AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Andrew Wiltshire
Andrew is head of healthcare public policy for AWS in the Asia Pacific and Japan region. He has spent close to 40 years working in healthcare in clinical, sales, market access, and policy, roles. Outside of work, he is a classic car and 4x4 enthusiast.
Data governance policies for Asia Pacific cloud adoption in healthcare
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently collaborated with global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal to produce a whitepaper, “Cloud data governance and best practices for public healthcare cloud adoption in Asia Pacific.” This paper aims to give recommendations based on best practice examples for health policymakers to provide clear direction to healthcare institutions for governance of healthcare data in the cloud. Read this blog post for a summary of the key takeaways.
Digital health in Asia Pacific: Making services more sustainable
Spending on healthcare per person in the Asia Pacific region is now 80 percent higher than it was in 2009. Citing a recent report commissioned by the AWS Institute, this blog post identifies potential benefits, such as cost savings of USD 21.6 billion if all nine countries studied in the report transition their hospital IT to the cloud.