Transitioning Enterprise Imaging to the Cloud

Bronson Healthcare Group, a regional health system located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, is approximately 18 months along in its transition to enterprise cloud imaging. Join Ken Buechele, Bronson’s vice president of information technology, and Tomer Levy, vice president of Global R&D and Enterprise Imaging at Change Healthcare, as they discuss Bronson’s cloud transition journey.

Topics covered include:

• Why Bronson is transitioning enterprise imaging to the cloud
• The current stage of Bronson's transition
• Short- and long-term goals
• Metrics for success
• Benefits realised so far
• Challenges securing buy-in and how Bronson overcame them
• How a cloud-native approach meets security standards
• Advantages and drawbacks of adopting the cloud as a platform as a service (PaaS) versus software as a service (SaaS)
• Steps Bronson took to shift internal processes and organisational structure to transition to the cloud
• How Bronson balances three key priorities in the transition: reducing organisational complexity, managing spend, and delivering support for improving patient outcomes
• Which priorities will become more important as Bronson's cloud journey evolves
• Advice for other IT leaders interested in embarking on a transition to the cloud

Episode Resources

1. Ken Buechele’s bio
2. Tomer Levy’s bio
3. Enterprise Imaging