%0 Case Reports
%T Medicare meets the cloud: the development of a secure platform for the storage and analysis of claims data.
%A Simpson RL
%A Lee JA
%A Li Y
%A Kang YJ
%A Tsui C
%A Cimiotti JP
%J JAMIA Open
%V 7
%N 1
%D 2024 Apr
%M 38344670
暂无%R 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae007
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Cloud-based solutions are a modern-day necessity for data intense computing. This case report describes in detail the development and implementation of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at Emory-a secure, reliable, and scalable platform to store and analyze identifiable research data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Interdisciplinary teams from CMS, MBL Technologies, and Emory University collaborated to ensure compliance with CMS policy that consolidates laws, regulations, and other drivers of information security and privacy.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A dedicated team of individuals ensured successful transition from a physical storage server to a cloud-based environment. This included implementing access controls, vulnerability scanning, and audit logs that are reviewed regularly with a remediation plan. User adaptation required specific training to overcome the challenges of cloud computing.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Challenges created opportunities for lessons learned through the creation of an end-product accepted by CMS and shared across disciplines university-wide.