April 15, 2011
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This past week saw a controversial announcement, and one that probably slipped under the radar. Iron Mountain has been through a real thunderstorm with respect to a press release over the weekend. In the meantime, Microsoft continues to muddy the waters with its own announcement. The real issue is – what do both have to do with how Information Technology services should view storage clouds with respect to imaging?
February 21, 2011 Jay Carter
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Sisters of Mercy Health System chose the SaaS model as a simpler way to plan, execute, and monitor strategic business initiatives. It also provided something that was easy to use and offered quick time to value.
February 21, 2011 John Degaspari
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As hospitals move forward in implementing electronic health records, data security is often treated as the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room: many still have not taken adequate steps to control the data in their organizations. That will change in the next few years, say experts, who predict that hospitals will face increased pressure to develop a good understanding of where sensitive data reside, who has access to it, and how data are being used.
February 9, 2011
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Last week AT&T sent another clap of thunder through the cloud with its announced relationship with Acuo Technologies and its intention to provide vendor-neutral, cloud-based medical imaging storage solutions for healthcare. As I mentioned in my prior blog, Dell Creates Thunder in the Cloud!, Dell has set a precedent that I speculated others would follow in terms of jumping on the bandwagon for managing health information.
February 3, 2011 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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With more and more clinical systems moving to the cloud, a small but growing number of healthcare organizations are also moving their core e-mail messaging systems to the cloud. According to the Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research, the main players in the cloud email space are Google Apps, Microsoft’s Exchange Online, Cisco’s WebEx Mail, and IBM’s LotusLive Notes.
August 27, 2010 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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A health provider network in rural Montana has found that cloud technology brings interoperability and simplicity to the task of sharing radiology images, while saving considerable time and expense in the process.
July 22, 2010 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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With 900-lb gorilla Verizon Business getting into the cloud computing ring last week with its HIE product, alongside other heavyweights like Microsoft’s Amalga and the AT&T Healthcare Community Online. One can’t help but imagine what the future of cloud technology will be and what other non-HIT core players will step into the ring. Which companies will the market support and which will be more successful? The Axolotls and Medicitys or the Verizons or Microsofts? Or both?
June 7, 2010 Joe Marion
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In my last blog I explored aspects of the cost-benefit of cloud storage. One key aspect I was hoping would generate some comments was whether people perceive the Internet as an effective link to cloud services.
May 24, 2010
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Last week I was contacted by a Cloud Storage vendor asking my opinion on the use of private connections to cloud storage as opposed to the Internet. It seems they have several clients who are concerned with Internet connectivity reliability, and the impact on performance. This raises some interesting aspects of cloud storage and its cost-benefit.
May 24, 2010 Mark Hagland
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When the Round Rock, Tex.-based Dell Corporation announced its agreement to acquire the Plano, Tex.-based Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in September of last year, the announcement created a stir not only in the business world in general, but in healthcare as well. After all, Perot (founded in 1988 by famed billionaire and onetime-presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, and eight associates) was particularly well-known in healthcare as a claims processing giant and provider of other business services in healthcare; while the giant Dell is still best-known among the general public as one of the global leaders in personal computer manufacturing.
November 25, 2009
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Cloud Computing holds great potential to change the dynamics of the HIT industry. The ease of use, flexibility, scalability, and low up front costs are driving the growth of cloud at a CAGR of 27% (over 2008–12).
September 1, 2009
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Last Friday, I met with a client and a company well versed in internet security. We were discussing aspects of cloud computing, and the increasing interest in its use for handling PHI (Patient Health Information).
