Many healthcare entities provide a public Internet service for patients and visitors. Most waiting rooms have wireless Internet access for patients use, and healthcare entities are increasingly using the Internet as a means of providing patients with medical information.
When providing a public Internet service, healthcare entities must use caution with two very important aspects of the implementation.
The first is that the public Internet service must not provide a pathway into the healthcare entity computer network to prevent attempted hacking of medical records, electronic Protected Health Information. A strong firewall is required to isolate the public network from the healthcare entity network where protected information is stored.
Secondly, the public internet service must be protected from abuse. Strict bandwidth sharing rules must be maintained and the effect of computer viruses must be blocked. In addition, data protocols used for the transmission of unauthorized copyrighted material must be blocked to avoid legal action from the copyright holders.
Internet Access for Patients and Staff
Using the IA controllers
Requirements
All you need to set up your public internet access is an incoming internet connection and access points to provide wireless coverage. The choice of IA unit would depend upon the number of users you intend to support.
How can I do it?
The Medi-Priv IA units are simple to set up and install and can be incorporated into a current network. For more information on setup see our simple Setup Guide