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WHITE PAPER

Data Bandwidth: Critical to Healthcare Providers

Discover how modern, high speed data connections can keep patient data secure and improve patient outcomes.

High speed data connectivity improves patient outcomes

Today’s medical practices and hospital networks require secure, high bandwidth connectivity to handle the wide variety of video services needed to satisfy patients and provide quality care. Active digital signage in hospital waiting rooms, concurrent telehealth visits between doctors and patients, constant file transfers of large medical images and HD television streaming in every room in the facility — all at the same time over the same connection — are just a few of the reasons why healthcare providers need greater network bandwidth.

This white paper examines the reasons why healthcare providers need high bandwidth connectivity, and how today’s modern IT/Telecom solutions can help drive success in the healthcare industry.

Revolution of healthcare data in the healthcare industry

Since the early 2000s we’ve gone from storing handwritten patient notes in folders to Electronic Health Record (EHR) and paperless workflows. These patient records, insurance information, lab results and prescriptions account for just a tiny fraction of the data volume generated by the healthcare industry.

Recent advancements in medical sciences and technology have created countless innovations from new imaging techniques to drug therapies, vaccines, biometric monitoring equipment and more. Today’s high resolution radiology images can be over 25 MB each, plus remote monitoring and smart wearable devices generate a constant stream of data between provider and patient.

Multiply this by the tens of millions of people who visit doctors or hospitals each day, and it’s easy to see why the healthcare industry is leading the charge in data growth.

  • High-resolution medical images and the need to display them in the office and share them among medical professionals.
  • The high number of patients being seen simultaneously at a multi-physician practice or hospital requires a high bandwidth to ensure a smooth, interruption-free connection.
  • Medical staff need to access data and images from multiple locations or display them on different devices.
  • A well-functioning Electronic Health Record (EHR) system enables speedy patient and insurance data entry, reducing billing and payment cycles.
  • Telehealth visits, remote workers and home health aides all need secure, reliable connections to perform efficiently.
  • Smart devices that are worn or embedded generate even more data that needs to be accessed during patient checkups.
  • Healthcare facilities — especially long-term care locations — need high bandwidth connectivity solutions for internet and streaming in every room to attract and retain residents.

The need to ensure all connections and communications remain secure end-to-end, and that patient information remains protected and private, is absolutely mission critical to every business in the healthcare industry.

Healthcare is one of the most highly regulated industries for information privacy. Healthcare organizations collect very detailed patient information including personal data such as birthdates, social security numbers, credit card and insurance information, making them a prime target for external attacks and information theft.

To minimize these threats, upgraded security capabilities are needed to support data encryption, detect and prevent cyberattacks, enable private network connections and enforce strong password policies.

  • The ability to meet all your connectivity needs: data, voice and video communications.
  • Low latency and redundancy for fast, reliable operations, including backup and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Customization capabilities that allow current workflows or proprietary processes to remain in place or the skills to create new ones with minimal disruption.
  • Encrypted communications and robust security measures to share patient data, securely conduct telemedicine visits and collaborate across multiple locations and facilities.
  • Availability of dark fiber to create a private network with dedicated internet access for multi-location healthcare facilities to share and manage sensitive patient information.
  • Serial-to-Ethernet connectivity solutions to network-enable medical devices to eliminate human error when transcribing vital signs and allow data to be transferred immediately for faster diagnosis.
  • Scalability for tomorrow with the resources to grow with your organization.

Partnering to Solve Your Complexities

Astound Business meets you where you are and how you want to communicate. We're focused on taking out friction points and delivering solutions that scale.

Listening & Discovery

Understanding the key issues that need to be solved is first, we won’t sell you a fixed set of products. We listen and provide a diversity of connectivity solutions aligned to your specific business. Up front, our experts learn how your business works, to uncover how things could be done differently to find efficiencies and new profit centers. Getting the pulse of our clients, then right-fitting solutions and delivering on time is how we operate.

Solution Planning & Design

Meeting your needs where you are, technical experts provide unique solutions by creating a project plan that covers scope, timing, cost and execution. A dedicated account team aligns to design a custom network that delivers secure connectivity. From kick-off to site survey to construction and integration — your account manager and solutions engineering team provides comprehensive project management.

Implementation

You’ll receive end-to-end build management from a dedicated account manager and an implementation driven by local experts. We are never bureaucratic. We respect your time, while handling all the details. We offer flexibility in infrastructure and expansion, where others can’t, through dark fiber delivery.

Monitoring & Maintenance

Focused on your connectivity, we care about our own network and are not overextended. Experienced staff are monitoring the infrastructure around the clock to deliver stability, while adhering to SLA metrics. We pick up the phone immediately. Astound’s organizational structure is set up for superior response & support.

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