Reassessing healthcare facilities' wireless networking strategy

The expansion of the healthcare Internet of Things creating challenges


As healthcare facilities improve their healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, network connections can be a challenge, according to an article on the Health IT Infrastructure website.

While the IoT has improved patient care, there eventually may be too many devices for a facility's network to handle. 

Facillties also need to figure out how to make connected devices available throughout the facility and beyond to telehealth programs.

A wireless vendor can help assess the healthcare facility, plan where access points need to be placed, and conduct a wireless site survey to see where connectivity is the weakest.

Read the article.

 

 



October 2, 2018


Topic Area: Information Technology


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