Not long ago, people used to think that Telemedicine is something that is just not possible to pull off. Fast forward to the global Covid-19 pandemic, and you will realize that Cloud Computing has indeed made this seemingly impossible thing a reality.
The healthcare sector bore the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis, with healthcare workers across the globe setting new standards for humanitarianism and sacrifice. Healthcare providers kept losing their loved ones, just like us, but this did not deter them from their duties.
Amidst all this chaos and confusion, Telemedicine emerged as a safe, quick and convenient medium for providing healthcare services to patients not in need of critical care. This proved a mutually beneficial and practical means for providing quality healthcare.
The Cloud and Telemedicine
In order to provide quality telemedicine facilities to patients, there was a dire need for the right platform. This platform, above all, needed to be secure, reliable, scalable and compliant with the regulations in vogue for healthcare providing institutions.
All these boxes were ticked by none other than Cloud Computing solutions, which came to the forefront as a secure means for cost efficient and effective telemedicine. The Cloud also overcame another barrier, which is access to sensitive patient medical records.
Leading Cloud Service Providers (CSP) are now compliant with some of the highest international standards for protecting the privacy and sanctity of patient’s medical records. This in turn gives healthcare professionals easy and online access to patient’s histories.
The Future of Cloud Driven Telemedicine
As we emerge from a global crisis of enormous proportions, Cloud Computing driven Telemedicine emerges as something we can console ourselves with. If it were not for this health crisis, telemedicine might have taken a lot more years to come in the limelight.
With more and more leading global healthcare institutions joining the Cloud powered Telemedicine community, the future of cloud driven remote healthcare is just upon us. This in turn will make quality healthcare accessible and affordable for the masses.
