AWS for Health

Secure and reliable cloud services for healthcare and life sciences.

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Overview

Similar to Azure's offering, AWS for Health is a comprehensive suite of cloud services designed to help healthcare organizations build secure and scalable solutions. It leverages core AWS services like AWS IoT Core for device connectivity, Amazon HealthLake for storing and analyzing health data in FHIR format, and Amazon SageMaker for building machine learning models. This allows companies to construct everything from remote patient monitoring platforms to large-scale genomics research environments on a consumption-based, flexible infrastructure.

✨ Key Features

  • AWS IoT Core for device connectivity
  • Amazon HealthLake for FHIR data repository and analytics
  • Amazon SageMaker for ML model development
  • HIPAA-eligible services
  • Serverless computing with AWS Lambda
  • Secure data storage (S3, DynamoDB)

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Market leader in cloud infrastructure with the broadest and deepest set of services
  • Extensive partner ecosystem for healthcare-specific solutions
  • Strong focus on AI/ML services like SageMaker and HealthLake

Unique Value: Offers unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and a vast portfolio of services, enabling the creation of highly customized and powerful digital health platforms.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Building scalable remote patient monitoring backends Genomics and clinical research data processing Medical imaging analysis and storage Developing AI/ML models for disease prediction

✅ Best For

  • Infrastructure for major digital health startups and established medtech companies
  • Backend for large-scale population health studies

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Users needing a turnkey, no-code RPM solution
  • Small organizations without technical expertise

🏆 Alternatives

Microsoft Azure for Health Google Cloud Healthcare Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Provides more granular control and a wider array of service options compared to other cloud providers, but may have a steeper learning curve.

💻 Platforms

Cloud-based API

🔌 Integrations

Vast AWS partner network Third-party devices via SDKs (MQTT, HTTPS) EHRs via custom integrations or partners

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Business, Enterprise tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ FedRAMP ✓ HITRUST CSF ✓ ISO 27017 ✓ ISO 27018

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

✓ 14-day free trial

Free tier: A generous free tier is available for many services for the first 12 months.

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