IT People - I need some help.

I'm an estimator for an Electrical Contracting firm.  I'm working on a design-build project for the Government.  The facility is a patient care clinic.  We been given some client features which incorporates the image below.  What I do not understand, although I have seen at my own doctors facility, is how the computer monitor to the right in the image below would be connected.  Typically, what I have seen - for example with my recent fiasco with my oral surgeon.  Upon my visit, a panoramic x-ray will be taken of my teeth where the x-ray machine is controlled by it's own computer.  After the x-ray, I will be taken over to an exam room that has a computer monitor as shown in the image below and the surgeon is able to bring up my x-ray images to review in the exam room.
 
My question is how would this monitor/mouse be networked since I have never seen a computer terminal in the exam room at my doctor's office.  I have no idea how the computer monitor and mouse are connected.  Is this done via eithernet CAT 6 cable or am I totally misunderstanding something here?  What is the max distance for a VGA/DVI cable?  Thanks for your help.
 

It looks like the computer is actually part of the display like this:

http://store.apple.com/us...y/imac?mco=MTAyNTQzNjA

The CAT5 is probably run through the "arm" that the display is mounted to. 

In most cases if using a series of these there is a control room with a "Server" computer and a network so all data can be transferred or pulled up on any computer in on that network.

Are they going to install Sonar on it? lol

In that case I would design a wireless hub and a series of these computer terminals (that come with wireless mouse and keyboard-standard) that is managed by a server style computer.......

Have fun

I do consulting as well if you need... shoot me a message

I have had occasion to work and install a wired networked system where the monitor actually contains the computer. It is a very thin and compact unit specially designed for this application.  We simply drop a Cat5 jack in the wall nearby, a short factory cat5 jumper plugs into the network card on the computer monitor and they are connected. These systems are medical as well and incorporate touch screen technology.  We actually have 3 out of 4 jacks on the wall plate in use for our gear... what we call the server, gets one of the jacks back to the switch.

We install all the IT gear... switches, ports, and wiring into an electrical room or telecommunication closet that is close by...or more often central to the facility.

jasonthurley


One more comment:

Copper is expensive and wireless is cheap

For security reasons, I don't know how much hospitals depend upon wireless for systems transfering sensitive data. Maybe they do, maybe they don't.

I'm surprised that they don't have specs to estimate from, actually.

57Gregy


Kinda related.
I had to get a tooth pulled awhile back and went to the closest dentist's office, one I'd never been to before.
Took some X-rays, and within minutes the doc was in there viewing the images on a monitor mounted on the chair.
Made a few comments, decided on how to proceed, went to finish up with a different patient.
The dentist's assistant then asks me "do you want to watch TV while you wait?" and switches the monitor to DirecTV.
I asked her to put it on the History Channel.
Too cool.

Yeah... we go to an expensive dentist now too. The old guy we went to before did it all the old fashioned way until one day he wrapped his car around a tree at 90 mph and, although he didn't kill himself, he did serious damage to the nerves in his arms and decided it was time to retire. The replacement he recommended us to was an ALL female dentist office.... no males work there at all. Very high tech place... with the monitors and instant viewing of x-rays on the monitors and in-mouth cameras to show you what they are planning to do and why it needs to be done..... I'll will have  to ask about them getting the on chair screens for TV..... that sounds cool. They have a TV on the wall that is viewable from the chair.  Up until now, I usually put in my earbuds and listen to music, instructing them to tap my shoulder if they need to communicate with me.

Does anybody miss the old rinse bowls?

Psalmist35

 

Thanks everyone for the comments.  There has been some very helpful information. 
        NoKey

        I'm surprised that they don't have specs to estimate from, actually.


Umm, You'd be surprised with the number and dollar amounts of the projects we bid like this.  Good projects will have a features matrix giving information on the desired square footage of the facility they want, number of rooms and any specific needs such as special fotcandles of lighting, SIPRNET/NPRNET communications, maintenance areas  . . . .  Typically no floor plans.  Tacticle shops (Military) will have even more specific needs.  Many times we go into these blind but have been very successful with out designs. 
 
Rich

I've been away for decades on such things.

Seems to me that nowdays the government doesn't really know what they want and subcontract even that!

Well, it's a new game. Good to hear you are making out ok.