Make an appointment and register on the mobile APP and complete the sign-in; find the corresponding department through the hospital's navigation system; check the report on the mobile phone, and get the medicine number after paying the bill on the mobile phone or automatic terminal, and then go through the fully automatic smart pharmacy Get medicines and get medicines quickly; after leaving the hospital, you can update the condition on the mobile APP, and doctors can also use the APP to grasp the patient's condition at any time...

These doctor-seeking scenarios that were only imagined many years ago are now becoming a reality step by step with the process of digital transformation of hospitals.

Driven by the new crown epidemic, the digital transformation of the medical industry has been accelerating, the gradual maturity of Internet hospitals, the acceleration of the construction of Internet of Things hospitals, and the cloudification of medical software. The policy level has also continued to release benefits. The requirements for building a "trinity" smart hospital, The release of the "Interconnection Standardization Maturity Evaluation Plan (2020 Edition)" has provided a guarantee for promoting the standardization of the medical and health service and management system.

The medical Internet of Things has gradually become the core of the digital transformation of hospitals. The construction of the Internet of Things can help hospitals improve operational efficiency and achieve refined management. The core business of the hospital, such as outpatient, inpatient, management, logistics, etc., has released a strong impact on the Internet of Things technology. need. As a leader in wired and wireless networks, Aruba has been deeply involved in the digital transformation of the medical industry for many years. It superimposed the IoT access capability on the AP architecture a few years ago, and a number of mature solutions and products have been successfully applied to many Large tertiary hospital. In the new era of hospital Internet of Things construction, Aruba has taken three measures with product advantages and years of accumulation to provide strong support for hospital informatization operations.

The first measure: unified management and convenient maintenance

At present, the construction of the Internet of Things in many hospitals is still in its infancy, and most hospitals lack the construction standards and technical routes of the Internet of Things. When starting to build the medical Internet of Things, they often only consider meeting business needs, which are basically single application scenarios. Mainly, used independently, applications are independent, closed-loop is not open, with the construction of more and more medical IoT application systems, the data interaction between each other becomes more and more complicated, and different systems use different IoT technologies, it is easy to This leads to incompatibility between IoT base stations/gateways and terminals. In addition to the problem of unified management, fragmented construction also brings difficulties to later maintenance and increases costs.

In this regard, Aruba AP provides a unified operation and maintenance management platform, which enables the "two-pronged approach" of campus network and IoT management, integrates various IoT applications, and supports various IoT communication protocols (Wi-Fi 6, BLE, Zigbee, EnOcean, etc.) , LoRaWAN, etc.), realize unified management based on sensor status, location, and business processes, simplify operations, and reduce costs. Aruba AP + EnOcean gateway can be connected to cloud platforms, smart devices, acquisition and transmission devices, various sensors, etc. One operating system can realize visualization, which not only simplifies the management of the Internet of Things, but also allows the network team to quickly troubleshoot the cause of the failure to solve the network operation. The use of automation technology that integrates intelligent technologies such as machine learning can help medical institutions reduce the management burden, improve operational efficiency, and avoid long waiting times for equipment and delays in patient treatment.

The second measure: high flexibility and scalability  

The result of fragmented construction is that the entire system architecture presents a complex mesh network topology. With the increase of IoT devices and the enrichment of application scenarios, hospital construction of hospital-level medical IoT is passive, uncontrollable, and unsustainable construction. problems will become more and more prominent.

Aruba's solutions are highly flexible and scalable. All products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, built-in IoT chips (Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc.), and support USB extension and Mesh bridging to avoid gateways and IoT overlay networks. The resulting cost, complexity and potential vulnerabilities can meet the needs of the surge of users and mobile devices, as well as cloud-based applications and services, and solve the problem of difficult integration and collaboration of the Internet of Things in different scenarios that have been built in hospitals. It can be applied to Hospital outpatient lobby, pharmacy, inpatient area, ward and other places.

Aruba continues to improve the scalability of IoT solutions, and recently launched the IoT operation and maintenance dashboard, providing an open platform similar to the APP Store for all IoT applications, helping third-party ecological partners to easily integrate IoT applications. Integrate into Aruba Central and provide users to download and use.

The third measure: safe and reliable to eliminate hidden dangers

According to a report released by SAM Seamless Network in April this year, billions of IoT devices were attacked last year. The Internet of Things involves terminals, edges, platforms and applications, and there are many devices and a wide range of exposure. The threat brought by the attack will also be much greater than the attack on a single personal computer or mobile terminal. Whether it is a ransomware attack or a data leak, it will cause huge losses to the hospital, and may also threaten the safety of patients. Therefore, the security vulnerability of IoT devices is also one of the most worrying issues for hospitals.

Aruba's medical IoT solutions ensure network security, Aruba APs integrate Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) for securely storing credentials and keys to keep all IoT devices safe, from medical devices to surveillance cameras. With Zero Trust security, Aruba can ensure that all medical devices, users and things are analyzed and assigned the correct network access. Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager's role-based access policies enable IT and security teams to use appropriate roles and enforce relevant access rights anywhere in the network (wired or wireless network infrastructure, branch office or campus) based on best practices. After the device is identified, it will automatically obtain the correct access control policy, and isolate it from other devices through Aruba's dynamic isolation function to maximize network security.

In the era of smart medical care, Aruba is committed to providing flexible, secure and reliable medical IoT solutions, helping medical institutions build network cornerstones and accelerating the pace of digital transformation, so as to bring better medical service experience to patients.