Enterprise Imaging in the Cloud: Overcoming Challenges and Increasing ROI

One of the hottest topics in radiology today is cloud computing, in which enterprises leverage cloud technology to host applications and their sensitive data, ending the need for local hosting and the on-site hardware, software, and IT services it requires. Moving into the cloud, however, represents a paradigm shift for many practices, particularly small-and medium-sized groups. The shift from on-prem IT infrastructure to virtual-hosted solutions is one that has been coming, but the pandemic, along with advances in cloud security and storage, have accelerated its adoption.

This movement to the cloud is one of the biggest shifts in the industry since the transition from medical film to digital. And many of the questions we hear are similar: Will it be fast enough? How much cost differential will there be? How will it impact our workflow? What is the return on investment (ROI)?