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Healthcare Network Monitoring Solutions

Take control of your healthcare network with continuous monitoring that keeps clinical systems reliable.

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Built for IT Teams Who Demand Zero Downtime

12,000,000+

Devices Monitored

25,000+

Customers Globally

30+

Years in Business

Unseen Network Issues Disrupt Patient Care

  • Outages and brownouts can take down EHR, PACS, nurse call and other systems when seconds matter.

  • Latency, jitter and packet loss quietly wreck VoIP, telehealth, imaging transfers and app responsiveness.

  • Unknown devices and abnormal traffic patterns can hide ransomware spread and data exfiltration until it’s too late.

  • Missing logs, unclear ownership and incomplete visibility make proving HIPAA controls painful (and risky).

  • IoMT, guest Wi-Fi, clinics and remote sites multiply endpoints and dependencies, without a reliable source of truth.

How Healthcare Teams Use WhatsUp Gold

Clinical Systems
  • EHR/EMR system availability and access (Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts)
  • PACS and imaging system availability and performance
  • Infrastructure supporting laboratory (LIS), pharmacy and diagnostic systems
IT Infrastructure
  • Servers, storage, wireless networks and virtualized environments
  • WAN links and inter‑site connectivity between hospitals and clinics
  • Network performance for telemedicine and imaging traffic
Security and Compliance
  • Infrastructure and network audit data to support HIPAA/HITECH requirements
  • Visibility into configuration changes across critical systems
  • Detection of abnormal traffic patterns and potential security issues

Key Healthcare Challenges WhatsUp Gold Addresses

The Problem

Downtime in healthcare isn’t just about Epic or Cerner going offline. Care can stall even when the EHR is “up” if in-room computers, workstations on wheels or badge/barcode scanners freeze, fail to authenticate or stop responding. When clinicians can’t access their station or complete required scanning, they can’t document medications, verify orders or move lab and imaging workflows forward.

Every minute of disruption slows care, impacts chain of custody workflows and introduces risk to patient safety. IT teams may not control cloud-based EHR uptime, but they are responsible for helping local devices, endpoints and networks not become the bottleneck. Detecting issues early is critical, long before a clinician reports that something isn’t working.

Whatsup Gold Solution
  • Real-time monitoring of critical healthcare applications

    Monitor key clinical systems like Epic, Cerner, Meditech and Allscripts through tailored integrations and configurable data sources to surface performance issues before they impact care.

  • Performance threshold tracking and alerting

    Detect slowdowns, authentication failures and device degradation before they escalate into outages.

  • Multi‑device and endpoint-aware monitoring

    Monitor everything in one place from servers, switches, routers, wireless access points, clinical workstations, scanners and medical application infrastructure.

  • Proactive issue detection

    Surface problems early so your team can fix them before they interrupt clinical workflows or impact patient care.

The Problem

HIPAA requires strict, tamper‑proof audit trails and complete documentation of access and configuration changes. But many healthcare organizations still rely on manual or disconnected tools, making it difficult to produce six years of logs or prove compliance during an audit. Missing or incomplete logs increase the risk of penalties and jeopardize patient safety. Healthcare IT teams need centralized, reliable audit trails, without spending countless hours maintaining them.

Whatsup Gold Solution
  • Realtime log collection and correlation across servers, firewalls, switches and clinical infrastructure
  • Automated retention policies that support HIPAA’s six-year audit trail requirement
  • Cryptographically hashed, tamperproof log storage that maintains audit integrity
  • Configuration change tracking that documents who changed what, when and why
  • Centralized dashboards that consolidate HIPAA‑relevant activity in one console
  • Rapid, auditor‑ready reporting so you can produce evidence instantly instead of manually compiling logs
The Problem

Hospitals depend on continuous connectivity for PACS servers, imaging systems, patient monitors, lab equipment and other medical devices. Even minor network slowdowns delay diagnoses, stall imaging workflows and impact patient care. With imaging data consuming huge bandwidth, IT teams need fast insight into device outages, failing network paths and congestion before clinicians feel the effects.

Whatsup Gold Solution
  • Real‑time monitoring of PACS servers, imaging systems and connected medical devices
  • Automated alerts for device outages, performance drops or connectivity failures
  • Bandwidth and traffic analysis to identify congestion affecting imaging transfers
  • End‑to‑end visibility into network paths that support diagnostic and bedside devices
  • Proactive detection of performance issues so clinical workflows stay uninterrupted
The Problem

Health systems often operate multiple hospitals, clinics, imaging centers and outpatient facilities, all of which rely on consistent connectivity to centralized EHR systems and shared clinical applications. But without unified visibility, IT teams end up reacting to issues only after clinicians call to report them. Distributed networks make it difficult to spot link failures, site-specific performance problems or WAN bottlenecks in time to help prevent patientcare disruptions.

