Paul M. Quick

by Paul M. Quick, P.E., Director of Technical Support, ServiceMaster East, Management Services, Wayne, PA ; Karl Yatovitz, President, Professional CAD/CAM Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD ; Craig Camp, President, Computer Technology Services, Inc., Frederick, MD

Computer aided facilities management (CAFM) is becoming a valuable tool for health care facility managers.The various CAFM applications cover everything ranging from maintenance of as-built drawings to asset management resource scheduling and managing Medicare reimbursement based on accurate square footage allocation by department/cost center.The document explains the nucleus of a CAFM system, the engineering document management system or EDMS and CAFM capabilities, and discusses the major obstacle to successful CAFM implementation.