The Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC) has published a much-anticipated update to the highly read Impact of Cloud Computing on Healthcare whitepaper. The paper was written to help enterprise IT and business decision makers in the healthcare industry analyze and consider the implications of cloud computing on their businesses. This whitepaper offers guidance and strategies to help decision makers evaluate and compare cloud computing offerings from different providers, taking into account requirements from medical practices, hospitals, research facilities, insurance companies and governments. It is available for free download at: http://www.cloud-council.org/deliverables/impact-of-cloud-computing-on-healthcare.htm

In the past several years, the market dynamics of the healthcare industry have changed significantly with the growing impact of consumerism, digitalization, preventative healthcare and regulations. Version 2.0 of this paper provides a fresh perspective on the current market dynamics, challenges and benefits of cloud computing on healthcare IT. It also highlights a new set of services specifically targeted at healthcare that cloud computing enables. Prescriptive guidance has been added to the paper to help ensure successful deployment of cloud-based healthcare solutions.

The CSCC authors will host a complimentary webinar on April 11, 2017 from 11:00am - 12:00pm ET to introduce the whitepaper. Event details are posted on the CSCC's website at www.cloud-council.org/events.