Cultural, regulatory and technological forces have made healthcare a leading-edge industry with respect to information technology systems.  From HIPPA and electronic health records to the HITECH ACT and high-resolution file transfer, IT systems in healthcare facilites are being pushed to their limits.  This Cabling Installation & Maintenance editorial guide discusses the standards, technologies and best practices for building structured cabling systems that fully support healthcare-IT functions in hospitals, medical offices and data centers.

A network manager’s choice to use multimode fiber-optic cable does not end the decision-making process. Next come considerations including cablingsystem architecture, compatibility issues, connector styles, and the type of multimode to use—including core size, bandwidth and bend sensitivity. This Cabling Installation & Maintenance editorial guide presents information that will help network managers choose the specific type of fiber-optic cabling system that best suits their needs.