Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) has selected ROAM to enable doctors
and hospital staff to securely access vital hospital information systems
from any computer through one integrated interface.
CMH, a health facility with more than 1,200 dedicated and skilled health
care professionals, technicians and staff, implemented ROAM as a ubiquitous
desktop solution for the entire hospital staff. This implementation
offers several benefits for CMH, including significant operational cost
savings and reporting services, which provide the hospital with critical
auditing capabilities needed to comply with the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
In addition to the common desktop, ROAM's unique architecture allows
each CMH employee to have remote access capabilities. This arrangement
gives CMH the flexibility to easily scale to accommodate an increase
in its workforce, as required.
"We're ecstatic. We didn't have to concern ourselves with additional
software or products and we don't have to maintain it," says Ed
Norwich, "ROAM is strategically placed, operationally correct and
user friendly."
Vision for the future
"ROAM has also given us a tool to address future initiatives,"
says Ed Norwich. "We are confident all subsequent strategic communication
priorities will be easily integrated into ROAM."
Future development of a disease management portal will eventually allow
patients to access ROAM for health monitoring and education. Other plans
include integrated web and video conferencing, expanded telehealth capabilities
to connect all 100 plus physicians and other CMH providers, and initiatives
that support ongoing evolution of the electronic medical record.
