IT leadership’s role in implementing cloud environments for securing clinical data

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the role of IT leadership in designing and implementing strategic measures to prevent privacy and security breaches of clinical data in a cloud computing environment. This is presented via a case scenario of a health company. Based on research from cloud-based storage integration projects and analyses, the company’s IT leadership team designed and implemented a cloud-based environment that would successfully merge existing clinical systems with advanced security and privacy boundaries, teleworking capabilities, increased patient privacy protocols, and a streamlined onboarding and offboarding process that is both accessible, yet restrictive.