Chapter 19 Flashcards
ACS
Access Control System
An interconnected set of
controllers managing the
entrance and exit of people
through secure areas.
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Acute
Care Hospital
A facility that provides inpatient
and outpatient care for a short
period of time for a
severe illness or injury.
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Bathroom Station
A wall- or ceiling-mounted
device that is used if a patient
needs to alert the supervising
staff while using the bathroom.
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Bed Interface
A device that provides
additional bed control and
functionality for patient room
controls from the bed.
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Bedside Station
Wall- or table-mounted device at
the head of a patient’s bed that
provides connections for one or
two pillow speakers.
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Code Call Station
A device that has one or more
buttons that initiate different
code calls to the staff.
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DAS
Distributed Antenna System
A network of spatially separated
antenna nodes connected to a
common source via transport
medium that provides wireless
service within a geographic area
or structure. (HetNet Forum)
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IESS
Integrated Electronic
Security System
Integrated systems that share
information to provide an
enhanced security platform.
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Off-Stage Areas
Spaces reserved for hospital
support staff, caregivers,
physicians, and
escorted patients.
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On-Stage Areas
Public access areas in a
hospital. Spaces that are open
to visitors, patients, families,
and staff.
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PACS
Picture Archiving and
Communication System
Application used for storing and
viewing captured digital
radiology image files from
various modalities.
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Pillow Speaker
A device that connects to the
bedside station or bed to
provide controls for a patient to
contact the nurse call system.
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RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
Technologies that use radio
waves for automatic
identification and
data collection.
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Staff Station
A wall-mounted device that is
used by the staff to make an
intercom call to the staff located
at the main nurse station.
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Staff Emergency
Station
A device that is initiated by a
staff member to request
additional help.
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TEC
Technology Equipment Center
Space that houses the main
networking equipment and the
application servers and data
storage devices that serve the
building. Term commonly used by
the health care design industry.
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TDR
Technology Distribution Room
Space within a health care facility that is used to provide a secure, flexible,
easily managed location for the structured cabling systems, network
electronics, clinical systems, nurse call systems, and other technology and communications throughout the building.
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Redundancy
Providing secondary
components that either become
instantly operational or are
continuously operational so that
the failure of a primary
component will not resuft in
mission failure.
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Uptime
The period of time, usually
expressed as a percentage of a
year, in which the information
technology equipment (ITE) is
operational and able to fulfill
its mission.
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What are the key electronic
infrastructure elements in
health care?
*Electronic health records
*Patients’ personal health records
*Electronic security
Clinical and IT convergence
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What does a
hospital’s technology
infrastructure support?
*Medical procedures and clinical
processes
*Business and enterprise
operations
Building and facilities
requirements
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How many EFS must
a hospital dedicate to the
telecommunications
function?
At least 1
Note: The AHJ may require 2.
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What are the minimum
dimensions required for an
EF in a hospital?
-3.7 m by -4.3 m
(12 ft by 14 ft)
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How many TECs must
a hospital dedicate
exclusively to data storage,
processing, and
networking?
At least 1
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What is the minimum
distance a TEC may be
located from any source of
electromagnetic
interference?
-3.7 m (12 ft)
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What is the required
operating range for
temperature in a
hospital’s TEC?
18º C to 24º C
(64º F to 75º F)
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How many TDRs are
required to be on each floor
of health care facility?
At least 1
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