http://blogs.carouselindustries.com Official Carousel Industries Blog Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:41:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Official Carousel Industries Blog Carousel Connect no Official Carousel Industries Blog http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/wp-content/themes/news/images/rss-large.png http://blogs.carouselindustries.com http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/podcasts/interview-with-rick-houlihan-at-iaug-converge2013/ http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/podcasts/interview-with-rick-houlihan-at-iaug-converge2013/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:43:54 +0000 Editor http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3957 http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/podcasts/interview-with-rick-houlihan-at-iaug-converge2013/feed/ 0 http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/wireless/challenges-and-benefits-of-wifi-and-wireless-networking-in-hospitals-podcast/ http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/wireless/challenges-and-benefits-of-wifi-and-wireless-networking-in-hospitals-podcast/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:51 +0000 Editor http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3939 Continue Reading ›]]> http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/wireless/challenges-and-benefits-of-wifi-and-wireless-networking-in-hospitals-podcast/feed/ 0 BYOD,Healthcare,hospitals,Mobility,Secure Mobility,WiFi,Wireless,Wireless LAN There are few business environments that present as great a wireless networking challenge as hospitals.  And perhaps fewer still in which a successful, stable and secure Wifi environment is more important.  With thousands of mobile employees, caregivers, There are few business environments that present as great a wireless networking challenge as hospitals.  And perhaps fewer still in which a successful, stable and secure Wifi environment is more important.  With thousands of mobile employees, caregivers, patients and guests, combined with an organization needing access to vital life safety and mission critical applications, hospitals are increasingly building their future on wireless infrastructure.  To learn more, we spoke with Kamal Anand, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare at Carousel partner Meru Networks.  In this information packed Podcast, we dig into the unique requirements hospitals must address, as well as the business benefits that they can capitalize upon with the right wireless infrastructure in place. Hospitals Present Many Unique Challenges for WiFi Networks “Hospitals present many unique challenges from a Wifi perspective, but on the other hand they also present an opportunity for wireless to really shine,” says Anand.  “If you are able to address those challenges it creates great benefits not only from an organizational perspective, but also for the patients and other people that interact with the wireless network.” Some of the unique challenges we review include: Hospitals present harsh RF environments:  Old buildings, varying building materials and layouts, hundreds of metal beds and electronic devices moving throughout the hallways all add up to a very harsh environment from a radio frequency perspective.  Careful planning and testing must be undertaken to ensure consistency of signal, throughput and connectivity throughout the facility. High Level of Mobility and Roaming:  Doctors, nurses, patients and other employees are constantly on the move in hospitals accessing data, images and content.  Furthermore, 80% of hospitals use VoIP calling over Wifi, so drops and inconsistency while roaming are unacceptable.  Since Wifi was not developed (in the way that cellular networks were) to seamlessly transition a user from one cell to the next, a single channel architecture like Meru’s that eliminates that concern will deliver real benefits for healthcare organizations. Stability and Security for Life Safety Critical Applications:  More and more hospitals are looking to integrate information and data from devices, like respirators, infusion pumps, etc., into the patient care process to improve patient outcomes.  Many healthcare IT teams still have reservations about the stability and reliability of wireless when it comes to life safety critical applications.  Putting a solution in place like Meru’s “Uninterrupted Care Network” wireless offering helps address these concerns. Healthcare Applications and Use Cases Increasingly Rely on WiFi “Once you see how various applications can be delivered using the underlying foundation of Wifi, and how that can positively impact various aspects of the healthcare delivery organization, it is very exciting,” says Anand.  He goes on to lay out three categories of applications and use cases that rely on Wifi and are making a difference to hospitals today. Life Critical Apps:  These include things like tying infusion pumps, medical oxygen monitoring and smart beds (beds with pressure sensors that notify nurses when patients need to be moved to avoid pressure ulcers or are at risk of falling) into the patient care process to improve the level of care and reduce risk. Mission Critical Apps:  Secure access to electronic medical records, access to imaging data like X-rays and MRI scans, nurse call applications and voice-over-IP all fall into this category.  As do things like telemedicine, allowing experts to use high-def video to go where they are needed to help out - even consulting with patients at military hospitals in Iraq. Consumer Critical:  It’s not good enough to just offer patients and their families a TV anymore. 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