The Datanex™ PlatformCloud Computing for Healthcare

Peter Schwoerer Datanex Product SpecialistSentry Data Systems, Inc.

August 11, 2009

Overview

• Cloud Computing Introduction– Terminology– Hallmarks of Cloud Computing– Infrastructure vs. Platforms

• Why Cloud Computing?• Requirements of a Healthcare Cloud• The Datanex Platform: The Healthcare Cloud

– Datanex Overview– Datanex Components

• About Sentry

Cloud Computing Defined

• Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

5 Essential Characteristicsof Cloud Computing

• On-demand self service – Unilaterally provision computing capabilities.

• Network Access – Network accessed through standard mechanisms.

• Pooled Resources – Supports multitenant model• Rapid Elasticity – Rapid provisioning and scaling

down of resources• Measured Service – Cloud systems automatically

control and optimize resource use as needed. Pay for what you need and use, only!

Cloud Delivery Models

• Software as a Service (SaaS) – User provider’s applications over a network

• Platform as a Service (PaaS) – Deploy customer created applications to a cloud

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Rent processing, storage, network, capacity, and other fundamental computing resources

Delivery Model Architectures

Cloud Infrastructure

IaaS

PaaS

SaaS

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Architectures

Platform as a Service (PaaS)Architectures

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Architectures

Cloud Infrastructure

SaaS

Cloud Infrastructure

PaaS

SaaS

Cloud Infrastructure

IaaS

PaaS

Cloud Infrastructure

PaaS

Cloud Infrastructure

IaaS

Deployment Models

• Private Clouds – Cloud infrastructure is solely for one organization, on or offsite

• Community Cloud – Cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations

• Public Cloud – Infrastructure is made available to the general public or industry groups

• Hybrid Cloud – Infrastructure is a composite of two or more cloud types

Hallmarks of Cloud Computing

• Virtualized Components

• On-demand Provisioning

• On-demand Scalability

• Accessed and Delivered via the Network

• Utilization Based Billing

Cloud Infrastructure vs. Cloud Platforms

• Cloud Infrastructure– Closely matches physical components (machines,

RAM, CPU, storage space)– Interchangeable with physical machines– “Virtual Datacenter”

• Cloud Platforms– Abstracted infrastructure components– Focused on deploying applications– APIs used by developers to access Cloud

Resources and Data Structures

Examples of Different Cloud Offerings

• Infrastructure– Amazon Web Services (EC2 and S3)– GoGrid

• Platforms– Google AppEngine– Salesforce– Facebook

Why Cloud Computing?

• Cheaper– Deployment– Operation– Startup Costs

• Easier– Deployment– Scalability

• Safer• Faster• More Reliable

What’s Required of a Healthcare Cloud?

• Security– SAS70– HIPAA– PCI

• Secure Connectivity– VPNS– Hospital Claims Processing– Pharmacy Claims

Processing

• Encryption

• Aggregation of Disparate Data Sets from Multiple Environments and Locations

• Support of Healthcare Formats

• Support of Healthcare Code Sets

The Datanex™ Platform

• Processes hundreds of millions of transactions per day (real-time and batch)

• Brokers connections between hundreds of healthcare entities – Hospitals– Pharmacies– Claims Clearinghouses

The Datanex™ Platform Supports

• Three Sentry Data Systems applications for hundreds of clients

• Over 10 Million Patients, comprised of 2 Billion Patient Health Record Units (HRUs)

• More than 50,000 Providers, comprised of over a Million Health Record Units (HRUs)

The Datanex™ Platform is Ideal

Ideal application of the Datanex™ Platform includes:

– Cutting Costs Related to Traditional Server Maintenance, Procurement, and Deployment

– Securely communicating between different locations and applications

– Knitting Together Multiple “Silos” of Information

– Quickly Building Complex Healthcare applications

– Large Organizations that need flexibility and scalability

– Small Organizations that need to leverage the advantages of a large platform

Datanex™ Platform Components

• Infrastructure– GRID – Virtual Servers– NET – Network Transport

• Platform– ETL – Extract, Transform, Load– QDC – Quantum Data Construct– API – Application Programming Interface

Datanex™: GRID

• Virtual Linux and Windows Servers• True on-demand deployment via web or API• Encrypted virtual machine instances (Linux only)• Snapshot backup service• Live Migration within Geographical Zones• Multiple Geographical Zones• Flexible sizing of instances based on RAM, Hard Disk,

CPUs• Static IP Addresses per instance• KVM Hypervisor

Datanex™: NET

• Brokers formats such as HL7, EDI X12 (832, 850, 855, 856, 810, 837, 835), NCPDP, Flat Files, XML Based Formats, HCFA, UB92, UB04.

• Reliable Transport

• Secure Connections

Datanex™: ETL

• High Performance Extract, Transform, Load infrastructure

• Supports all major Hospital Information Systems (HIS)

• Quality Control of data feeds built in and proactively monitored

• Processes millions of transactions per day

Datanex™: QDC

• Distributed non-relational database.

• Processes data as it arrives according to predefined queries, distributes the results across available nodes.

• Queries run in parallel across all available nodes, and provide astonishing performance not possible with relational databases.

Datanex™: QDC

• New queries are defined, processed by all nodes, and subsequently run on all incoming data.

• Denormalization of Health Record Units (HRUs) means that aggregates and fast seeks are possible across the cluster.

Datanex™: API

• APIs are provided in a variety of modern languages (C/C++, Ruby, PHP, .NET, JAVA, Python)

• Application registration and delivery• Query QDC according to your needs• Monitor your GRID and other platform

instances

About Sentry

Sentry Data Systems, Inc., headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL, serves clients in over 25 states and its systems process millions of healthcare transactions daily.

Contact Info: Peter Schwoererpschwoerer@sentryds.com www.SentryDS.comt: 800.411.4566 x.2518