Sunday, April 14, 2013

Should you put your pharmacy in the “clouds”?

Cloud Pharmacy


Integration, integration, integration. Many companies are hesitant to venture out into the new integrated world of digital technology. In fact, quite a few companies I worked for in the past had this same mentality. In times past, it seemed to take an act of congress just to get anything of new-age technical introduced.
However, I can finally say that I’ve witnessed many new automated advancements come into play. In the most recent event I’ve seen three hospitals implement cloud computing for their pharmacies at their four hospital system. The new cloud computing allows each hospital to enter pharmacy orders for each other on any given day or time. This process has been a tremendous step in the right direction.

2 comments:

  1. Crystal,

    Sometimes I am amazed to learn which sites I've been on for years are cloud-based. In my current industry, finance, everyone seems terrified of putting our business in the cloud. But, it already is! I bank with Wells Fargo; their site is cloud-based. I shop on eBay...cloud-based. If they only knew...

    Good stuff here! I look forward to more of your insight.

    Shayla

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  2. Thank you Shayla. You are right more businesses are moving towards the cloud. However, the more that move towards the cloud you still have many more that are reserved. Retail pharmacies is moving at a fast pace adapting to new and approved technologies in the clouds. At the same time, hospital pharmacies are moving at a faster pace for emerging technologies with the exception of the cloud.
    To cloud or not to cloud that is the question.

    Thanks for your post.
    Crystal

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