The World Congress 7th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.7.0)

Market Insights A

Monday, November 7, 2011
3:45 pm -
4:30 pm
Cloud Computing in Health Care – Deciphering Truths and Myths of HIT and the Cloud
The proliferation of soft data, new patient privacy standards and ever-changing regulation presents unique challenges to the healthcare industry and traditional software models are struggling to meet these challenges.
  • Discuss the perception and reality of the healthcare cloud and how it can service the special needs of the healthcare industry. Understand the limitations of traditional software in large-scale ambulatory care
  • Discuss the cloud and how it can be deployed in healthcare
  • Understand the costs and scalability of the cloud
  • Discuss how the cloud is actually more secure than traditional software installations
Todd Rothenhaus, MD, FACEP
Chief Medical Information Officer
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