CMU - Infrastructure Management Course

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Instructor:

Kristen Kurland

204C Margaret Morrison

412-268-4512

e-mail : kurland@andrew.cmu.edu

Course WEB Site:

This course uses a Blackboard WEB site. Assignments, readings, correspondence, etc will be posted here.

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URL to Course: http://www.cmu.edu/blackboard

Description:

This course demonstrates the integration and use of software in infrastructure management to streamline operations, boost productivity and develop and achieve strategic planning goals.

As we enter the information age, an increasing number of health care providers are finding that their facilities are obstacles in efforts to maintain high quality health care and stay competitive. Many are learning to rely on computers to better organize and expand the wealth of information involved in infrastructure management.

For complex, and asset-intensive organizations such as hospitals, private practices, and other health care companies, it is often necessary to centralize and integrate knowledge into a single, comprehensive EIS (Executive Information Systems) solution. An EIS system includes the merger of Business and Technology Applications which are easily accessible by all levels in an organization. This information is used for marketing, space planning, human resources, asset tracking, and operations and maintenance.

An effective approach to asset optimization involves both strategic and operational planning. It is designed to meet goals to maintain facility function and integrity, allocate and use space resources fairly and optimally, and integrate the management of space assets with the management of other assets. The intent of this course is to show the use of EIS in the health care sector in order to integrate these and other infrastructure management functions in new and emerging technologies.