Healthcare 'could use SaaS with ease'

Businesses and institutions in the healthcare industry should consider using business management software as a means of cutting down on their bills, according to comments from an expert in the field of technology.

Dana Blankenhorn, a business journalist working with ZDNet, explained that with software-as-a-service (SaaS), there is very little up-front expense and no need for a "server in the closet", while the backing-up of records can be done overnight with a USB-linked hard drive.

Additionally, vendors of business management software can scale up and down quickly due to cloud computing, with lightweight software being forgiving on a broadband connection - the only thing that must remain dependable to ensure constant good work.

Mr Blankenhorn continued: "Contrast that with the cost of putting in servers, wiring your office, training your staff, and learning it yourself, which is what many EHR vendors were offering clinics just a few years ago. The horror stories from that are many."

Recently, Enrique Salem of Symantec told journalists at the company's worldwide headquarters at Mountain View that SaaS will be the next big trend, though it is also overhyped.

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