Management and risk assessment of wireless medical devices in the hospital.

摘要

In today's healthcare environment, wireless coexistence of medical devices is becoming more and more prevalent. Healthcare is among the most mobile work environments where clinicians need timely access to data in order to deliver efficient and effective care. Optimizing patient flow requires just-in-time delivery of medical devices at the point of care with seamless connectivity to both electronic medical records (EMR) and data connectivity to clinical decision makers. These factors are driving an increasing demand for mobile, wireless medical device technology. Reliable and always available wireless communication is the key component to allow medical devices to be able to move with the patient, while continuing to record and communicate patient data.