With almost 1/5 of the U.S. GDP spent on healthcare every year, it’s vital that medical records and other healthcare-related data are kept secure but accessible to the medical professionals that need that information most. The expansion of universal healthcare and the increasing number of regulations it involves mean healthcare organizations are in need of more efficient, scalable IT storage infrastructure to improve the quality of healthcare as the industry grows. This growth could prove substantial enough that traditional physical data backup may not be able to catch up with the times, and migrating from one storage solution to the next can become a costly endeavor.
Fortunately, many healthcare organizations are now looking toward the cloud as a solution to their data storage needs. According to the CDW 2011 Cloud Computing Tracking Poll, 30% of healthcare organizations are already utilizing the cloud or are on their way. In addition, 88% of cloud adopters in the healthcare industry have seen their IT costs drop, up to 20% per year. What kind of savings could your healthcare organization be missing out on?
The benefits of cloud storage for healthcare organizations are clear:
- Centralized access to patient data, simplifying and expediting medical record retrieval for primary physicians, specialists, and other medical practitioners.
- Flexibility and scalability regardless of how much data must be stored and by how many users it must be accessed.
- Real-time access to medical data from anywhere in the world.
- As in other industries, cloud storage of medical data can free up significant physical storage space and staff requirements, dramatically reducing IT costs.
One of the major concerns slowing healthcare cloud storage adoption is the issue of security. Not only does the healthcare industry deal with confidential patient records on a daily basis, but government regulations require the utmost in patient privacy and data security, and they should. With cloud storage, a healthcare organization is essentially handing over its data to the cloud provider, so making sure your provider secures your data and keeps you compliant is essential.
Zetta takes extra measures to make sure your medical records and other files are kept secure through a number of measures, including:
- Limiting access of information to only specific personnel through the use of user IDs.
- Encrypting all stored data at rest. For added security, users may encrypt data before sending it to Zetta.
- Allowing ad hoc or scheduled snapshots of your data to ensure point-in-time preservation of your data.
Worried about compliance with HIPAA Technical Security Standards? Find out how Zetta’s cloud storage solution keeps your healthcare organization’s data HIPAA-compliant.
With almost 1/5 of the U.S. GDP spent on healthcare every year, it’s vital that medical records and other healthcare-related data are kept secure but accessible to the medical professionals that need that information most. The expansion of universal healthcare and the increasing number of regulations it involves mean healthcare organizations are in need of more efficient, scalable IT storage infrastructure to improve the quality of healthcare as the industry grows. This growth could prove substantial enough that traditional physical data backup may not be able to catch up with the times, and migrating from one storage solution to the next can become a costly endeavor.
Fortunately, many healthcare organizations are now looking toward the cloud as a solution to their data storage needs. According to the CDW 2011 Cloud Computing Tracking Poll, 30% of healthcare organizations are already utilizing the cloud or are on their way. In addition, 88% of cloud adopters in the healthcare industry have seen their IT costs drop, up to 20% per year. What kind of savings could your healthcare organization be missing out on?
The benefits of cloud storage for healthcare organizations are clear:
- Centralized access to patient data, simplifying and expediting medical record retrieval for primary physicians, specialists, and other medical practitioners.
- Flexibility and scalability regardless of how much data must be stored and by how many users it must be accessed.
- Real-time access to medical data from anywhere in the world.
- As in other industries, cloud storage of medical data can free up significant physical storage space and staff requirements, dramatically reducing IT costs.
One of the major concerns slowing healthcare cloud storage adoption is the issue of security. Not only does the healthcare industry deal with confidential patient records on a daily basis, but government regulations require the utmost in patient privacy and data security, and they should. With cloud storage, a healthcare organization is essentially handing over its data to the cloud provider, so making sure your provider secures your data and keeps you compliant is essential.
Zetta takes extra measures to make sure your medical records and other files are kept secure through a number of measures, including:
- Limiting access of information to only specific personnel through the use of user IDs.
- Encrypting all stored data at rest. For added security, users may encrypt data before sending it to Zetta.
- Allowing ad hoc or scheduled snapshots of your data to ensure point-in-time preservation of your data.
Worried about compliance with HIPAA Technical Security Standards? Find out how Zetta’s cloud storage solution keeps your healthcare organization’s data HIPAA-compliant.