Cloud-based clinical information systems and methods of use

A method to manage information flow between a local information system, a local cloud system and a remote cloud system via an edge device, comprising:

• monitoring, via the edge device, healthcare information employed by the local information system between a first healthcare entity and a second healthcare entity, the edge device implementing the local cloud system, the local cloud system configured via the edge device to be accessible only via a private network based on an affiliation between healthcare entities, the edge device in communication with the remote cloud system and the local healthcare information system to mediate between the local healthcare information system and the remote cloud system with respect to healthcare information routed from the local information system through the edge device;
• analyzing, via the edge device, the monitored healthcare information to determine if the healthcare information has at least one of a first characteristic or a second characteristic;
• when the healthcare information is determined to have the first characteristic, automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the local cloud system and allocating a first computing task to the local cloud system to be performed at the local cloud system based on the first portion of the healthcare information and the first characteristic;
• and
• when the healthcare information is determined to have the second characteristic and the first healthcare entity is determined to be affiliated with the second healthcare entity, automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the remote cloud system and allocating a second computing task to the remote cloud system to be performed at the remote cloud system based on the second portion of the healthcare information and the second characteristic,
• the remote cloud system accessible by the first healthcare entity via the edge device and accessible by healthcare entities via a web application without regard to affiliation.

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed, implement a method to manage information flow between a local information system, a local cloud system and a remote cloud system via an edge device, the method comprising:

• monitoring, via the edge device, healthcare information communicated between a first healthcare entity and a second healthcare entity via the local cloud system, the local cloud system implemented by the edge device and configured via the edge device to be accessible only via a private network based on an affiliation between healthcare entities, the edge device in communication with the remote cloud system and the local healthcare information system to mediate between the local healthcare information system and the remote cloud system with respect to healthcare information routed from the local information system through the edge device;
• analyzing, via the edge device, the monitored healthcare information to determine if the healthcare information has at least one of a first characteristic or a second characteristic, the edge device included in the local cloud system and in communication with the local information system and the remote cloud system, the remote cloud system accessible by a plurality of healthcare entities via a public network without regard to affiliation;
• when the healthcare information is determined to have the first characteristic, automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the remote cloud system via the edge device and allocating a first computing task to the remote cloud system to be performed at the remote cloud system based on the first portion of the healthcare information and the first characteristic;
• and
• when the healthcare information is determined to have the second characteristic and the first healthcare entity is determined to be affiliated with the second healthcare entity, automatically downloading the healthcare information onto the local information system via the edge device and allocating a second computing task to the local information system to be performed at the local information system based on the second portion of the healthcare information and the second characteristic.