Can Cloud Computing Save Healthcare?

This episode of the Health Analytic Insights podcast was inspired by the two medical data breaches that occurred in August 2020 by two companies owned by Telus Health. Researching for this episode I was shocked by the number of data breaches that are steadily increasing within healthcare organizations and I question the use of cloud computing to help mitigate this issue. 

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Sources

Source1: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/09/30/2-telus-health-medical-service-providers-pay-ransom-after-60k-client-files-accessed/

Source2: https://www.hipaajournal.com/healthcare-data-breach-statistics/#:~:text=Healthcare%20Data%20Breaches%20by%20Year&text=Those%20breaches%20have%20resulted%20in,rate%20of%201.4%20per%20day.

Source3: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mayo-clinic-google-launch-major-new-10-year-partnership

Source4: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cyberattack-knocks-new-york-hospital-offline-week





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