Microsoft announced a new Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare on Oct. 28. The new offering includes the company’s cloud-based DICOM server that can be used together with Microsoft’s Azure programming interface for fast interoperability.
Healthcare systems can utilize the two to merge clinical health information with imaging files and increase efficiency with current "on-premises" systems using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Health, Gregory Moore, MD, PhD, says 74 percent of all medical data is imaging data that often provides the clues for detecting disease and guiding treatment strategies.
"Transforming your data to FHIR allows you to quickly connect existing data sources such as the electronic health record systems or research databases," Moore wrote in a blog post on the Azure site. "FHIR also enables the rapid exchange of data in modern implementations of mobile and web development. Most importantly, FHIR can simplify data ingestion and accelerate development with analytics and Machine Learning tools. The shift from on-premises computing to the cloud in healthcare is one of the five megatrends I spoke about recently and is a one-time event happening in a more compressed period than other industries."
He added that recently released in Open Source, the Medical Imaging Server for DICOM streamlines the process of ingesting medical imaging data in the cloud. By using the Medical Imaging Server for DICOM alongside the Azure API for FHIR or other FHIR services, data references are created between imaging data and clinical data in FHIR, setting the stage for multiple scenarios which are difficult and expensive to execute in today’s on-premises systems.
"With today’s launch, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare lays the foundation for our customers and partners to build innovative solutions, leading to better experiences and outcomes for both patients and their providers," he wrote. "Collaborating with our partners to bring these innovations to life is the work that keeps me energized as we reimagine the future of health globally."
Source: Microsoft Azure blog "Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare: Unlocking the power of health data for better care"
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