title: Can cloud computing benefit health services? - a SWOT analysis.
abstract: In this paper, we discuss cloud computing, the current state of cloud computing in healthcare, and the challenges and opportunities of adopting cloud computing in healthcare. A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis was used to evaluate the feasibility of adopting this computing model in healthcare. The paper concludes that cloud computing could have huge benefits for healthcare but there are a number of issues that will need to be addressed before its widespread use in healthcare.
authors: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, BC, Canada. akuo@uvic.ca
authors: Mu-Hsing
authors: MH
authors: Kuo
authors: Andre
authors: A
authors: Kushniruk
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Borycki
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003201:Computers; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007256:Information Systems; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration