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Network Design
4-6
Site Planning and Preparation
Network Design
This section describes the methodology for designing a Philips Patient Care Network for a
specific clinical environment. It includes the clinical issues that should be considered, the
capabilities of the Information Center components, and the design rules that govern Patient
Care Network design.
Clinical
Requirements
Designing a Patient Care Network requires a full understanding of the monitoring
requirements of the clinical unit(s) it will serve. There are several key elements that
optimize system design:
• number of clinical units and beds to be simultaneously monitored
• level of patient monitoring required by each unit
• types of patient monitors to be used -- SDN/PCC connected (hardwired and/or
telemetry), M3/M4 connected (wired and/or wireless), IntelliVue Patient Monitors
connected, or mixed.
• locations of clinical units, central monitoring stations, and review stations
• type of patient data access required at each location (real-time or stored -- read,
write, or both)
• possible future capability or expansion
These issues are described below.
Number of Units
and Beds
The first issue to consider is the number of clinical units and beds to be served by the
Patient Care Network and their location. The number of beds determines the number of
patient monitors and Information Centers required to monitor patients. The number of
clinical units and their locations determines how the Information Centers should be
networked to provide efficient and convenient access to patient monitoring data.
Patient
Monitoring Level
The level of monitoring required for patients determines the model Information Center
necessary to serve each clinical unit and its level of clinical application software. The more
intensive the monitoring requirements, the more capability is required of Information Center
hardware and software. Since hardware and software cost increases with capability, it is
important to understand the exact patient monitoring requirements for each clinical unit,
both present and future.