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Maintenance and compliance automation with Columna Flow Search & Find

Your maintenance schedule only works if someone remembers to follow it.

Preventive maintenance gets missed when processes rely on manual tracking and devices cannot be located when due for service. Columna Flow combines real-time equipment tracking with rule-based task generation, so maintenance happens on schedule and compliance gaps are closed before they become problems.

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Locate any device on a live floor plan, with real-time status showing availability and maintenance needs.

From intuitive overviews to tasking and automation

Medical devices require regular calibration, servicing, and safety checks. When those schedules are tracked manually or managed through disconnected systems, maintenance gets missed, especially when the device due for service cannot be found.

The consequences compound quickly: overdue devices remain in clinical use, compliance documentation has gaps, and medico-technical teams spend more time locating equipment than servicing it.

Three triggers. One automated workflow.

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    Stock levels stay balanced automatically

    Set minimum and maximum thresholds for any equipment type at any location. When a bed depot drops below five units, a refill task goes to portering automatically. When it exceeds capacity, a redistribution task is triggered. No manual stock rounds needed.

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    Location triggers the next action

    Define what happens when equipment enters or leaves a specific area. A device entering the repair workshop updates to "under repair." A bed leaving central wash shifts to "available." A dialysis machine arriving at a washroom triggers a cleaning task.

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    Status changes drive the workflow

    When a status changes, whether from a clinician, your asset management system, or another rule, the next step happens automatically. A bed marked "needs cleaning" generates a housekeeping task. A "maintenance due" flag from your CMMS sends a task directly to the medico-technical team.

1.5 million+ tasks completed per year across Columna Flow hospitals

Replacing manual tracking, phone calls, and paper-based follow-ups.

A complete maintenance loop, automated

From identification to repair and back into clinical use, each step in the maintenance loop is tracked and triggered automatically. Status changes update in real time, so every team member sees current, accurate information without manual handovers.

Two tablet views of Columna Flow Search & Find showing the Equipment and Tasking modes on a hospital floor plan.
From equipment tracking to automated task management. One platform, two views of the same ward.

Every step tracked. Every status updated automatically. The result: devices return to clinical use faster, maintenance deadlines are met consistently, and your compliance documentation builds itself.

Connects to your existing maintenance systems

Columna Flow's IoT platform connects to your existing CMMS or asset management system. Equipment data flows both ways: maintenance schedules and device information come in, tracking data and status updates go back, keeping your systems current without duplicate data entry.

Learn more about Columna Flow IoT, interoperability and integrations →

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See how automated maintenance workflows work in practice

Our team can show you real examples of how hospitals have moved from manual compliance tracking to automated, rule-based workflows.