Cloud for data storage would prevent data loss
āUsing the Cloud for data storage would prevent data loss. For many yearsā medical records were kept handwritten. Now they are digitalized, but even then, there is no guarantee that the data is safe. The records saved on the computer system can be lost if the hard disk gets damaged. With Cloud, the physical storage dependency would be over, and any chance of data loss would be zero.
If a patient's data is stored on Cloud, it would be very efficient for any doctor to access it. Even if you are away from your usual doctor, Cloud access will make it easy for other doctors to study your illness. Cloud also makes it easy for doctors to collaborate. If a patient is suffering from a disease that requires more than one health specialist, Cloud storage will make it easy for all the doctors to work together.
Cloud can help the researcher in analyzing the data and solve medical mysteries. Cloud can store an enormous amount of data such as patient records, treatment procedures, and much more. Using machine learning, such data could be used for finding a pattern in disease and locate a solution. This would result in more personalized care.
Using Cloud would help the hospitals to cut the cost. Currently, most hospitals are dependent on physical hard drives for storage purposes. Such physical storages are expensive and take up valuable space. With Cloud, you will get the storage at a much lesser cost, and it is also scalable. That means hospitals can increase the storage at their convenience and pay only for that. What more, Cloud Storage would not take any physical space, and there is no requirement of maintenance to keep them safe.ā
- Peter Brown, Technical Writer at WindowsChimp