The wireless network is an essential element of health IT infrastructure that carries far more traffic, and more types of traffic, than ever before, especially with the increased adoption of mobile technology and EHRs. Healthcare facilities planning wireless networks today need to design them at more than industrial strength to securely and reliably handle an incredible variety of tasks. PC Connection, Inc. can help healthcare organizations achieve the wireless network needed to succeed.

“Wireless used to be seen as a nice add-on but not as essential,” said Timothy Allen, PC Connection, Inc.’s networking practice director. “Now it is seen as essential.” The mobile solutions and technology coming into the market now are built to layer on top of and optimize wireless networks, he said, and today’s healthcare organizations rely on these mobile solutions to operate day to day.

And let’s not forget the wireless network isn’t just for the inner workings of the healthcare organization. The wireless network in a healthcare facility must also meet the needs and expectations of patients, Allen noted. Patients (and their visitors) expect to be able to plug in wherever they are – even in a hospital bed – and they expect that network to be reliable.

For healthcare providers trying to maximize the potential of their wireless network for operations and for the convenience of patients, PC Connection, Inc.’s team assesses technology infrastructure for vulnerabilities and to see how it maps to what is needed now and what is needed down the road, Allen said. Then the team will implement solutions to meet the needs determined in the assessment.

PC Connection, Inc.’s solutions span all of a healthcare organization’s needs, including guest access; tracking assets and people; organizing staff workflow; providing tools for communication and collaboration at all levels of the organization; and increasing network security oversight.