• DocumentCode
    2845509
  • Title

    Clinical grade - a foundation for healthcare communications networks

  • Author

    Graves, Alan F. ; Wallace, Bruce ; Periyalwar, Shalini ; Riccardi, Carlo

  • Author_Institution
    Nortel, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    16-19 Oct. 2005
  • Abstract
    Healthcare is adopting information technology as an integral part of clinical workflows and processes themselves. This places substantial demands upon the performance and behavior of such networks, especially as the paper records systems are retired, leading to the fundamental attributes of clinical grade networks for healthcare.
  • Keywords
    biomedical communication; health care; telecommunication networks; clinical grade nework; clinical workflows; healthcare communications networks; information technology; Availability; Capacitive sensors; Clinical diagnosis; Communication networks; Costs; Economic indicators; Electronic mail; Hospitals; Information technology; Medical services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design of Reliable Communication Networks, 2005. (DRCN 2005). Proceedings.5th International Workshop on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9439-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DRCN.2005.1563898
  • Filename
    1563898