5G Implementation in Healthcare

Steps for Gathering the Right Information For Your 5G Implementation

You already know that your healthcare organization can benefit from a 21st century in-building 5G network. Ultra-fast mobile connectivity, greater network capacity, and improved service guarantees are some of the attributes of 5G.

Activities like patient-physician and staff-physician communications, transmission of sensitive patient health data, and device interconnectivity all require the assurance of an always-available and secure wireless network. WiFi just doesn’t suffice given its limitations including a lack of mobility, security, voice capabilities, and wide area coverage in an enterprise setting. 5G delivers on all these important requirements.

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How to Get Started

There are many compelling reasons for healthcare organizations to adopt 5G. The questions to answer include:

What is your organization’s goal for a 5G network?
What kind of 5G network do you want to build?

Take Inventory

It's important to analyze your current infrastructure - your facility may be relying on an outdated WiFi network or DAS platform that needs updating to support growth. Does your facility rely on copper cabling, but the vision of your leadership team is to build for the growing bandwidth demands? If so, then fiber should be considered. A fiber-to-the-edge (FTTE) architecture offers the lowest latency 5G connectivity enabling value-add features including digital security, remote monitoring and maintenance, and a multitude of building services.

Here are some additional questions to consider when undertaking the inventory of your existing infrastructure:

Are you looking for a multi-carrier network?
What dedicated space do you have for your hub (MDF)? Does this space need to be reconfigured or moved?
Where are the locations of the IDF closets in your building or buildings? Does this space need to be reimagined?
How many headend components do you currently have?

Understand The Needs of Your Key Stakeholders

Interview or survey other primary stakeholders such as clinical department leadership and supervisory staff including physicians, facilities and operations management, the finance department, human resources, and your administrative team. Everyone will have a different perspective on what their needs are to better perform their day-to-day digital tasks. Below are some topics that each functional group may focus on when sharing their needs for a faster, more secure network.

Clinical Departments	Facilities Management	Finance	Human Resources	Administration
Secure Patient Data Compliance with HIPAA Centralized Alarms for Quick Response Communication coverage with specialists and hospital services Employee safety and assistance with patients Access to patient data and images	HVAC Systems Power/Electricity Systems Smart Windows for cooling and light control Energy consumption and management Elevator Systems Security cameras and alarms Employee badging and secure access	Secure access to patient data and billing records Protected financial data Centralized billing and records management Secure management of data in accordance with laws and regulations	Protected and secure employee data and personnel records Systems to managing employee satisfaction, employee benefits and payroll Secure badging and access to buildings and employee areas	Centralized information about building systems and infrastructure Managed customer experience and loyalty Secure financial data Controls to protect employees, staff and patients Management of regulatory guidelines

Rely on Experts

It’s time to get started. Make the call to a partner that can help you plan, design and scope your project. Meet Hugo Ferrer, Wireless Solutions Engineer at Corning. Hugo’s primary focus is helping customers determine the scope of their project, solving their network challenges with the right products and bringing together a team of experts to design, project manage and install your network.

Here are some additional questions to help you start scoping your project:

What is the vision for your network?
What problems are you trying to solve?
Is the project building specific or campus-wide?
What is the total square footage of the buildings, and total project?
How many beds are in the hospital?
How many floors are in the scope of the project?
Does the organization have a business plan agreement with any of the Mobile Network Operators (MNO)?
Does the facility provide phones for the employees, or does the staff bring their own cellphones, tablets, etc?
Does the facility want a system to support multiple carriers (primarily AT&T, Version & T-Mobile) through a Neutral Host environment?
Are building drawings available and can they be shared with the Corning team?
What is the estimated time frame for the installation?
What is the dedicated IT spend for the project?

Products That Solve the Challenges of Healthcare Organizations

Fiber to the Edge – Horizontal LAN

The edge of your network is facing unprecedented bandwidth and mobility demands. We have solutions – including some you may not have considered.

Everon 6200 DAS

Everon 6200 is the first DAS Solution specifically designed for the enterprise that delivers flexibility, reduced installation and ongoing costs for buildings from 150,000 to 500,000 square feet.

Small Cell

Corning SpiderCloud has built the world’s first scalable small cell system. Our small cell system architecture enables mobile operators to deliver reliable mobile services to enterprises and venues.

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