He adds : “ We work very closely with our communities , even offering at-home monitoring and medical alert services . Having that end-to-end visibility , from people ’ s homes , from the hospital , to longterm care and back to the hospital , we are like a health care hub , run from a centralised location .”
But he adds that offering such varied , expansive , vital and inter-connected services makes for an extremely complex IT environment .
“ You have 27,000 different pieces of equipment running on either IoT , OT , or biomedical networks , and some of these are legacy , and that for various reasons cannot easily be replaced .”
He says that with equipment often costing tens of millions of dollars , replacing or refreshing hardware whenever technology moves on is simply not possible .
How THP meets health care technology challenges “ IT moves in short cycles of between three and five years , so that ’ s one of the biggest challenges ,” he says . “ With equipment in a medical environment you have to make sure everything is secure , always available and always accessible , so that it can meet the requirements of our clinical teams .”
Overcoming the challenges of legacy equipment comes down to always being on top of new developments , says Skerdi . “ You have to always stay updated on the technology ,” he explains . “ You need to have vision and understanding , and know what this means for your role and for your
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