For an infrastructure like hospitals, a wireless networking is a must. It is because of the importance of every single data of a patient and also other information that are vital to the life of the patients and also to the personnel and of the hospital itself. Perth Private Hospital is has the information diversity on scarce. Any two persons communicating from one floor to another would be a hustle for an emergency and is crucial for a single tick of the clock in the life of the patient. What more is communication from one building to another?
Wireless networking connects multiple stations into communication using radio. Networks are organized in a way that one station acts as a master also known as the access point (“Wireless Networking”). All communication in a wireless networking passes through the access point. Before one station can communicate with another, it must first go through the access point. Another way of organizing a network is that there is no master and stations communicate directly. This form of network is also known as ad-hoc network (Marc Fonvieille).
These connections are fast and effective and are slowly but surely will take hold in homes, small business and corporations (“What Does Wireless Means? “). It may also save you from physical hassle of connecting computer hardware (Nadel). Due to this wireless networking, many of us is starting to learn how easy it is getting connected. Whether you are on a work place, on campus, at home or even in different place, until there is an access point, like the server on the internet, you still can connect without ever touching a network cable. BODY This is the current situation of the hospital.
There are three buildings with four floors each. The hospital administration is located in Building A, Specialist Consulting Rooms at Building B, and eight wards for patients and 2 operating theaters at Building C. The transfer of information in such a structure like this would be hard, time-consuming, and may also cause delay in the service needed. This will also require more personnel for the flow of information and with that, another problem will rise, the information may be distorted due to many persons carrying the information and also of different passages.
For example, when assigned the assigned nurse ask the patient of his historical diseases, then the first receiver of the answer would be the nurse who asked the question. Then the information will be needed by the data gatherer of the personnel on the information desk, the message will then be passed from the nurse to that person. And from that desk officer passing the information for the specialist consultants, and from the specialist consultant to a doctor on the medicine counter of the hospital for the appropriate medicine.
The message was passed through many different persons that may make the message distorted and then less efficient for the needed action for the patient. At present, the hospital has its computer system. For patient records, a host-based system is running. A client-server system runs for other computer applications for administration such as admissions, financial reporting, and human resources. And a separate PC computer systems runs on each of the specialist consulting rooms.
Here is the design of the current computer system of the Perth Private Hospital. It is shown in the diagram that there is no transfer of information from one part of the hospital to the other. Building A only has the information regarding administration, and only Building C has the patient records. In Building B, there is also no transfer of information for each of the specialist consulting rooms. The transfer of information is very important.
In the current situation of the Perth Private Hospital, the system has its own port or area with which the information remains in that station and kept and cannot be accessed by others. The major disadvantage of this system is that the information flow will be delayed or blocked, for example, the patient records if needed by the specialist will need another person to get that information that will delay the work. For others to consult the specialist, they must go first to the other building that will be vital in case of emergency.
The data will also be separated and will make it hard to evaluate it. For example, before the specialist can tell the medicines needed and other explanation for the patient, they will need the patient records first. And for the finances on the administration office or if in need of human resources, the patient records cannot be use as a basis unless after passing through the specialist consulting room first. In other words, there is a one way of three-stage-procedure before a final work can be decided.
And that no one can go to the next stage unless finishing the previous one (Mitchell). On the other hand, there is also an advantage with this kind of system. Being not connected to other computer, the data will be stored safely and cannot be accessed by other unauthorized personnel. In case of power surged or power failure of one building, the data on the separate computers on the other building will not be affected. But still, wireless technology, with its many advances and advantages, wireless networks also have high security risks not like the unwired ones.