Wizards: Healthcare IT Integration Simplified
Toshikazu Hashimoto, CEOJapanese healthcare and medical institutions are no exception, facing a human resource crunch while fortifying the IT security of their hospital information system (HIS) networks. They also need to abide by the guidelines of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the U.S. FDA.
Coming to the aid of Japanese hospitals and medical facilities with expert IT integration skills is Wizards, a certified Microsoft Cloud Services Provider (CSP) program partner. It is transforming the way healthcare services are delivered by integrating Microsoft Azure with HIS networks to bring heightened efficiency and security to hospital communications, clinical collaboration, and patient management in a compliant manner.
Leveraging Azure’s latest security functions and fully managed services, Wizards offers secure, high-speed communication and stable hospital operations while contributing to the enhancement of medical IT technology.
“We are experts in Microsoft Azure, which we’re uniquely applying as a medical infrastructure venture to ensure healthcare IT networks comply with medical laws and guidelines,” says Toshikazu Hashimoto, CEO of Wizards.
The company makes a difference for healthcare institutions that find it challenging to respond to attacks on their IT infrastructure. Wizards’ expertise lies in quickly and effortlessly deploying Azure—known for its highly complicated design and implementation processes— for mission-critical customers like medical and emergency facilities.
It works to align network infrastructure and IT security with state, city, and local hospital laws, and public medical guidelines and regulations for healthcare institutions. Throughout this endeavor, a high level of competence comes from three core abilities—survey skills, a penchant for listening to customer needs, and being well-versed with the technicalities of the cloud.
The One-Stop Azure Cloud Integrator
Wizards offers cloud integration services with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)—a one-of-a-kind cloud-hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS)—and its proprietary network infrastructure Hospital Exchange (HXC). The comprehensive infrastructure securely connects HIS networks with Microsoft Azure using 4G or 5G/LTE wireless broadband technology, which enables operational efficiency and cost reductions in hospital administration and patient management.
Microsoft Azure’s robust security features make it perfect for blocking cyberattacks, which have become ubiquitous in medical institutions across the post-pandemic world. Wizards’ secure, scalable, and flexible product packages enable healthcare organizations to integrate their IT infrastructure with Azure in a seamless manner. In turn, this empowers them to secure their medical equipment maintenance networks.
Wizards leverages CSP programs specialized to use AVD as solutions to meet the needs of mission-critical operations in healthcare and medical institutions. While offering AVD, it takes care to set various customization policies curated for each company and ensures they are compatible with Microsoft Windows. A cloud integrator, Wizards makes this possible by creating uniquely designed product packages.
CSP programs also take into consideration the possibility of hardware failure while implementing VDI. Until recently, only dedicated hardware for human-customer interaction (HCI) and expensive storage devices could support VDI. Its operating costs also tend to be on the high side, as it requires a high degree of skill and familiarity with special hardware.
To counter the burden of hardware failure, CSP incorporates the latest technology with AVD to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery for the business operations of hospitals and medical facilities. CSP also makes sure the process of operating a DaaS like AVD is easier for them through its continuous support.
Mission-Critical Business Processes Optimized
Leveraging its CSP program partner status, Wizards offers its HXC product through the cloud to support clients in optimizing their business processes at mission-critical sites. It meticulously plans the implementation and relieves clients of the burden of executing it.
Without the need for inputs, Wizards performs daily automated analysis of client IT systems and network security through its platform. If an issue is discovered, it follows a step-by-step process to quickly respond and remediate the situation. The company reports the observed data anomaly to the client, seeks their consent, and obtains the required authorization to modify the system.
Wizards’ method of implementing HXC is governed by a ‘plan-docheck-act’ cycle, through which it proposes new ideas to control and continually improve its processes and products. It systematically executes the cycle to maintain high quality in its offerings. This ensures customers get continuously better at automating and managing their business operations, without even realizing it.
Maximizing Operational Efficiency for Hospitals
Wizards’ offerings have made healthcare delivery and business operations immensely easier for Japanese hospitals and medical device manufacturers. Most of them were previously dependant on asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL) for patient testing and monitoring systems. But with the discontinuation of ADSL, fast data transmission at a high bandwidth on existing copper wire telephone lines is no longer possible. While they received prior notice of suspension of ADSL services from carriers, many of them were unable to update the maintenance lines for their testing equipment and monitoring infrastructure due to lack of in-house IT personnel.
Faced with a dearth of expertise in understanding the complexities of IT networks, responding to updated security rules, and maintaining compliance with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare guidelines, hospitals and medical device manufacturers approached Wizards.
CSP programs also take into consideration the possibility of hardware failure while implementing VDI. Until recently, only dedicated hardware for human-customer interaction (HCI) and expensive storage devices could support VDI. Its operating costs also tend to be on the high side, as it requires a high degree of skill and familiarity with special hardware.
To counter the burden of hardware failure, CSP incorporates the latest technology with AVD to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery for the business operations of hospitals and medical facilities. CSP also makes sure the process of operating a DaaS like AVD is easier for them through its continuous support.
Mission-Critical Business Processes Optimized
Leveraging its CSP program partner status, Wizards offers its HXC product through the cloud to support clients in optimizing their business processes at mission-critical sites. It meticulously plans the implementation and relieves clients of the burden of executing it.
Without the need for inputs, Wizards performs daily automated analysis of client IT systems and network security through its platform. If an issue is discovered, it follows a step-by-step process to quickly respond and remediate the situation. The company reports the observed data anomaly to the client, seeks their consent, and obtains the required authorization to modify the system.
