Medical Director Explains The Ins And Outs Of It Cloud Based Practice Management System

This appeared last week: An idiot's guide: What happens when a GP's patient records are in the cloud? Is it secure, is it safe, is it worthwhile and what is the cloud anyway? 31st March 2022 By Paul Smith GP prescribing software is about to go through another revolution in the next few years. It's the shift to the cloud. One consequence is that patient records won't have to be physically stored on hardware located in the practice, but on servers located in remote data centres. Given the precious nature of patient information, the very concept can raise big questions in the minds of many GPs. So, Australian Doctor spoke to Dominique Powis, chief technology officer at MedicalDirector, about what the cloud is, how it works and the future. Australian Doctor: Could you briefly explain what the 'cloud' is in the context of GP practice software? Dominique Powis: When practices host their data in the cloud, it means that their email, applications and software are accessible online, using... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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