It seems truly unfathomable to perceive the pivotal role
that IT systems play in the healthcare vertical. Today, Information Technology
is linked to every single aspect of medical care. Medical professionals all
over the world rely on services such as video, voice, Internet and data transport,
as well as technology-based communication amongst medical entities to help them
make critical health-related decisions. There is an overwhelming amount of data
transmitted throughout networks today, and the effective transfer of this information
is key to the operation of medical entities, as well as the well being of every
patient.
With such staggering data transfer rates come the
possibilities of privacy/security intrusions, bottlenecks increasing latency
during transmission, and network downtime. Healthcare organizations’ IT
environments are becoming increasingly complex, strict security and regulatory
measures are being enforced, and the costs to keep them in operation are rising
while funds are growing scarce. Managing the critical connections between these
entities has become a daunting task.
To cope with this evolution of the healthcare IT landscape,
many medical organizations are turning to healthcare IT firms like Cerner
Corporation, whose deployment of SaaS solutions enables the efficient, secure
transfer of vital patient data between health systems in order to improve the quality
of patient care. But in order for any SaaS solution to be effective in enabling
real-time access to information and reporting systems, it requires a reliable
network infrastructure.
Cerner is transforming
the healthcare industry by providing hosted healthcare software solutions
delivered over its private network platform in order to mitigate the impact of
non-health traffic, amongst other things. When its hosted service magnified,
the company started searching for a way to migrate from its outdated ATM / frame relay switches to a
scalable, reliable, optimized network infrastructure in order to sustain the
growth. They found it by partnering with Global Capacity, the leading
telecommunications information and logistics company.
Knowing that the traditional MPLS network offered by many of
today’s providers would not suffice, Global
Capacity designed and deployed Cerner’s high availability private network
for the healthcare industry, Skybox Connect™. Skybox
Connect™ not only provides scalable,
private, high speed network connectivity, but also a multi-point private
network with 1,500+ local access connections throughout the US across Cerner’s managed
service client network. Inspired
by Global Capacity’s One Marketplace Access Exchange, an automated
pricing and procurement platform for global access network solutions, Skybox Connect™ automates the pricing, provisioning, and ordering of tail circuits.
With key features like network technology that classifies, prioritizes
and handles traffic to reduce network latency, redundancy to reduce the risk of
service disruptions, HI-TECH-enabled technology ensuring HIPAA compliance and
security through encryption of data, and 24x7x365
Network Operations Center (NOC) administration and support, Skybox
Connect™ is the answer to some of the greatest collaboration
challenges faced by today’s healthcare providers and their partners.
Additionally, it enables Cerner to deliver its entire suite of cloud-based
services such as messaging, remote desktop, storage, and protection to its
customers. As an outsourced solution, it is also more cost-effective
than traditional infrastructure
management.
Global Capacity’s
design and deployment of Skybox Connect™ has not only helped Cerner deliver
superior service to its clients, but also expand its service offerings both
stateside and abroad due to the network’s ability to run any protocol or
service the company desires.
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