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Health care organizations save money by using cloud solutions
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 13, 2011
Thirty percent of health care organizations have either implemented cloud computing or have plans to do so, according to CDW's 2011 Cloud Computing Tracking Poll.
The company surveyed 1,200 health IT decision-makers from eight industry sectors, including health care, on their use of cloud computing. It found that 37% of health care organizations have a written strategic plan for the adoption of cloud computing; 25% are in the implementation phase; 22% are planning; and 5% have a system. Eleven percent are not considering a cloud solution.
The survey also found that 88% of health care cloud users have reduced the cost of applications moved to the cloud an average of 20% (link).
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/06/13/bibf0613.htm.