Modern enterprises require data to fuel operations, and healthcare organizations are not exempt from this need. Yet, as other industries transform that data into actionable insights, providers continue to struggle in this area: It’s estimated that 97% of all hospital-produced data goes unused every year, according to the World Economic Forum.
With advancements in artificial intelligence and analytics platforms, there is promise that the transformative power of data will take greater strides in healthcare in the coming years. Tools and processes that will dissolve data silos, offer real-time insights and provide more personalized care look to be healthcare’s future.
But before healthcare organizations can race ahead, they need to ensure they have the right foundation to support current operations with an eye toward emerging technologies.
“Whether the goal is to reduce cost, address IT staffing shortages, increase agility and scalability, or become more energy-efficient, modernized infrastructure is the right place to start,” write CDW experts in a May 2024 white paper. “Holistic planning and strategic investments can ensure that technology and business objectives work hand in hand to optimize current resources and drive future outcomes.”
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Building a Strong Foundation
One of the stories you’ll find in HealthTech’s winter 2024 issue features revenue management cycle platform company FinThrive (“Why RCM Companies Are Modernizing Their Environments”). A strategic move to the cloud allowed the company to provide its customers with better data-driven services.
“The ability for us to explore newer technologies and modernize our platforms in an iterative fashion is something the cloud in general — and Azure specifically — gives us,” says FinThrive Vice President of Platform Engineering Adam Robinson.
If you still have lingering questions about how to, CDW’s healthcare strategists are ready to help. “Healthcare organizations don’t have to approach infrastructure modernization and cloud migration alone,” they wrote in a recent blog titled “How Can a Modern Hybrid Cloud Strategy Support Healthcare’s AI Initiatives?”
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