Posted on 03 March 2011. Tags: ANSI/TIA-1179, cables, cabling, cabling retrofit in healthcare facilities, Cat6 cabling, Category 6 cables, colored cables, electrical outlets, Healthcare facility cabling retrofit, Hospital grade receptacles, ICR, pathways, Quickport, Structured cabling, structured cabling retrofit, telcommunications, TIA-1179, TIA-1179 requirements
ANSI/TIA-1179, pushed by the security demands of HIPAA compliance and HITECH is affecting the way structured cabling systems are put in in healthcare facilities around the USA. Since medical records are more and more stored electronically, it becomes necessary to upgrade existing infrastructures.
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