Cloud Computing and Health Care Security

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EDT

"Cloud computing is one of the most heavily hyped, yet generally least understood trends in modern computing. Simply put, virtualization or cloud computing is the process of moving office information technology resources and data storage offsite and accessing them through a high-speed internet connection" (Varatharajan, Sathishkumar). Cloud computing and health care security is very important because naturally this will be the most logical next step for business to store information and use a public private cloud. I will review the standard of best practice for public cloud security written by the Cloud Security Alliance. I will discuss what the National Institute of Standards and Technology states in a document titled Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing. Cloud computing is the future of storing medical health records and with all the strict regulations guaranteeing security on this information will be one of the most important jobs. We need to centralize this information in a public private cloud to provide ease of access while still meeting strict regulations. To assure not only the people that your information is safe but the fact that you're personal health data will not be stolen or sold for a profit. "Cloud computing promises enormous benefits for the healthcare world," Steve Aylward, Microsoft's U.S. general manager for health and life science states. "These could include improved patient care, better health for the overall population's providers serve and new delivery models that will make healthcare more efficient and effective. Cloud computing can help do all of this in a cost-effective way" (Versel, Neil). The benefits, I think, outweigh the risk and concerns about security. With time and testing and following best practice standard a Health organization should feel safe and secure about their information in the cloud.

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