The rising demand for telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has driven interest in the adoption of cloud computing by healthcare organizations. Understanding the available cloud technology options ensures a smoother transition and a more successful migration for health care facilities looking to better support easy, secure access to patient data.

As the healthcare industry becomes more comfortable embracing new technology, its leaders—and their growing roster of technology partners—must construct cloud environments that can evolve to meet changing needs unique to the healthcare ecosystem. Understanding the nuanced differences between cloud-hosted and cloud-native technologies is key to facilitating healthcare’s digital revolution.

Cloud technologies are not created equal. Health leaders must navigate the available cloud computing options to best leverage this developing technology for medical imaging and shift away from legacy on-premises systems.

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