COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM

Authors

  • Andrew Ibey St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care
  • Doug King Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
  • Tony Hsieh St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care
  • Tim Hutnan Royal Columbian Hospital, Fraser Health Authority
  • John Dixon Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
  • Richard Soet Children’s and Women’s Hospital of BC, Provincial Health Services Authority

Abstract

Clinical Engineering (CE) departments require a documentation system, whether it’s paper, computerized or cloud based. The
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database has been described as early as 1985 (Kresch, 1985). Others have documented the functionality of the CMMS as a repository for: service history data, preventive maintenance schedules,  warranty periods, and alerts & hazards (Cohen, 2001). When venturing into a consolidated operation the CMMS provides a focus point for conversations about business processes, operational requirements, technology management, and support of clinical services. This paper will focus on the planning and implementation of a CMMS implementation; highlight some of the practical challenges associated with combining operations and data from disparate CMMS systems into one database.

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Published

2014-05-21

How to Cite

[1]
A. Ibey, D. King, T. Hsieh, T. Hutnan, J. Dixon, and R. Soet, “COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM”, CMBES Proc., vol. 37, May 2014.

Issue

Vol. 37 (2014)

Section

Clinical Engineering