AHA Endorsement:
Wireless Networking Products
Wireless networking products enable better patient care by providing clinicians with secure access to critical patient data, hospital services and other caregivers-inside or outside of hospital walls. Staff effectiveness and collaboration is improved by providing immediate access to prescription databases, recent test results and patient medical histories.
Why We Endorsed Wireless Networking Products from Cisco
Cisco knows that the workspace for today's mobile caregivers can be anywhere. With a choice of mobile workstations, PDAs or tablet PCs (all with secure interoperability), Cisco's wireless networking products help ensure the right device for point-of-care access to critical applications and databases. Our due dilligence also found that Cisco wireless networking products can extend a hospital network without compromising network security and help to deliver a better patient experience by optimizing workflow, enhancing communications and reducing costs.
Benefits of Cisco Wireless Networking Products
- Provides anywhere, anytime access to information and resources
- Mobile access to patient records results in better care for patients and a better work environment for caregivers
- Cisco® Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) solutions can provide layered access for doctors, administrators, patients and visitors to fully realize the benefits of mobility while reducing security risk
- Robust security features and simplified network management facilitate regulatory compliance
- Next generation wireless to support bandwidth intensive applications and video
- Location-based tracking helps caregivers to spend less time searching for patients, colleagues and equipment
- Overall communication and collaboration between patients, caregivers and hospital staff is enhanced
- Secure guest access for patients and visitors
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Products
- Wireless LAN Controllers
- Aironet Access Points
- Wireless Control System
- Mobility Services Engine
- Context-Aware Software
- Cisco Compatible Extensions Program
- CleanAir technology for automatic interference mitigation for 802.11n
- Client Link to improve reliability and coverage for legacy clients
- Video Stream uses multicast to improve multimedia applications
Company Website: http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/healthcare/index.html
- Article: Cisco Connected Healthcare Overview
- Article: Beyond BYOD to the Optimal Work Your Way Experience in Healthcare
- Case Study: New Hospital Gets Borderless Connectivity
- Case Study: Rush University Medical Center
- Case Study: Optimizing Wireless at Ohio State University
- Case Study: Hospital Offers Always-On Network using Cisco CleanAir
- Other: Medical-Grade Network 2.0 - Wireless Architecture
