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Network Communications and Telehealth

Network Communications and Telehealth . Linda Fischer, MCSA. Telehealth & Network Communications. Network communications Videoconferencing Telehealth equipment. Objectives:. Importance of standards Connection-oriented and Connectionless Communication

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Network Communications and Telehealth

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  1. Network Communications and Telehealth Linda Fischer, MCSA

  2. Telehealth & Network Communications Network communications Videoconferencing Telehealth equipment

  3. Objectives: Importance of standards Connection-oriented and Connectionless Communication Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model Security considerations Telehealth equipment Benefits of telehealth

  4. Question for discussion: What are standards? Why are they important?

  5. Standards Operational Clinical Equipment Telecommunications

  6. Network Communications  Networks are devices that are connected together using special hardware and software, to allow them to exchange information.  Circuit switching Packet switching

  7. Transmission Protocols • Connection oriented • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) • Connectionless • User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

  8. Open Systems Interconnection

  9. Open Systems Interconnection

  10. Network Communications

  11. Discussion question: Name some ways that you can secure/protect a computer?

  12. Security • Basic network security • Antivirus software • Firewall • Authentication • Access controls • Back-ups

  13. Enhanced Security • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) • Privacy rule • Security rule • Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act  • Encryption

  14. Telehealth / mHealth Technologies Videoconferencing Remote patient monitoring mHealth technologies Equipment

  15. Videoconferencing Javeed Siddiqui, MD Helping Rural Communities

  16. Videoconferencing/Mobile Video Stations • Many devices , many manufacturers • They don’t always communicate with each other • Different software, different protocols • Standards based technology • Makes sure that your device can communicate with other devices.

  17. Medical Peripherals

  18. Remote Patient Monitoring

  19. mHealth What is mHealth?

  20. Network Communications and Telehealth With interoperable standards ,Telemedicine can: Improve access Improve care Reduce costs

  21. Questions for Review • What is the OSI model? • Name the 7 layers of the OSI Model: • What is the difference between connection oriented and connectionless protocols? • Give an example of how telehealth can decrease costs. • Give an example of how telehealth can increase access to health services.

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