Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Atreyu
From : Weatherman
Date : Thu Nov 03 2022 17:11:32


A> Correct, the biggest "woah" moment for me was understanding why a lot of
A> medical/dental equipment is still largely on XP or 7. The way it was
A> explained to me at the time was that there is a tremendous amount of legal
A> or regulatory approval involved given its mission critical status not to
A> mention the cost of lets say an MRI or X-ray system.
A> 
A> Weatherman/Mark who posts here probably knows more, I think he runs IT for
A> a major hospital where he lives.

Regulatory requirements (UL certifications) are the main reason why lots clinical based IT hardware is old and typically lacks redundancy and modern advanced configurations.  They also pay way more for the old gear that has the "UL" certification on it.  

I have seen cases where the 24-port network switch was UL certified, but the 48-port wasn't (exact same hardware/switch - just one had more ports).  So they would have to buy (2) 24-port switches vs (1) 48-port switch.

Basically, it is a regultory requirement to buy old outdated crap because it takes years and years to get anything relatively new - certified.

- Mark
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