Healthcare Cloud Migration Services

HIPAA-compliant cloud migration for healthcare organisations — EHR systems, PACS, clinical workloads, and patient data infrastructure.

Why Businesses Need This Service

Healthcare organisations face unique migration challenges that generic cloud migration approaches fail to address: HIPAA compliance obligations, Business Associate Agreement (BAA) requirements with cloud providers, EHR integration dependencies (Epic, Cerner, Meditech), DICOM imaging volumes, and zero-tolerance for clinical data downtime. Protected health information requires specific data handling procedures that go far beyond standard data transfer — from PHI-segregated landing zones to validated rollback procedures for clinical systems.

Key Capabilities

Comprehensive capabilities to address your cloud needs

HIPAA-compliant cloud landing zone design with PHI-segregated environments and network isolation

Business Associate Agreement negotiation and management with AWS, Azure, and GCP

EHR workload assessment — Epic, Cerner, and Meditech migration strategy and execution

DICOM and PACS migration with medical imaging integrity validation

HL7 and FHIR data migration with interface engine continuity and zero-message-loss protocols

Clinical application dependency mapping and migration wave sequencing

HIPAA Security Rule compliance validation at every migration milestone

Parallel-run architectures for clinical systems with defined rollback procedures

Technologies & Platforms

Industry-leading tools and platforms we use to deliver exceptional results

Technologies

AWS HealthLakeAzure Health Data ServicesFHIR R4HL7 v2DICOMAWS DMSAzure MigrateEpic on Cloud

Platforms

AWS GovCloudAzure GovernmentGoogle Cloud Healthcare APIAzure Health Data Services

Business Outcomes

Measurable results that drive business value

HIPAA compliance maintained throughout migration with documented evidence trail

EHR system availability above 99.9% during migration execution

40–60% reduction in infrastructure costs vs on-premises data centre

PHI encrypted in transit and at rest with audit-ready access logs

Disaster recovery RPO improved from hours to minutes post-migration

Common Use Cases

Real-world scenarios where this cloud service delivers value

Hospital data centre exit with Epic or Cerner workloads

Medical imaging archive migration to cloud PACS storage

Multi-site healthcare network consolidation onto unified cloud platform

Legacy EHR decommission with data archival and long-term retention

Telehealth platform migration with HIPAA-compliant infrastructure

Clinical data warehouse modernisation and cloud BI deployment

Typical Architecture

Key components and layers in a typical cloud architecture

PHI-Segmented VPCs

Healthcare Data Lake

FHIR API Gateway

DICOM Storage

Audit Log Store

BAA-Covered Services

Our Implementation Process

A systematic approach that ensures timely delivery and exceeds expectations

Step 1

HIPAA Readiness Assessment

Inventory all PHI flows, classify workloads by sensitivity, identify BAA requirements, and assess current HIPAA compliance posture before touching any infrastructure.

Step 2

Cloud Landing Zone Design

Architect PHI-segregated environments with network isolation, encryption key management, and access controls meeting HIPAA Security Rule requirements.

Step 3

BAA Execution & Compliance Setup

Execute Business Associate Agreements with cloud providers, configure HIPAA-eligible services, and implement compliance monitoring and alerting.

Step 4

Migration Wave Execution

Migrate clinical workloads in validated waves with parallel-run periods, maintaining EHR availability throughout. Validate PHI integrity at each wave completion.

Step 5

Post-Migration Validation

Comprehensive HIPAA audit, penetration testing, access control review, and performance baseline establishment. Deliver compliance documentation package.

Industries We Serve

Our cloud services deliver value across diverse industries

Healthcare

Hospitals & Health Systems

Telehealth

Medical Imaging

Health Insurance

Cloud Platforms & Tools

Industry-leading platforms and tools we leverage to deliver exceptional results

Technologies

AWS HealthLakeAzure Health Data ServicesFHIR R4HL7 v2DICOMAWS DMSAzure MigrateEpic on Cloud

Platforms

AWS GovCloudAzure GovernmentGoogle Cloud Healthcare APIAzure Health Data Services

Example Success Story

See how we've helped businesses achieve success with cloud solutions

Client Challenge

A 12-hospital health system needed to exit an aging data centre hosting Epic, PACS, and 40+ clinical applications within 24 months. The environment held 15 million patient records and processed 500K HL7 messages daily.

Cloud Solution Implemented

We conducted a full HIPAA risk assessment, designed a PHI-segregated Azure landing zone, executed BAAs with Microsoft, migrated Epic in 6 waves with zero-downtime database cutovers, and moved the PACS archive to Azure Healthcare APIs.

Business Results

Epic migrated to Azure with zero unplanned downtime across 12 hospital sites

Data centre fully decommissioned 3 months ahead of deadline

Infrastructure costs reduced 47% vs on-premises over 3-year projection

HIPAA Security Rule compliance documented and audit-ready

Disaster recovery RPO improved from 4 hours to 15 minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Healthcare Cloud Migration Services

Yes. AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud all offer HIPAA-eligible services and sign Business Associate Agreements. We manage BAA execution as part of the engagement. Every specific service used for PHI must be BAA-covered — not all cloud services in each provider's portfolio qualify. We validate BAA coverage before any PHI workload is migrated.

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