AT&T OPT-E-MAN service is a scalable, switched, fiber-optic, point- to-multipoint Ethernet service that connects multiple local area networks within a regional area. The service will connect the main campus for Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland with its remote locations and support the sharing of high-bandwidth clinical applications, such as electronic medical records (EMR) and pictorial archival communications systems (PACS).
The AT&T OPT-E-MAN service will also enable pediatric patients to receive remote evaluations from specialists at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, which can improve patient satisfaction and safety.
The new solution will support secure and consistent network access for doctors, nurses and clinicians, who need readily available access to medical records, as well as information and resources used in making lifesaving decisions. The converged network infrastructure allow the hospital to realize increased reliability and faster access to critical medical applications and patient data for improved patient care.
Doug Myers, CFO of Children’s Hospital&Research Center Oakland, said: With patients located throughout the Bay Area, we needed a provider capable of delivering a technology to support our advanced medical applications and connect our doctors with patients at multiple locations under one network. We are confident that the solution provided by AT&T will help sustain secure and reliable access for our doctors, nurses and clinicians to access current applications, such as EMR and PACS, which will help us to better serve our patients.
