Cloud-based clincial information systems and methods of use

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least:

• implement a local cloud system on an edge device, the edge device at a first location, the local cloud system to host first information and provide first functionality accessed by a plurality of local systems using a private network, access to the private network restricted by an affiliation, the plurality of local systems including a clinical information system;
• and
• route communication between a remote cloud system at a second location and the clinical information system at the first location, the remote cloud system to host second information and provide second functionality accessed using a public network,
• wherein the at least one processor is to monitor the communication and associated information to analyze the affiliation and an information characteristic of the information and to allocate computing tasks to one or more of the local cloud system, the remote cloud system, or the clinical information system based on the analysis,
• wherein the analysis includes determining when the affiliation enables access to the private network and determining when the information characteristic is a medical procedure characteristic, and
• wherein the allocating of computing tasks includes, during a first time period, storing patient information as the first information on the local cloud system to execute with the first functionality to support a first medical procedure and, during a second time period, transferring the patient information from the local cloud system to the remote cloud system for storage as the second information using the second functionality.

An apparatus comprising:

• an edge device including a processor, the edge device to implement a local cloud system, the edge device at a first location, the local cloud system to host first information and provide first functionality to be accessed by a plurality of local systems using a private network, access to the private network restricted by an affiliation, the plurality of local systems including a clinical information system, the edge device to include a communication interface;
• and
• a remote cloud system at a second location to host second information and provide second functionality to be accessed using a public network,
• wherein the communication interface is to route communication between the remote cloud system and the clinical information system at the first location, and
• wherein the edge device is to monitor the communication and associated information to analyze the affiliation and an information characteristic of the information and to allocate computing tasks to one or more of the local cloud system, the remote cloud system, or the clinical information system based on the analysis,
• wherein the analysis includes determining when the affiliation enables access to the private network and determining when the information characteristic is a medical procedure characteristic, and
• wherein the allocating of computing tasks includes, during a first time period, storing patient information as the first information on the local cloud system to execute with the first functionality to support a first medical procedure and, during a second time period, transferring the patient information from the local cloud system to the remote cloud system for storage as the second information using the second functionality.