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lect all the information needed for credentialing and privileges for all providers
in one easy place: CV, photo, license,
board credentials, DEA and state regis-
tration, malpractice history and refer-
ences. You can keep copies of all cre-
dentialing applications in the same file.
Then there's scheduling. You can push
the patient schedule into the cloud so
any provider can check his schedule at
any time from anywhere. You still have
continuous access to applications and
information regardless of your loca-
tion. The vendor is responsible for all
aspects of server support. You, the end
user, are simply responsible for provid-
ing the PCs, handheld tablets, printers,
scanners and Internet access.
2. Economy. Another big advan-
tage cloud software gives you over the
C L O U D B A S E D S O F T W A R E
If you bank on the Internet, get
your e-mail in a web browser,
stream your movies to your TV
or post pictures of your kids
on Facebook, you're already
on the cloud. What exactly
does getting on the cloud
mean? The term cloud comes
from the look of technical
drawings that depict the rela-
tionship between cloud serv-
ices and consumers, and is
also a metaphor for the fact
that cloud service providers
exist not in your facility but in
a secure virtual environment.
Here's a simpler definition of
the cloud: "Using the Internet
to store, manipulate and deliv-
er data." You can always sub-
stitute "the Internet" for the
cloud.
— Abraham Whaley
YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE CLOUD
Demystifying the Cloud
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