3 Best Practices for Cloud Data Security in Healthcare

With health information exchanges becoming a vital part of the healthcare system, cloud computing is the perfect way to integrate and store a wide range of data that includes patient records, lab reports and diagnostic images. Cloud computing capabilities can give health practitioners more tools to make effective decisions, but with it comes the concerns for security of patient information. Gary Palgon, VP of project management and strategy for Liaison Technologies talked to Becker's Hospital Review about the challenges ahead for integrating patient data and offered some ideas on best practices to consider. He began with a discussion of why the cloud is the next logical step for any patient data integration and also why the planning and roll-out needs to come from somewhere other than the IT Department. He discusses how to define expectations and what needs to happen to ensure access control is included as the integration of patient data is set in place. For more insights into best practices and planning for security for cloud data services, be sure to read more here.  

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