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You are a consultant working with a dental office that has just merged with another dental practice. The original office housed 3 dentists, 2 dental assistants, and 1 receptionist in one location. With the merger, there are now 5 offices in different parts of the city, 15 dentists, 12 dental assistants, and 5 receptionists. Four of the dentists work in the offices but also are mobile in that they provide dental checkups to elderly patients in their homes or at the senior citizen centers, and to school children in the three inner-city elementary schools. The mobile dentists need to be able to send and receive patient records while they are out of the office. All the dentists and dental assistants must have real-time access to all patient records and daily schedules. The lead dentist has reminded you that they are required to meet HIPAA requirements for protecting patient information. You, as a telecommunications specialist, have been asked to design the telecommunications network to support this new multi-location practice. Others on the team will develop the applications and databases. Your task is to identify the requirements and design a network solution that will meet those requirements. 1. Analyze the given case and provide a clear set of solutions for the network solution. 2. Identify the information that is to be protected and the related security requirements. 3. Identify the network components, security hardware, devices and equipment that would be involved in meeting the needs of the stationary offices and the mobile dentists. W2A2 -Deliverable 1: Analyze the Business Problem 1. Analyze the given case and provide a clear set of solutions for the network solution. 2. Identify the information that is to be protected and the related security requirements. 3. Identify the network components, security hardware, devices and equipment that would be involved in meeting the needs of the stationary offices and the mobile dentists.
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1) So as to create the set of network solution in a hospital like environment
With the help of technology (Wireless network) -- Wireless patient monitoring devices and RFID tag.
2) Information received by the doctor for patients should be protected from any breach. Creation of policy and informing the employee about the security and prevention.
3) Discussion of the project and area to cover with different departments .
4) Considering the guest access with precaution
5) Equipments to be made a test run
6) A wireless network design specialist is to be hired for this.
A wireless network solution is the best feature which can be implemented.
The information which needs to be protected are the details of the patient, and the patient records,
The network components would include the servers , cell phones, Systems to fetch the patient records, Hardware devices includes the Dental checkup machines and tools, cell phone to fetch the records, wireless network etc.
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