visit vch.ca

You are here: Home > CMS goes live at VGH and UBCH on June 7

June 1, 2016

The new \”T\” icon can be found in the VPP Applications folder on your desktop.

CMS goes live at VGH and UBCH on June 7

Get trained!

Do you currently use the Bed Management System (BMS)? If you answered yes, then take note the countdown is on!

The Capacity Management Suite (CMS) go-live is on June 7 at 7:00 a.m. The time to complete your CMS training is now.

Register and search for CMS courses in the CCRS at https://ccrs.vch.ca. Enter “CMS” in the Search field to find the online course for your role. For the best user experience, be sure to complete online courses using the Google Chrome web browser and ensure the volume button located on the right of your monitor is turned up. Please note online courses do not work on Apple PCs or tablets.

Access CMS on June 7

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7th, you’ll access the CMS using the new green “T” icon. The new CMS icon can be found in the VPP Applications folder on your Desktop. You’ll also use your own health authority username and password to sign into the CMS. To ensure the CMS runs properly, be sure to use the Internet Explorer web browser.

Go-live support from June 7 to 20

For help using the CMS, please speak with your department’s Super User. Super Users will be easy to spot as they’ll be wearing green or orange t-shirts.

If you can’t locate your department’s Super User, please contact the CMS Command Centre located in CP G1 (training room) at VGH.

To contact the CMS Command Centre:

  • Staff at VGH – Dial local 61700.
  • Staff at UBCH – Dial 604-875-4111 plus local 61700.

The CMS Command Centre is open from June 7th at 7:00 a.m. to June 20th at 4:00 p.m. After June 20th, we ask that you direct your CMS questions to the VCH Service Desk.

Want more information?

Check out the CMS at VGH/UBCH section on VCH Connect at http://vch-connect/programs/pcis_corp/CMS-VGH-UBCH/Pages/default.aspx.

Note that you must be on the network to view it. You can also find general upgrade updates posted under the Capacity Management Suite banners at VGH in the large EOC and at UBCH in each ward.

Questions about this upgrade?

For questions about the CMS upgrade, please contact the following:

  • CMS at VGH: Cindy Loo, Manager, Patient Flow, Access & Internal Patient Transport, at Cindy.Loo@vch.ca
Tags: