Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore 259772, Singapore.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 5;18(1):334. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010334.
Governments are increasingly using cloud computing to reduce cost, increase access, improve quality, and create innovations in healthcare. Existing literature is primarily based on successful examples from developed western countries, and there is a lack of similar evidence from Asia. With a population close to 4.5 billion people, Asia faces healthcare challenges that pose an immense burden on economic growth and policymaking. Cloud computing in healthcare can potentially help increase the quality of healthcare delivery and reduce the economic burden, enabling governments to address healthcare challenges effectively and within a short timeframe. Advanced Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore provide successful examples of how cloud computing can be used to develop nationwide databases of electronic health records; real-time health monitoring for the elderly population; genetic database to support advanced research and cancer treatment; telemedicine; and health cities that drive the economy through medical industry, tourism, and research. This article examines these countries and identifies the drivers and barriers of cloud adoption in healthcare and makes policy recommendations to enable successful public health innovations through cloud adoption.
政府越来越多地使用云计算来降低成本、增加可及性、提高质量并在医疗保健领域进行创新。现有文献主要基于来自发达国家的成功案例，而亚洲缺乏类似的证据。亚洲拥有近 45 亿人口，面临着医疗保健挑战，这对经济增长和政策制定构成了巨大负担。医疗保健中的云计算有可能有助于提高医疗服务质量并减轻经济负担，使政府能够在短时间内有效地应对医疗保健挑战。日本、韩国和新加坡等亚洲先进国家提供了成功的范例，展示了如何利用云计算来开发全国性的电子健康记录数据库；对老年人口进行实时健康监测；建立遗传数据库以支持先进的研究和癌症治疗；远程医疗；以及通过医疗产业、旅游和研究推动经济发展的健康城市。本文考察了这些国家，确定了医疗保健领域采用云计算的驱动因素和障碍，并提出了政策建议，以通过采用云计算来实现公共卫生创新。
