SumTotal Systems partners with IHRS
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 23:39 IST
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Hyderabad: SumTotal Systems, a global provider of talent development solutions, has announced a partnership with Integrated HR Solutions (IHRS) to integrate the latter's healthcare-specific job and competency library into the former's Talent Development Suite. In this fast-growing industry, healthcare providers face pressures to do more with less, comply with Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies, and continue to focus on safety and quality of patient care. The Healthcare Solution Set for SumTotal Talent Development Suite is uniquely designed to help hospitals not only address the ever-present regulatory requirements, but also address the workforce issues they face in today’s competitive marketplace through content, streamlined workflows, and integrated functionality. Meeting regulatory requirements is a good starting point to solve the larger issues of aligning workforce to measurable goals, providing career growth and development opportunities, and retaining the competent, conscientious, motivated caregivers healthcare organizations need. Joint Commission accredited hospitals have significantly improved their quality of care, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients. More than 85 percent of hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission, and the Healthcare Solution Set for SumTotal Talent Development Suite helps these organizations comply with regular audits from the group. "We are pleased to be able to partner with IHRS to integrate their healthcare competency library into our Talent Development Suite to provide a more streamlined process for managing jobs, assessing competencies and providing learning resources to meet regulatory standards," said Ray Pitts, Vice President of Professional Services at SumTotal. "As the healthcare industry continues to face a shortage of talent, it is important for healthcare providers to have an optimized solution for developing their existing staff while meeting the demands of a regulated environment with a less labor-intensive and more streamlined process." Leading healthcare systems and hospitals use IHRS' job and competency library to enable best practice performance management as well as compliance with The Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies. Founded in 2002, IHRS provides customized competency management solutions for leading healthcare providers who employ over 300,000 healthcare professionals. "SumTotal's integrated Talent Development Suite addresses the need for a practical solution that meets the unique challenges of workforce management within the healthcare industry," said Lisa Goodman, President and COO of IHRS.

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