Healthcare

In the healthcare industry, facilities represent the second largest operating expense (after personnel) and the largest use of capital. Well-maintained health care facilities are important for safe and efficient patient care and for the dedicated employees who work there. Managing facility assets strategically by acquiring and maintaining reliable building data and using it to identify priorities definitely has a budgetary impact.

Operating and managing today’s hospitals and healthcare facilities are being driven by performance, financial optimization, efficiency, code/regulatory requirements, safety, and the patient experience. The rising cost of energy and maintenance, cost containment, the need to reduce risk, and cybersecurity are contributing to how we must operate facilities.

Healthy, Safe and Smart Operation of Healthcare Facilities

Investing in healthy and safe hospitals, clinics and dental offices has now become a very important aspect of each healthcare facilities’ budget. Recent health concerns have necessitated numerous changes within the built environment specifically addressing the need for better control of indoor air quality (IAQ). Many in healthcare are seeking ways to accommodate new mandates and requirements in the operation of buildings. Evolving health protocols for safe building occupancy has caused an increased focus on smarter ventilation systems while maintaining a set of comfort and safety standards for patients and staff.

Strategic Smart Building Management

Facility managers experience a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing facility operations and the numerous systems and equipment that run their buildings. Hospitals are very complex environments that operate on a multitude of stand-alone technologies for the facility infrastructure.

Often hospitals share a mix of facility systems: some with newer features and advanced technologies and some operating technologies that may no longer be supported. In many cases, these systems and equipment function as individual silos, unable to truly interoperate and share data between systems. A lack of interoperability between these systems can negatively impact the performance of a facility, patient satisfaction, and drive-up operating costs. This complexity in a building’s control systems can result in poorly managed building systems, wasted resources and higher operational expenses.

Healthcare facilities are equipped with a wide range of systems and devices that control HVAC, energy management, lighting, security and more. The integration and interoperability between these systems is critical in maximizing operations. The challenge of getting these diverse systems that speak many different protocols to connect and communicate and send data to the enterprise has historically been a barrier. That is until now.

JENEsys Edge® Building Operating System

Lynxspring’s JENEsys Edge® Building Operating System streamlines all areas of your commercial building’s operations. Addressing such challenges as energy management, maintenance, and facility usage, JENEsys Edge delivers a proven solution.

Lynxspring’s JENEsys Edge® portfolio of products—powered by the Niagara Framework®—combines remote data access and analytics, connectivity, interoperability, supervision, control, and dashboard visualization and analytics into a single architecture within an open, scalable, modular, and cybersecure environment. JENEsys Edge supports a variety of applications with the flexibility of common API’s, development tools, open access, and an open hardware platform. Our edge-to-enterprise technologies incorporate IP-enabled software frameworks and modular embedded hardware platforms that support multiple protocols, data exchange and analytics, and two-way communication.

The JENEsys Edge 534–N4 enables you to access data from different sources, make it consistent across multiple applications, have more capacity, offer higher levels of data processing and increased storage capabilities, and add a level of command, control, and security. In fact, the JENEsys Edge® 534 also satisfies all IT Security testing requirements for the General Services Administration (GSA).

The JENEsys Edge Building Operating System, powered by the Niagara Framework, is the ideal open, turnkey solution for single site buildings or even a multi-building campus environment. During the last twenty years, Lynxspring has worked with a network of over 350+ Niagara certified business partners.

Scalable and Open Modular Platform

Lynxspring’s JENEsys Edge solutions deliver connectivity, interoperability, and analytics via a single platform. It supports a variety of applications with the flexibility of common API’s, development tools, open access, and an open hardware platform. Our edge-to-enterprise technologies and solutions incorporate open, IP-enabled software frameworks and modular embedded hardware platforms that support multiple protocols, data exchange and analytics, and two-way communication.

Phased Implementation

We recognize that projects are subject to certain ROI requirements. Our solutions can be phased-in to meet your specific priorities and budget. Built on an open protocol platform, JENEsys Edge meets the specific needs of individual systems and allows facilities to continually build off the same network deployment and add additional applications as desired. Since each system component is open, each can be integrated and rolled out in a series of phased implementations. Add different modules, as necessary.