by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Nov 15, 2011 | Bluetooth, Patient Monitoring
While I have been in the patient monitoring space for thirty years, it is felt that this definitely could be the revolution in patient monitoring as we see it. Definitely the growth is outside the acute care area and moving to sub-acute and the home. The challenge is...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Nov 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
While I applaud Motorola for their great devices, the reality is also battery life. Motorola packed in a 1,780 mAh Li-Ion pack into the DROIDs chassis. On WiFi with cellular data turned off, the battery dropped to 90 in under 30 minutes. Over the space of a couple of...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Nov 3, 2011 | LTE
Today I was asked, well where do both play and is WLAN going to displace LTE inside a hospital? Definitely not…both have their specific role and requirements. The WLAN will continue to be built out and support “internal applications”. While dual mode...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Nov 3, 2011 | Distributed Antenna Systems
It seems that it makes a lot of sense to look at use fiber optics to replace the coaxial infrastructure. Not only will you have the bandwidth you need, but great cost savings can and will be realized. Look forward in 2012 as industry is changing yet again.
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 27, 2011 | Wireless Technology Planning
While I agree that using www.airmagnet.com and even using Motorola LAN Planner, (predictive modeling), are some of the finest tools in the industry, they are only one part of the equation. The second part is understanding the behavior of clients on the network. For...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 20, 2011 | Webinar
Please follow this link to the web Cast for GLG on October 13, 2011 on the behalf of Integra Systems, Inc. https://www.gplus.com/-/event/Medical-Device-Connectivity-Requirements-for?topicNames=Hospitals
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
While much has been discussed and heard about using dedicated spectrum to enable real time patient monitoring and other medical devices; IEEE 802.11 standards (for both security and QoS), i.e. 802.11i and 802.11e have provided solid basis for ensuring the proper...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 17, 2011 | RFID and RFLS
CenTrak – David Hoglund Webcast – The “Reality of RTLS for Healthcare”. This will occur on Tuesday November 08, 2011 from 1:00PM-2:00PM EST. Stay tuned for further details. www.centrak.com See link to Registration...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 15, 2011 | Webinar
Integra Systems, Inc., conducted a webcast on Thursday October 13, 2011 was sponsored by www.gersonlehrmangroup.com. Over 70 attendees were on-line which consisted of a variety of medical device companies..many interesting questions came up. The abstract for this...
by dhoglund@integrasystems.org | Oct 11, 2011 | Distributed Antenna Systems
Over the past month I have had on and off call with a major league baseball team that is contemplating implementing a DAS (Distributed Antenna System). All the basic issues came up, should we combine WLAN with a DAS, absolutely not. However, more front and center was...
