Implementation best practices: Migrating to the cloud

As healthcare organizations increasingly move their data and applications to the cloud, experts have shared best practices for implementing cloud computing technology. These best practices include developing a decision criteria that considers cost, security, scalability, integrations, and governance, among other factors. Other recommendations include adopting a hybrid cloud environment, seeking clinician input, and creating a risk profile for each application being moved to the cloud. Thorough testing, interoperability, and having a migration strategy are also mentioned as important considerations.