Healthcare has been an integral part of the discussion and a transformative force towards innovation. With increasing advancements and awareness, people are becoming more conscious about their choices, what they eat, and where and how to get the best treatment facilities. This brings the need to provide the best healthcare services, disease detection, and the right treatment, with the best tools and hospital staff. The internet has played a significant role in serving such kinds of top-notch consumer needs. One of these internets of things is Cloud Technology. Let’s look at cloud computing in healthcare, models of cloud computing and how it has transformed the digital healthcare sector.  

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What is Cloud Technology?  

 Humans have always been lucky in terms of ease and accessibility, and one of that is ‘Cloud – Bringing data virtually’. It is a tool for handling everything as software rather than hardware. Furthermore, it allows the user to use online systems, servers, storage, networking tools, and security. Only a few humans are aware of this technology and how it can transform their lives. There also exists a misconception among people that it being a whole rather than just a part of the internet. Let’s further know some facts about Cloud technology- 

• Back in the 1990s, when time sharing was used to allow multiple users to share and process their work through a single computer by dividing the resource into multiple virtual processing units. It enabled multiple uses of a single machine which gradually laid the foundation of such tech. at a global level.  

• In 1990, Marc Benioff set the foundation stone of a CRM (Customer relationship management) which served as a software service platform. It was termed “Salesforce” technology that paved the way to cloud as a new innovation.

• This innovation marked further release of such technologies. One of them took place in 2006 when Jeff Bezos founded AWS (Amazon Web Service). This technology was based on giving organizations a platform to rent their virtual servers and create another source of income.  

• QSS Technosoft also provides its AWS, GCP(Google), and Azure computing platforms for business enterprise. So, your valuable developers need not require wasting their time in IT problems but rather focus on building great businesses.  

Models of Cloud Computing 

•  Public Cloud – This type of model delivers resources such as storage, computing, developing and deploying environments, and applications on the internet. These models are run by third-party service providers.  

•  Private Cloud – Such models provide more customizable options, data security, and control. Private clouds are built and run by single organizations, but with ease they come up with limitations due to traditional IT environment.  

•  Hybrid Cloud – It is a kind of mixed computing environment that includes both public and private clouds. Businesses can use this model to instantly scale up or down the resources as per changing demands.                                               These models of cloud computing specify the types of cloud environment that are good for individual organization’s scalability, environment and ownership.  

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Integration of Cloud and Healthcare  

The migration of healthcare services to cloud has been the greatest trend ever. It has reshaped the healthcare industry with operational efficiency, and improved patient care. AI and Machine Learning Algorithms help in analyzing large data of patients into sorted patterns that help in recommending the best treatment plans to every patient. They can be trained to bring precision to clinical decisions with continuous learning and adaptation. Furthermore,  it has enhanced diagnostic accuracy leading to fast and efficient results. Let’s delve deeper into the exciting prospects of digital healthcare and how it has transformed the industry. 

Benefits

• Scalability: This technology being a virtual world gives its users freedom of scalability as per individual need to store data.  From recording patient’s history to deploying new applications, it provides the flexibility to expand resources as per demand. It supports scalability without huge investments. 

• Accessibility: It facilitates ease in accessibility of medical information and healthcare services. It gives patients the freedom to access their health records, consult with healthcare experts with web and mobile applications at their comfort place, and schedule appointments. These kinds of facilities empower individuals to get regular checkups, and simultaneously allow doctors to keep track of a patient’s health.  

• Interoperability:  In the healthcare sector, it not just improves communication between healthcare providers but also facilitates coordination among every hierarchy. It allows seamless integration between various healthcare systems and applications. 

• Data Security: There has been a long debate on the concern of privacy protection of cloud-based technology. Significantly, the robust security in cloud technology helps users secure their personal data. Furthermore, end to end encryption and access controls to both the doctor and patient, protects sensitive patient information. Thus, cloud service providers and legal jurisdictions protect data against unauthorized access and breaches. 

Future Trends in Healthcare

•  Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring: After the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought disaster to millions of lives, there was a rapid increase in the adoption of telemedicine and remote monitoring solutions. It enabled virtual healthcare, that minimized the risk of outside exposure. With more advancements due to artificial intelligence, telemedicine and online consultation platforms with integrated cloud technology will continue to grow. Furthermore, it plays a crucial role in expanding access to healthcare services around every corner of the world. 

• Internet of Medical Things (IoMT):  IoMT platforms enable easy integration and analysis of data, empowering healthcare providers in monitoring patient records and health remotely from any corner. It also helps in tracking emergencies cases and finding vital signs. There are numerous devices, such as wearables, mobile apps, and sensors, to track real-time data.  

• Blockchain Technology: Blockchain technology has the potential to address ongoing challenges in the healthcare industry by keeping data secure, better communication and patient privacy. It ensures integrity and confidentiality of medical records of every patient, secure data sharing with its stakeholders, and ease in traceability of transactions.  

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: AI and machine learning algorithms are used in healthcare to automate every task and build greater clinical decision-making and patient care. With AI and machine learning, transformation in healthcare is brought, from image recognition, and natural language processing to predictive analytics and virtual health assistants.  AI-powered solutions are changing the scenario of the healthcare industry and bringing efficiency and better outcomes. 

Conclusion  

The journey of healthcare has been seen as a great shift from traditional paper-based systems to electronic health records. The invention of the cloud has brought new heights, unparalleled scalability, accessibility, and flexibility. Over the past few years, there has been a rapid adoption in healthcare because of its cost-effectiveness. Cloud-based healthcare solutions have helped in the management of data and privacy being the supreme priority. Preserving medical records, treatment plans, diagnostic results and more in one place has helped in improving hospital operations. Thus, it won’t be wrong to say that cloud tech has unlocked a new path for the healthcare industry with everything at ease.  

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