to radically drive better patient care outcomes. 
Many solutions, like maintaining electronic healthcare records, are well established. In contrast, cloud computing solutions have recently undergone a significant transformation. The pandemic accelerated the demand for flexible and scalable technological solutions that can be provided only by technologies like cloud computing. 

Cloud services in the healthcare sector represent or describe the use of cloud computing by implementing remote servers accessed using the internet to store, manage, and process healthcare-related data. Public or private cloud services and storage facilities offer the healthcare sector, hospitals and professionals access to a large network of remote servers to store and process huge volumes of data in a secure environment. The primary goal of cloud services in the healthcare sector is to improve quality, safety and efficiency, healthcare coordination, and to maintain patient privacy and security. 

Statistics showcasing the cloud computing market in healthcare:

  • The healthcare cloud computing market was valued at USD 33,390.56 million in 2019, and is expected to reach USD 71,730.64 million by 2027.
  • As per a report by Phillips in June 2022, 66% of healthcare leaders expect to move the technology infra to the cloud in 2022, rising to 96% by 2024.
  • Asia-Pacific region will be growing at the highest CAGR over the period 2021-2026.
  • The key players in the healthcare cloud computing market are Dell Inc., IBM Corporation, Koninklijke Philips NV, Amazon.com Inc., Oracle.


Benefits of Adopting Cloud Computing Services in Healthcare:

  1. Streamline collaborative patient care - Cloud computing makes it easier for healthcare professionals to store, share and view patient records in a coordinated way. This offers doctors a holistic view of a patient's past illness history, diagnosis and more. This information can be used to engage with the patient comprehensively. Cloud services provide a platform for digital health data exchange and tracking between medical devices and EHR applications. The large volumes of data that healthcare generates can be handled in real-time with low latency.
  2. Remote care delivery  - The critical and urgent need for telehealth became very apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic and left the healthcare sector and its legacy infrastructure struggling. Virtual services using cloud computing capabilities helped the healthcare sector and providers connect with the patients as needed, with cloud providers delivering surge capacity in real-time. Cloud services extend support to a wide range of platforms and help create more remote care opportunities. 
  3. Storage cost reduction -  On-premises data storage needs huge capital outlays with a sizable area to physically house the data centers with additional expenses for maintenance, upgradation etc. Cloud computing offers scalable hardware and software solutions that are available on pay-as-you-go method. This helps reduce the costs of buying and maintaining expensive hardware and software solutions.
  4. Security -  There is a common misconception that cloud computing of cloud services are less secure than alternative methods. By outsourcing data storage to third-party cloud storage services which are HIPAA compliant and continuously invest in security tools and infrastructure, the data's security is preserved and patients' privacy is not compromised. 
  5. Enhancing patient safety - Cloud services offer many benefits and healthcare services providers can access, collaborate and view patient records from any location. This helps prevent over-prescription or under-prescription of medication. Such collaboration helps the patients and the healthcare facility from patient complaints.
  6. Medical research - Leveraging cloud computing capabilities and analytics to analyze big data gives medical researchers considerable opportunities to use this data for research purposes. Besides these opportunities, the healthcare sector can also benefit from machine learning and AI solutions. Cloud computing technologies are capable of mining big data for analytics to offer new insights and other details. 
  7. Agility -  The cloud gives access to a wide range and spectrum of technologies that can innovate faster and build as per need. Resources such as computing power, storage capabilities, databases, IoT, machine learning, data lakes etc., can be added or reduced as needed. Technologies can be deployed almost immediately, moving from the idea stage to the implementation stage faster.

Cloud computing technology and its many applications are essential for use in the healthcare sector. The Covid-19 pandemic has urged the healthcare sector to actively move away from the legacy and traditional models and use technology-driven models using cloud platforms. The benefits of cloud computing services outweigh the challenges and enable healthcare organizations to offer and deliver value to patients and their workforce. Cloud based technology in healthcare is essential and choosing an experienced software company providing full-stack cloud development services and round-the-clock support is necessary.


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