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Gartner estimates “over 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms” by 2025. This shift from on-premise solutions to a cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, where software is accessed via a web browser, may seem concerning to healthcare organizations for several reasons, with the primary reason being a perceived loss of control.
Organizations with on-premise solutions control when upgrades and updates occur, and who can access their data. While this feeling of control might be comforting, it comes at a cost. Organizations are solely responsible for ensuring they are compliant with ever-changing healthcare regulations, upgrading hardware to enable scalability, and implementing the latest security measures to protect their data. To support these processes, organizations must maintain specialized personnel, including information technology and compliance resources.