Underlying those potential gains of a data-driven healthcare system, one issue that cannot be ignored, according to an article on the Healthcare Informatics website: How to manage and store this exlposioin of data. Large and small organizations are exploring a variety of ways to meet their growing data storage needs.
That growth is coming from a variety of sources, according to the article, including organic growth from patient enrollment and the transition to electronic records, as well as advancements in imaging, where storage requirements are driven by both the number and the density of images. Add “Big Data” to the picture and healthcare organizations will have their work cut of them.
Fortunately, the article said, the cost of storage media is coming down, which will help organizations keep pace with their expanding requirements. The availability of the cloud is another option that is getting serious attention, while storage technology advancements are providing better tools for provider organizations to manage data in their own data centers. How are they meeting their growing data storage requirements? A variety of leading organizations offered insights into their strategies.
Read the article.
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