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J. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2008, 1, 98-103 Development of an intelligent VoWLAN services for patient care improvement Po-Yen Lin, Chih-Yen Chiang, Chih-Ning Huang, Woei-Chyn Chu Chia-Tai Chan Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Correspondence should be addressed to {brian, phinyen, quire, wchu, ctchan}@.tw ABSTRACT [2]. The market for WLANs has demonstrated a tremen- dous growth in recent years [3]. It is evident that there Since the rapid exchange of information and col- was a rapid increasing popularity of 802.11 WLAN hot- laboration with colleagues are indispensable for spots deployed in residence buildings, enterprises, and the quality of care. Effective communication be- public areas [4]. There are miscellaneous applications to tween care givers has been recognized as a criti- WLANs, and Voice over IP (VoIP) is one of the most cal factor on the high quality of patient care. popular and promising among them. VoIP over WLAN Communication in medical environment is often (VoWLAN) is an innovative technology in the future of intense and time critical, including laboratory communication that has been quickly accepted by many result, complex consultation and advice, which health care administrators and care delivery staffs because require high degree coordination among care it is cost effective, easily deployed and interference free. 8 profess