India-based clinical speech recognition solution provider Augnito has started offering an on-premises hosting service for its AI-powered solution to support health organisations’ phased approach to digitalising clinical workflows.
WHY IT MATTERS
While many organisations are on the lookout for cloud-based computing services to facilitate their digital transformation, Augnito came out with on-premises hosting as part of its service offerings.
This new offering comes as it found potential clients, particularly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to have major concerns with cloud technologies. These include security risks, over-dependence on the internet and connectivity, and lack of control over the organisation’s infrastructure or resources.
Healthcare professionals said they would be better off addressing these concerns with on-premises hosting, Augnito noted.
Compliant with major information privacy and security regulations, such as HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001, Augnito’s on-premise servers allow healthcare providers to have “full control and ownership of their security systems, data, and other resources” and enable IT teams to resolve potential concerns or vulnerabilities “independently and immediately.”
Moreover, it offers “greater flexibility” in integrating new tools or managing existing resources, especially legacy applications which may take some time to transition out of.
THE LARGER CONTEXT
Early this year, Augnito formalised its partnership with major healthcare IT and medical equipment supplier ATTIEH Medico to deliver its AI solution across Saudi. Augnito adopters in the region include the major hospital King Abdul Aziz Hospital.
This partnership seeks to contribute to Saudi’s Vision 2030, which among others aims to invest in healthcare AI to raise health outcomes and promote the adoption of digital solutions to achieve greater efficiency in care. Amid growing digitalisation, Augnito asserts healthcare providers’ prerogative to evaluate which digital solutions will make the most sense for them.
ON THE RECORD
“Of course, [c]loud services are growing at an exponential rate worldwide. However, healthcare is an extremely sensitive sector and should be allowed to transition at its own pace,” stressed Rustom Lawyer, co-founder and CEO of Augnito.
“There are intangibles—like both patient and practitioners’ comfort levels with data being stored in the cloud—that cannot be overlooked. As with any new technology, there is also bound to be a transition phase, where people are tentative and still familiarising themselves. We wanted to make this phase as easy to navigate as possible for our customers,” he added.
