Modernizing Communication and Collaboration in Healthcare

When I started my career at Microsoft nearly 14 years ago, I dreamed of the day when technology could deliver a total communication and collaboration solution for healthcare. Over the last decade I’ve observed pieces of that dream come together as information technology matured. It started with gradually improved technologies to deliver rich audio and video over internal and external networks. With those improvements came other tools to manage on-line connections, security, compliance, presence, telephony, desktop sharing, and collaboration. The user experience became more intuitive and solutions started to work not only on  desktop computers but also on mobile devices including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Then along came the cloud and the ability to deliver communication and collaboration solutions that could take advantage of cloud storage and cloud computing’s massive power and ability to provide truly global services. Today, I’m pleased to say that the wait is over. The day has finally arrived for hospitals, health systems, clinics and other organizations needing a modern communication and collaboration solution for the enterprise. Microsoft has just announced the availability of several new Office 365 communication services designed to modernize voice, video, meeting and collaboration experiences. Furthermore, your hospital, health ...
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