Randall E. Scott, BS, CS

More than one technology pundit has claimed that desktop software and computing that relies on local servers is on life support, soon to be replaced by an Internet-based approach that relies on a "cloud" of applications and virtual resources that are delivered over the Web via your browser. Are proponents who want to apply this concept to EMRs correct when they say that this is the future of health IT, or do they have their head in the clouds?

More than one technology pundit has claimed that desktop software and computing that relies on local servers is on life support, soon to be replaced by an Internet-based approach that relies on a "cloud" of applications and virtual resources that are delivered over the Web

More than one technology pundit has claimed that desktop software and computing that relies on local servers is on life support, soon to be replaced by an Internet-based approach that relies on a "cloud" of applications and virtual resources that are delivered over the Web via your browser. Are proponents who want to apply this concept to EMRs correct when they say that this is the future of health IT, or do they have their head in the clouds?

More than one technology pundit has claimed that desktop software and computing that relies on local servers is on life support, soon to be replaced by an Internet-based approach that relies on a "cloud" of applications and virtual resources that are delivered over the Web via your browser. Are proponents who want to apply this concept to EMRs correct when they say that this is the future of health IT, or do they have their head in the clouds?