We are Experts in Microsoft Azure, Which we’re Uniquely Applying as a Medical Infrastructure Venture to Ensure Healthcare It Networks are Compliant with Medical Laws and Guidelines
Maximizing Operational Efficiency for Hospitals
Wizards’ offerings have made healthcare delivery and business operations immensely easier for Japanese hospitals and medical device manufacturers. Most of them were previously dependant on asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL) for patient testing and monitoring systems. But with the discontinuation of ADSL, fast data transmission at a high bandwidth on existing copper wire telephone lines is no longer possible. While they received prior notice of suspension of ADSL services from carriers, many of them were unable to update the maintenance lines for their testing equipment and monitoring infrastructure due to lack of in-house IT personnel.
Faced with a dearth of expertise in understanding the complexities of IT networks, responding to updated security rules, and maintaining compliance with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare guidelines, hospitals and medical device manufacturers approached Wizards.
Their immediate needs were to make the medical equipment lines faster than ADSL lines, prepare an analysis platform to save medical logs, and build a robust security infrastructure like IPS/IDS—all managed with the latest security definition files. They also wanted the installation of the updated version to be completed within five days, preferably outside business hours to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Based on their requirements, Wizards offered them a dedicated line with fast throughput that didn’t need additional construction, built an extended analysis platform with the ability to save medical logs for long durations, and developed a high security infrastructure with continually updating digital signatures and defense pattern files to the latest versions.
It then deployed HXC by first installing an LTE/5G router, securing the connection to Azure storage from a dedicated line, and implemented IPS/IDS on the Azure platform. It ensured the digital signatures were continually updated and fully managed by Microsoft.
Wizards designed the new infrastructure as packaged products that can be seamlessly installed in hospitals without on-site engineers. This enabled hospitals to install it with external support from Wizards outside of business hours within the stipulated five days.
The product, created according to hospital-specific rules, is also easily customizable and can be updated and configured on demand. The centrally managed infrastructure is automatically updated to the latest version, including the LTE/5G router. It complies with the guidelines of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, enabling hospitals to continue serving their patients and medical device manufacturers to build efficient testing and remote monitoring equipment.
”We will Continue to Prove that Even Small Companies can Contribute to Medical Care, Health, and Society by Mastering and Making full use of the Cloud”
Innovating Cloud-Based Healthcare Management
Enabling Wizards to accomplish the colossal and critical task of decisively impacting the Japanese healthcare landscape through IT implementation in hospitals and medical facilities is its highly motivated team of experts. Generating new ideas is the team’s priority and ultimate driving force. Its engineers bring a sense of responsibility and pride in serving their customers, propelled by an environment that encourages free thought and innovation.
“We will continue to prove that even small companies can contribute to medical care, health, and society by mastering and making full use of the cloud,” says Hashimoto.
Impressed by Wizards’ capabilities, more than 200 core hospitals and emergency medical centers in Japan have adopted HXC so far. As more facilities come forward for collaborations, it has an ambitious plan to reach 500 hospitals within the next two years.
While steady growth is on the horizon, Wizards plans to further expand its staff strength and partners. It also intends to offer an AI-based analytics platform to support connections between hospitals for information sharing and assessment, and to develop a novel security product by combining features from HXC and Azure.
A deep-rooted dedication to innovating healthcare delivery through Azure drives Wizards toward sustained growth. A small and nimble company, it makes its mark with its cloud offerings in the healthcare space, with a mission to securely transform IT network integration for medical institutions.
Based on their requirements, Wizards offered them a dedicated line with fast throughput that didn’t need additional construction, built an extended analysis platform with the ability to save medical logs for long durations, and developed a high security infrastructure with continually updating digital signatures and defense pattern files to the latest versions.
It then deployed HXC by first installing an LTE/5G router, securing the connection to Azure storage from a dedicated line, and implemented IPS/IDS on the Azure platform. It ensured the digital signatures were continually updated and fully managed by Microsoft.
Wizards designed the new infrastructure as packaged products that can be seamlessly installed in hospitals without on-site engineers. This enabled hospitals to install it with external support from Wizards outside of business hours within the stipulated five days.
The product, created according to hospital-specific rules, is also easily customizable and can be updated and configured on demand. The centrally managed infrastructure is automatically updated to the latest version, including the LTE/5G router. It complies with the guidelines of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, enabling hospitals to continue serving their patients and medical device manufacturers to build efficient testing and remote monitoring equipment.
”We will Continue to Prove that Even Small Companies can Contribute to Medical Care, Health, and Society by Mastering and Making full use of the Cloud”
Innovating Cloud-Based Healthcare Management
Enabling Wizards to accomplish the colossal and critical task of decisively impacting the Japanese healthcare landscape through IT implementation in hospitals and medical facilities is its highly motivated team of experts. Generating new ideas is the team’s priority and ultimate driving force. Its engineers bring a sense of responsibility and pride in serving their customers, propelled by an environment that encourages free thought and innovation.
“We will continue to prove that even small companies can contribute to medical care, health, and society by mastering and making full use of the cloud,” says Hashimoto.
Impressed by Wizards’ capabilities, more than 200 core hospitals and emergency medical centers in Japan have adopted HXC so far. As more facilities come forward for collaborations, it has an ambitious plan to reach 500 hospitals within the next two years.
While steady growth is on the horizon, Wizards plans to further expand its staff strength and partners. It also intends to offer an AI-based analytics platform to support connections between hospitals for information sharing and assessment, and to develop a novel security product by combining features from HXC and Azure.
A deep-rooted dedication to innovating healthcare delivery through Azure drives Wizards toward sustained growth. A small and nimble company, it makes its mark with its cloud offerings in the healthcare space, with a mission to securely transform IT network integration for medical institutions.
