Healthcare Wireless and Device Connectivity

Cisco 2008 May WLAN Healthcare Guidelines

Certainly I can give the highlights here, but Cisco has done what I consider the most accurate and healthcare accurate guideline document to date. Not that I drinking the Cisco Koolaid or anybody in this vein, but they seem to really now are getting the grasp of the nuances of this marketplace.  That I commend them to move to understand the application requirements. This is all good for the industry as it challenges everybody to move technology to adopt quickly, not in the typical medical device world when they can. I do not know who authored this, but hat's off, did a great job to go beyond marketing fluff to day to day reality.

Final Draft near to completion for www.aami.org

Have asked many to contribute as this will give a rounded unbiased attempt at this article. Final submission due by 31 July to www.aami.org. It is hoped that this a pretty good educational article that will help the industry at large. Thank you all to have taken the time and effort to review. It is a collective effort, not just me.

Cisco and Intel Deployment Guide for Healthcare

While this can be posted, all should just go to www.cisco.com, go to their search engine and type this in. This is probably the most comprehensive guide that I have seen from Cisco that provides a holistic perspective of deployment, scaling, to include 802.11n.  While some may say that this is Cisco centric, it is otherwise a great grassroots education document that is needed by the healthcare industry. I will review shortly and give any comments.

2008 IT Horizons Abstract

Selected again to provide www.aami.org, article. Abstract is

" As the wireless mobility continum continues to unfold in healthcare; it is becoming a requirement that disparate medical devices from different companies share the over arching wireless LAN infrastructure.  In addition; the voice and data requirements of the the broadband cellular and PCS infrastructure will demand a neutral host environment whereby flexibility is given to the end enterprise user regardless of the carrier service model.  The following will explore how to test and design a WLAN infrastructure to support the quality of service requirement needed for a life critical medical WLAN network.  In concert; design requirements will be set forth that will ensure how both broadband and public safety requirements are met for the mobile voice and data marketplace."