The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is considering developing guidelines for the health care industry relative to providing a universal, generic telecommunications infrastructure. Such guidelines would serve as a supplement to ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1-2001 (Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard), which specifies a generic cabling systems so that commercial buildings can support multi-vendor and multi-service communications.
New health care telecom guidelines would enable the planning and installation of a structured cabling system for health care facilities. Installation of cabling systems during building construction or renovation is significantly less expensive and less disruptive than after the building is occupied. The guidelines would address both clinical and non-clinical applications, as well as public and enterprise networks. The systems that can be accommodated using structured cabling can include but are not limited to:
- Voice, Data and Video (closed circuit TV, security and broadcast)
- Mobile Applications Nurse Call, Patient Monitoring
- Tracking (professional, patient, asset)
- Diagnostic Imaging, Pharma Applications, Telemedicine
- Bioanalytical Systems, Life Safety, Lighting Control
- Master Clock
- Public Networks, etc.
TIA's TR-42 Engineering Committee on User Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure is inviting interested parties, including users, designers and integrators, to contribute to this proposed project development.
http://www.tiaonline.org/media/press_releases/index.cfm?parelease=03-117
