New TIA-1179 standard supports IP convergence of CIS.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS standards; INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; CLINICAL medicine; LOCAL area networks; INTERNET protocols; EQUIPMENT & supplies

The article discusses the Telecommunications Industry Association's (TIA) new 1179 standard to clinical information systems (CIS). It states that Internet Protocols (IP) have become valuable to CIS as it allows medical providers to communicate, store, share, and access real time information, as well as to perform off-site diagnosis of patients. It states that the TIA-1179 standards sets guidelines on cabling networks for IPs, to improve the system and increase efficiencies.