{"id":1013,"date":"2015-05-26T22:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T22:52:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-26T07:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:37:20","slug":"four-real-world-examples-of-the-power-of-cloud-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/05\/26\/four-real-world-examples-of-the-power-of-cloud-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Four real-world examples of the power of cloud analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My colleague Tom Lawry recently wrote about the top five reasons health organizations are using analytics cloud services and how to navigate your own journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To round out this cloud analytics blog series, I\u2019m thrilled to share some real-world examples. The following customer stories demonstrate just how powerful-yet easy to use and cost-effective-cloud analytics can be in helping health organizations further their top priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advancing medical and clinical research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Virginia Tech, cloud analytics contributes to genetic research with the aim of improving personalized medicine and the long-term possibility of creating individually tailored medical treatments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DNA sequencing analysis can lead to medical and pharmaceutical breakthroughs, but it requires supercomputing resources and Big Data storage that many researchers lack. So computer scientists at Virginia Tech developed an on-demand, cloud-computing model using the Microsoft Azure HDInsight Service. Researchers now have easier, cost-effective access to DNA sequencing tools and resources, which could lead to faster advancements in medical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAzure is enabling us to keep up with the data deluge in the DNA sequencing space,\u201d says Wu Feng, Professor of Computer Science, Virginia Tech. \u201cWe\u2019re not only analyzing data faster, but analyzing it more intelligently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increasing operational efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Norway\u2019s Oslo University Hospital can bring together and visualize analysis of data from dispersed healthcare practices faster than ever using Microsoft Power BI for Office 365, a cloud-based self-service analytics tool. \u201cWith Power BI, we can understand what is happening in the departments in a few hours, rather than after months,\u201d says Eli Marie Sager, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention, Oslo University Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improving clinical quality and efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The North Tees and Hartlepool National Health Services Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom wanted to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency. To help achieve its goal, North Tees is advancing its use of analytics by combining data from its internal clinical system with data from external sources, such as publicly available data on the activity of general practitioners. Professor Philip Dean is the head of the Department of Pharmacy and Quality Control Laboratory Services at North Tees and Hartlepool National Health Services Trust. Using Power BI, Dean correlated independent weather data with his institution\u2019s own data to identify the impact of inclement weather on the frequency of respiratory disease. In addition, he integrated treatment data to understand which drugs were being prescribed and how prescription patterns varied by locality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLinking data for analyses was something we couldn\u2019t do before,\u201d says Dean. \u201cWith Power BI, it\u2019s simple. Power BI makes the hard things easy. Everything becomes possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managing the Internet of Things<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Millions of asthma sufferers worldwide depend on Aerocrine monitoring devices to diagnose and treat their disease effectively. The devices are sensitive to small changes in ambient environment, so Aerocrine is using a cloud analytics solution to boost reliability. As a result, the company can see data from the devices in real time. This helps Aerocrine relay valuable information from their customer service team to end users on the fly and predict when consumable sensors will need to be replenished. All this enhances the device quality, user experience, and Aerocrine\u2019s business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the Microsoft Azure solution, we are getting much deeper analysis into our devices,\u201d says Anders Murman, Aerocrine\u2019s Chief Technology Officer. \u201cThat means we can better identify the trigger points that are affecting device performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are cloud analytics helping you achieve your health organization\u2019s priorities in ways never before possible? We\u2019d love to hear from you. Drop us a line via email<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, or Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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