Innovative Information Management

TiM has pioneered innovative approaches in information management throughout its history. In 1980, TiM was the first organization to develop uniform, computerized biomedical glossaries of equipment types, manufacturers, and model numbers, a feature which some service organizations still do not use today.

TiM was among the first to move from a manual system to one based on data processing, and pioneered the use of quality improvement indicators, as early as 1982. Similarly, TiM pioneered the adoption of graphical interfaces, networking, and client based remote access.

The key to successful management of technology is having the ability to analyze results and then acting to implement changes which will affect the outcome in a positive manner and a timely fashion. TiM’s MainMan-21^TM Information Management System is a fourth generation tool for documenting, reporting out, and interpreting the vast quantity of information created by the asset management process. TiM’s customers can directly access targeted reports, status presentations, and decision support tools at the click of a mouse, through TiM’s secure user interface “MyPortal.”