Whatsup Gold Solution
  • Centralized monitoring for all hospitals, clinics and remote facilities in one unified console
  • Real‑time alerts for issues at any location, reducing delays in identifying site‑specific outages
  • Geographic and multi‑site network maps for full visibility across distributed environments
  • Monitoring of WAN links, VPNs and inter‑site connectivity to maintain consistent access to EHR and clinical systems
  • Comparative performance insights across locations to identify recurring weak points and proactively address them
The Problem

Healthcare networks are highly sensitive environments where even small, undocumented configuration changes can expose patient data or disrupt clinical systems. With HIPAA requiring strict change tracking, baselines and proof of configuration integrity, IT teams struggle to manage this manually across switches, firewalls, routers and medical‑device‑connected infrastructure. Unauthorized changes, misconfigurations and hidden vulnerabilities often go unnoticed until they cause outages or compliance gaps. Healthcare organizations need automated visibility, continuous detection of risky changes and real‑time awareness of suspicious activity across their networks.

Whatsup Gold Solution
  • Policy‑based compliance checks to confirm devices match approved HIPAA‑aligned baselines
  • Instant rollback to previous known‑good configurations when changes cause failures
  • Network Detection and Response (NDR): Continuous detection of anomalous network behavior, unauthorized device activity and potential security threats affecting healthcare systems
  • Network Traffic Analysis Plus (NTA+): Deep visibility into bandwidth usage, traffic patterns and unusual data flows that may indicate a misconfiguration or security issue
  • Centralized reporting that simplifies HIPAA audits and provides complete change documentation
  • Proactive risk reduction through automated detection of misconfigurations and suspicious network activity before they impact patient care

Proactive Healthcare Network Monitoring

  • HIPAA Compliance Support

    Comprehensive log management and audit trail capabilities meeting 6-year retention requirements.

  • Cost-Effective

    Lower cost than enterprise alternatives while covering essential healthcare monitoring needs.

  • Easy to Deploy and Maintain

    Small IT teams can implement without extensive training or consultants.

  • Multi-Site Capability

    Centralized monitoring for hospitals with distributed clinics at no extra cost.

  • Configuration Management

    Automated change tracking and compliance essential for healthcare security.

  • Proven in Healthcare

    Used by hundreds of hospitals, clinics and healthcare systems worldwide.

Core Capabilities for Reliable Care Delivery

Availability Monitoring
Log Management

Centralized, HIPAA‑ready log collection, real‑time alerting and compliant long‑term retention.

Configuration Management

Automated backups, change tracking and HIPAA‑aligned compliance checks so you always know who changed what.

Network Traffic Analysis

Deep visibility into bandwidth use and unusual data flows across hospital networks, helping teams spot bottlenecks and detect suspicious activity.

Free Device & Server Monitoring
Network Detection and Response

Continuously detects anomalous behavior, unauthorized devices and early indicators of compromise.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is healthcare network monitoring?

Healthcare network monitoring is the continuous oversight of the IT infrastructure that supports clinical operations, networks, servers, applications, medical device connectivity and traffic flows, to help systems stay available, secure, and compliant.

Does WhatsUp Gold monitor medical devices?

WhatsUp Gold monitors the infrastructure medical devices depend on—network connectivity, servers, wireless, storage and the systems those devices communicate with. It does not interact with medical devices at the clinical or modality‑workflow level (e.g., it won’t read DICOM, HL7 or device‑specific data). It helps to maintain the devices stay connected and responsive, but not the clinical data they produce.

Will WhatsUp Gold make us HIPAA compliant?

No monitoring tool alone can make an organization HIPAA‑compliant. However, WhatsUp Gold provides compliance‑supporting capabilities, centralized logs, audit trails, configuration change tracking, secure access controls and reporting, that help healthcare IT teams document and maintain the technical safeguards required under HIPAA and HITECH.

Can WhatsUp Gold monitor our cloud-based EHR?

Yes, WhatsUp Gold monitors the infrastructure that supports cloud‑based EHR platforms: network paths, connectivity, performance and availability of the systems interacting with the EHR. It does not monitor inside the EHR application itself, but it maintains the health of systems supporting Epic/Cerner/Meditech/Allscripts.

Does WhatsUp Gold work with Epic/Cerner/Meditech?

Yes, WhatsUp Gold monitors the servers, databases, interfaces and network infrastructure powering Epic, Cerner, Meditech and Allscripts. It does not integrate into the EHR application layer or analytics engine; those vendors maintain their own internal monitoring. WhatsUp Gold complements those native tools by maintaining the health of the underlying infrastructure.

Can we monitor medical imaging (PACS) systems?

Yes, WhatsUp Gold monitors PACS infrastructure: PACS servers, storage arrays, bandwidth usage, imaging‑system connectivity and modality‑to‑PACS transfer performance. It does not parse DICOM data or monitor PACS workflows such as modality worklists or study routing; specialized tools are required for those tasks.

How much does WhatsUp Gold cost compared to alternatives?

Healthcare organizations typically find WhatsUp Gold significantly more cost‑effective than enterprise tools like SolarWinds or PRTG. Pricing is based on monitored device count rather than data volume, making it more predictable and budget‑friendly, especially important in healthcare environments.

Can WhatsUp Gold monitor multiple hospital campuses?

Yes, WhatsUp Gold fully supports multi‑site healthcare environments using centralized monitoring with distributed polling engines. It provides unified dashboards, geographic maps and site‑level drill‑downs for hospitals, clinics and satellite facilities at no extra per‑site cost.

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