8 Ways Cloud Computing will change Healthcare IT
8 Ways Cloud Computing will change Healthcare IT
There is an interesting article on the ZDNet website by Dion Hinchcliffe, “Eight ways that cloud computing will change business.” Very interesting article, and is very relevant to our ITO and Healthcare IT business. In the spirit of the article, I have created “8 ways Cloud Computing will change Healthcare IT”. I’m sure there are more and here is a start:
1. New products and services – we have already discussed the impact of Cloud on the electronic medical records, healthcare providers utilize a variety of applications that could potentially be delivered via a Cloud. From Plant Operations management to Patient Accounting and clinical applications, Cloud has the potential to bring performance and scalability across the IT spectrum.
2. New lightweight outsourcing solutions – The Change management aspects of traditional outsourcing are one of many issues improved under a Cloud architecture. Healthcare has little tolerance for downtime especially with the move away from paper charts. The agility and control of a Cloud solution cannot be matched by a conventional solution. Shorter term contracts and subscription will certainly be a factor compared to the traditional outsourcing agreement.
3. Leverage of the greater internet and Web 2.0 – Web based technologies will play a greater role as a mission critical architecture in healthcare. Web 2.0 capabilities are powerful programming tools that can serve healthcare applications in a thin client form factor while achieving a high level of performance.
4. Evolving SOA solutions – Service-Oriented Architecture which provides a set of principles that govern modular application development will be directly impacted by Cloud. Several healthcare vendors have adopted SOA methodologies and could change the direction of healthcare applications in the future.
5. The rise of new industry leaders – I believe there are tremendous healthcare Cloud lines of business and new startups opportunities. This style of service delivery does require a focused design and support organization that functions with the same agility as the Clouds solutions they provide.
6. More self-service IT solutions – The less IT Administration the lower the cost. The more that can be done in a self-service mode, such as user provisioning or application enablement, the lower the cost of the solution.
7. More tolerance for innovation and experimentation – by reducing the entry costs for applications, many capabilities that healthcare has not adopted may become possible having freed up the cost and complexity. Innovative solutions that look nice but are considered prohibitive to deploy could get a new lease on life.
8. Slow moving, dinosaur firms will have trouble keeping up to more progressive vendors. – Not making the necessary organizational, cultural changes and being to slow to adopt technology advancements will increase the risk of losing market share and face serious economic and business disadvantages.
There is an interesting article on the ZDNet website by Dion Hinchcliffe, “Eight ways that cloud computing will change business.” Very interesting article, and is very relevant to our ITO and Healthcare IT business. In the spirit of the article, I have created “8 ways Cloud Computing will change Healthcare IT”. I’m sure there are more and here is a start:
1. New products and services – we have already discussed the impact of Cloud on the electronic medical records, healthcare providers utilize a variety of applications that could potentially be delivered via a Cloud. From Plant Operations management to Patient Accounting and clinical applications, Cloud has the potential to bring performance and scalability across the IT spectrum.
2. New lightweight outsourcing solutions – The Change management aspects of traditional outsourcing are one of many issues improved under a Cloud architecture. Healthcare has little tolerance for downtime especially with the move away from paper charts. The agility and control of a Cloud solution cannot be matched by a conventional solution. Shorter term contracts and subscription will certainly be a factor compared to the traditional outsourcing agreement.
3. Leverage of the greater internet and Web 2.0 – Web based technologies will play a greater role as a mission critical architecture in healthcare. Web 2.0 capabilities are powerful programming tools that can serve healthcare applications in a thin client form factor while achieving a high level of performance.
4. Evolving SOA solutions – Service-Oriented Architecture which provides a set of principles that govern modular application development will be directly impacted by Cloud. Several healthcare vendors have adopted SOA methodologies and could change the direction of healthcare applications in the future.
5. The rise of new industry leaders – I believe there are tremendous healthcare Cloud lines of business and new startups opportunities. This style of service delivery does require a focused design and support organization that functions with the same agility as the Clouds solutions they provide.
6. More self-service IT solutions – The less IT Administration the lower the cost. The more that can be done in a self-service mode, such as user provisioning or application enablement, the lower the cost of the solution.
7. More tolerance for innovation and experimentation – by reducing the entry costs for applications, many capabilities that healthcare has not adopted may become possible having freed up the cost and complexity. Innovative solutions that look nice but are considered prohibitive to deploy could get a new lease on life.
8. Slow moving, dinosaur firms will have trouble keeping up to more progressive vendors. – Not making the necessary organizational, cultural changes and being to slow to adopt technology advancements will increase the risk of losing market share and face serious economic and business disadvantages.
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