Hospital Wifi Software

IMPORTANCE OF A WiFi NETWORK IN HOSPITALS

The rise of IoT (Internet of Things) brings with it various physical devices and everyday objects capable of communicating and interacting with others via the internet. Hospital devices important for life sustenance and care are affected as well.

Around the world, various health service organizations are seeing the increasing importance of IoT devices within the healthcare industry. By 2026, it’s expected that the spending on IoT for healthcare would reach $405 billion.

Manage Internet connections for your hospital staff, patients, and visitors using our Hospital WiFi Management software module.

Key Benefits of Providing WiFi in Hospitals

Here are a few other reasons why hospitals should have WiFi on their premises

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Connection for Hospital Life-Saving Devices and Other Medical Equipment

A lot of IoMT devices are related to monitoring, tracking, and detection. Medical practitioners rely on such devices to accurately diagnose and treat illnesses and diseases.

The internet is becoming a vital part of healthcare so much that there is now an “Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)”.

According to Forbes, IoMT refers to the “connected system of medical devices and applications that collect data that is then provided to healthcare IT systems through online computer networks”.

Examples of IoMT devices and applications are:

Bluetooth-enabled weight scare & blood pressure cwuff (with a symptom-tracking app)
Ingestible sensors
Automated insulin delivery
Cancer treatment activity trackers
Inhalers
Smart beds
Smart continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and insulin pens
Contact lenses
Depression-monitoring app
Coagulation testing
Asthma monitor

The speed of detection and reporting with the help of IoMT devices doesn’t only mean faster diagnosis, prevention, and cure. It also increases the accuracy of data gathered and widens the window period of corrective procedures.

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Accessibility of Patient Data

With WiFi on the hospital premises, healthcare workers will have real-time access to patient information anywhere. The speed at which a doctor or nurse can access vital information could be a matter between life and death for a patient.

This doesn’t necessarily remove the importance of retaining physical copies of patient files. Doing so is still an important backup procedure. However, digitizing them and making them available for access to those who appropriately need them reduces misguided and inaccurate information.

Different hospital departments like the laboratory and emergency room can freely access the information. Meaning, no need for a nurse to go to the lab and get the results.

Depending on the type of connection allowed by the hospital, doctors can access patient information even if they’re not in the hospital. Consequently, this reduces time wasted on communicating the data and information needed by phone call. The doctor can readily access the information and give proper instructions and procedures.

Real-Time Access

Healthcare workers can access patient information in real-time anywhere in the hospital.

Interdepartmental Access

Different departments like the lab and emergency room can access information without physical transfers.

Accessibility to patient data improves healthcare and services. When data from different patients are linked and pooled, researchers and doctors can find patterns and develop new ways of detecting or diagnosing illnesses and diseases — improving overall clinical care.

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Asset and Inventory Tracking and Management

Medical devices and equipment are prone to wear and tear due to heavy usage. Some IoMT devices display their health status to a monitor. When there’s a defect, they show what part needs repair. Through this, healthcare services save millions of dollars linked with the cost of medical equipment loss.

Laboratories and nurse stations have limited supplies of important items like blood containers, masks, needles, and others. With WiFi, inventory management would be less hassle. When there’s a shortage of supplies, the inventory app can alert the staff about the situation.

However, to make all the advantages mentioned above as well as below, you need to invest in WiFi bandwidth management solutions.

Xceednet’s services would cover the whole hospital premises. All Xceednet plans support unlimited MikroTik Routers which is what you only need to install. You don’t need expensive, hard-to-maintain servers since Xceednet is a 100% cloud-based solution hosted on reliable Amazon AWS.

The following are some of the features of Xceednet and why they’re important for a hospital WiFi system:

Customized Data Packages

The hospital staff and patients will have different bandwidths.

Billing & Payment Tracking

Patients no longer have to run to the billing section for inquiries about their dues.

Detail Reports

Hospital administration can review how to improve hospital services.

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Communication with Patients

It is important that patients and/or their families receive clear and understandable information, especially about medicine dosing.

Research showed that for every 2 medicines prescribed by doctors, only 1 is taken by the patient in the way the doctor advised.

There are 3 possible reasons why such a situation happens:

The patient forgot.
Failed to understand the instructions
The patient didn't believe the medicine helps due to a lack of information

A portal page from a WiFi network can help in interacting with patients and their families in real-time. Because of this, information is readily available to patients in a more flexible and personalized way.

Also, patients won’t have to memorize what their doctors advised and prescribed. They can simply refer to the portal they were provided with. They can search for their condition, treatments, and other relevant information they needed.

Better if the hospital has app patients can download and sign up for. Then, the patients can use the app to check for updates like:

Next check-ups
Promotions about healthcare and clinical services
Advises from their doctors

Moreover, wifi helps in delivering patient information with more clarity. Some healthcare practitioners wrongly assume their explanations and pieces of advice are easy to understand. A wifi system would enable patients to read more information. In turn, doctors and nurses would be more certain that the patients understand what they explained to them.

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Improvement of Hospital Services Through Feedback

Feedback from patients about hospital services helps the doctors, nurses, staff, and hospital administrators understand the functionality of their overall system as well as the individual departments.Then, the hospital staff can improve operations from the patients’ suggestions or complaints. Any appreciations or compliments a patient leaves to hospital staff or department are also received. They help increase motivation and fulfillment.

In addition, if the hospital administrators would like to analyze the hospital performance at the core, the feedback from the patient helps. However, asking for feedback from patients is somewhat daunting. But with WiFi, the hospital could simply send a notification or message to the patient through their registered device.

On the patient’s part, giving feedback through the network is convenient. Patients are more likely to voice out their true feelings about the services they received.

At the same time, providing feedback through WiFi means concerns and compliments are noted faster. The hospital staff can then attend to negative feedback from a patient quickly. This response leads to more satisfaction and trust in the patient.

Operational Improvements

Hospitals can enhance operations based on patient suggestions or complaints.

Performance Analysis

Feedback aids administrators in analyzing core hospital performance.

Timely Responses

Faster feedback collection leads to quicker responses to concerns, enhancing patient satisfaction and trust.

Convenience for Patients

Providing feedback via the network is convenient, encouraging more honest responses.

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