Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: This discussion will focus on how healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals can make better use of data.Let's start with a fairly broad question: How effectively are healthcare facilities taking data from information systems, such as computerized maintenance management systems (CMMSs), and putting those data to practical and measurable use?Alan Lipschultz Not very well.My experience with many different HTM organizations is that the quality of their CMMS data is often poor, and therefore they cannot fully trust much of it.There are lots of reasons for this, but lack of standardization is a major cause.I would like to hear what others say.Samantha Jacques I agree 100% with Alan.We are still in our infancy stage related to data management, standardized data collection, and standardized tables and formats.As a result, using that data to drive improvements is difficult.I think most organizations have started using their data to justify their alternative equipment maintenance (AEM) procedures, but outside of that, very little work is being done.Larry Fennigkoh I also agree that the HTM community has yet to get the full value from its decades' worth of data.While a good, functional CMMS is an operational necessity for managing equipment inventories,
Authors: Joseph Sheffer, Cheryl Bettinardi, Ted Cohen, Larry Fennigkoh, Alan Lipschultz, Samantha Jacques
Language: English
Subfield: Medical Laboratory Technology
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2769802402