HealthTech August 2, 2019
The potential of seamless, cross-platform communication is great, but logistical challenges remain.
The global market for cloud computing in healthcare is expected to see a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent and reach a value of $35 billion by 2022, according to BCC Research. Despite that progress, many organizations and providers struggle to implement cloud technologies to their fullest potential.
One major roadblock: ensuring interoperability in multicloud environments so operations can run smoothly and effectively.
Interoperability, HIMSS notes, is the capacity of multiple information systems, devices or applications to exchange information in a collaborative manner, and to cooperatively use that information to optimize the health of individuals and populations.
In theory, interoperability establishes connections and integrations across...