Electronic health records (EHR) are a vital tool for enhancing patient care. But safeguarding this confidential information with legacy, on-premises infrastructure increases costs. For healthcare leaders balancing tight budgets with resilience, expensive hardware refresh cycles and the growing risk of security breaches make inaction a risky, costly choice. Organizations across the healthcare industry are already
Fueled by the rapid expansion of the cloud, 5G helps create a new application paradigm and paves the way for a new breed of network-intelligent applications. These modern connected apps use 5G technology to enable ubiquitous computing, create a more flexible interface, and extend connectivity from the cloud to the edge, even powering new discoveries in space.
A top health system in the country was struggling with the challenges of a fragmented infrastructure. The pandemic was causing additional strain on their systems, and they realized their clinical infrastructure was not scaling to meet changing needs.
There’s never been a more complex time for financial services firms to try and manage risk. From an expanding range of cyberthreats, such as ransomware and third-party vulnerabilities, to business and operational risks such as regulatory compliance and data security, companies need to be more aggressive than ever in reducing risk, in all its forms.
For many consumers, the days of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores are fading. Digital commerce is exploding, and today’s shoppers are using websites and mobile apps to buy what they want, when they want it.
To help improve the health of mothers and babies, Microsoft US Health and Life Sciences (HLS) is taking action through PowerMom, a consortium of health and technology companies, advocacy groups, and community health centers led by the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center. Together, these organizations work to advance research into maternal wellbeing.
One word summarizes the state of today’s supply chains: disruption. Supply chain disruption, caused by everything from geopolitical events to trade tensions to environmental disasters, is causing major shocks to supply and demand across the globe. According to a Gartner Supply Chain Executive Report, nearly 70 percent of supply chain leaders have been constantly responding to disruptions since the beginning of 2019.
Some of the most interesting scientific discoveries happen at the intersection between disciplines—and sometimes those discoveries can even save lives. That’s what two researchers at the University of North Carolina learned with organ transplantation, when they set out to find a better way to match donors with recipients.
For hospitals across the country, the pandemic reinforced the need to improve patient care by moving electronic health records (EHRs) from datacenters to the cloud for greater agility, security, and scalability. Modernization goals progressed during the past two years—driven by the impact of COVID-19, costs, and pressures—accelerating digital transformation. At Microsoft, we kept pace by collaborating with customers to migrate their EHRs to the cloud with Azure.
>If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught the world, it’s the importance of working together, particularly within the health and life sciences community. From the initial U.S. emergence of the coronavirus in early 2020, we’ve had the opportunity to partner with some of our industry’s top pioneering professionals at contract research organizations, or CROs. These are the vitally important teams of healthcare researchers, scientists, and technicians who collaborate with pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies to develop innovative new medicines, treatments, and equipment that improve patient outcomes. Advancements in medicine have accelerated despite increasing demands, due to the development of strong, enabled partnerships.
Over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with higher education institutions across the United States. Seeing their thirst for knowledge across so many fields has deepened my appreciation for how technology can augment their efforts. New innovations allow researchers to focus on their work without being held back by technological challenges.
Whether you’re using an electronic payment app to buy takeout for dinner, accessing full-service banking from a laptop at home, or trading cryptocurrencies, you’re probably aware the digital revolution in financial services is quickly moving forward. At Microsoft, we’re eager to see how the industry will continue to evolve.
What AI experts see next as the technology expands AI is a transformational technology impacting organizations across various industries—from providing new insights to improving operational efficiency to enhancing customer experiences. At Microsoft, we’re working to turn meaningful innovation into actionable results.
