B22: Going Live with Wireless PDAs at Providence Alaska Medical Center
Files:
PowerPoint Presentation [PPT]
Summary:
Providence Alaska Medical Center began its implementation of ARCHIBUS for the purpose of tracking real estate leases and Medicare reimbursements. However, it quickly became evident that the maintenance operations needed a system to replace the MP2 CMMS currently in use. To be acceptable, the PDAs had to meet two criteria. There had to be a "live" connection to the database to avoid having 56 synchronization stations, and the technician had to certify that the work was performed according to procedures. Since PDAs use Windows Mobile 5, the standard Web Central pages were not able to be used.
Their ARCHIBUS Business Partner, Applied Data Systems, Inc. (ADSI), developed a PDA interface that connects directly to Web Central and allows the technician to certify that the work was performed. Complicating the transfer from the MP2 Database to ARCHIBUS was the loss of a very key employee, (the MP2 administrator) prior to the completion of the migration. Issues that were confronted and overcome include: PDA synchronization, equipment identification, training, and connectivity.
Learning Objectives:
- Issues in data migration from one CMMS to another
- How 802.11 b/g/n connectivity can be used to avoid synchronization of PDAs
- How role-based security with VPA allows each technician to receive only their own PMs and on-demand work orders
Technical-Intermediate
Presenters:
Robert Wilson, Director of Hospital Engineering, Providence Alaska Medical Center
Cathy Epperson, Vice President, Applied Data Systems, Inc.
