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
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