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For anyone who has attended the annual HIMSS conference, you know it can be overwhelming. 2017’s HIMSS Annual Conference was no different, with over 40,000 health IT professionals and 1,200+ exhibitors sprawled across what seemed like miles of exhibit hall space at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. It was abundantly clear that this year, the healthcare industry is hungry for technology solutions to drive efficiency and improve patient experiences.

Much of the buzz at the event was centered on a handful of core topics, so we wanted to share some of those key takeaways here for those of you who weren’t able to make it out to Orlando this year.

A lot has been said about the Cloud and its' applications in business.  It is the first real revolution in data storage since the invention of the removable disk.  The bottom line of this innovation is that business' no longer have to rely on banks of servers or expensive measures to store proprietary information, patient records, or any other conceivable data.

Cloud computing makes both software upgrades and movement virtually seamless allowing IT teams the freedom to usher in new technology as soon as it is available.  These are just some of the vast advantages of using Cloud technology.  Below are the top four benefits that Cloud computing brings to the healthcare industry.