Improving the Level of Care with Wi-Fi and EMR: A Case Study
Mobility is key in today’s skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation therapy, and hospice facilities.
These facilities need a next-generation wireless network that is easy to manage that won’t impact the limited IT team, and give caregivers the ability to run EMR applications for bedside support and therapy in many locations. Plus, wireless access for residents and their guests is always a requirement that must adhere to the various compliance regulations in the healthcare industry.
Join industry leaders Brookdale Senior Living and Skilled Healthcare to learn how they’ve overcome the challenges of deploying a pervasive enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure to multiple facilities that is high-performing, easy to manage, scalable, and cost-effective.
Plus you’ll learn:
• How Brookdale and Skilled Healthcare have used their wireless LAN to improve patient care
• Why a controller-based solution is cost prohibitive for a multi-site deployment
• And how you can start small and expand your wireless network location by location
Shawn O'Malley
IT Infrastructure and Security Manager
Skilled Healthcare
Shawn O’Malley has 10 years of experience in the Long-Term Care industry. He spent 4 years working for an IT outsource provider focused in Long-Term Care and 6 years working for Skilled Healthcare where he is now the IT Infrastructure and Security Manager.
Shawn has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater – Computer End-User Technologies and is currently working an MBA from Cornell University and Queen’s University expected to complete in 2014.
Shawn holds a project management certificate from the University of California Irvine and a PMP, CCNA, MCP, Network+, A+ certificate.
Chris Fadrowski
Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure
Brookdale Senior Living
Chris Fadrowski is the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure at Brookdale Senior Living. He started in Information Technology in 1998 when the company was called Alterra Healthcare. From 1998 to 2006 Chris held various positions within Information Technology including Engineering and Database Manager. In 2007 he was promoted to his current role and as the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure, Chris is responsible for data networks, data centers, LAN/WAN and disaster recovery strategies. Chris oversees a group of Network Engineers, and Resident Technology staff that participate in protecting and connecting Brookdale’s data for associates and residents. Brookdale currently has 4 datacenters across the country and over 650 WAN sites (communities) that Chris has network responsibility over.
Prior to joining the company, Chris worked as a Sr. Systems Engineer at a large printing and publishing firm. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Upper Iowa University.
Joel Vincent
Director of Product Marketing
Aerohive Networks
Joel is the Director of Product Marketing for Aerohive Networks where he is responsible for understanding market trends and customer needs and marrying them to Aerohive’s product lines. He has over 20 years experience in the networking and wireless industry, an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT, and has spent his career researching technology and working with companies to move from technological innovation to high-value, business-changing solution.
