Such advances will encompass a multitude of benefits for healthcare professionals. With information readily available through this cloud based solution, it will reduce the time taken for professionals to source and analyse the required data, in order to make informed decisions. Data can be shared with medical professionals in real-time, enabling the ability for the delivery of better care outcomes, and will also increase engagement between medical professionals and patients, supporting positive outcomes. However, with a number of healthcare organisations being subject to cyber-attacks, data security has become an increasing priority in the development of this new platform. Accenture has placed significant focus in this area, where its IPP architecture has been shaped to counteract such challenges. “It is a HYDRA certified environment, providing encrypted data which is a very important element for Roche and for the patient,� comments Waelchli. The digital diabetes ecosystem will ensure compliance with all data
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security regulations, which will be consistently evaluated at Roche Diabetes Care to ensure it remains on top of all future requirements.
Future development This five-year partnership will enable both Roche Diabetes Care and Accenture to go on a journey together in the development of a