Top 3 Benefits of Cloud Computing in the Healthcare Industry

It can be hard to narrow down the benefits to just three, but the Firemind team have put together our top benefits of cloud development within both Healthcare and Life Science sectors, in our latest Industry specific blog. Scroll down to see which three things we chose.

Improved Data Management

Data management is critical in the healthcare and life science industries, and cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), provides an effective way to store, process and access data. AWS offers services such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) that enable secure and reliable data storage. These services allow healthcare and life science industries to manage large amounts of data such as electronic health records (EHRs), medical imaging, and genomic data in a cost-effective and scalable way.

Faster Data Processing

Time is of the essence in the healthcare and life science industries, and AWS offers services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), and Amazon Athena that enable fast and efficient data processing. These services help healthcare and life science industries analyse large data sets such as clinical trial data in real-time. This quick analysis can lead to improved patient outcomes and accelerated research.

Enhanced Data Security

Data security is a major concern in the healthcare and life science industries. AWS provides various services such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and AWS Key Management Service (KMS) that enable secure and compliant data storage and processing. With these services, healthcare and life science industries can ensure that their data is protected from unauthorised access while maintaining compliance with various regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.