Healthstream Inc. and Laerdal Medical Corporation Launch SimManager(TM)
January 31, 2012 at 07:45 pm IST
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Healthstream Inc. and Laerdal Medical Corporation announced the launch of SimManager(TM), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that is used for managing simulation-based training. SimManager is being debuted in San Diego, California at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare, which is being held January 27 - February 1, 2012. SimManager is immediately available for healthcare organizations. The increased focus on patient safety has stimulated a booming interest in healthcare training through simulation. Many simulation-related processes remain labor-intensive, and education managers are often already resource challenged. SimManager simplifies administrative tasks; it is a comprehensive application for managing all aspects of a simulation-based training program. Scheduling training, assigning learning activities, coordinating instructor schedules, tracking progress, delivering reports, and managing the logistics of simulation rooms and equipment are all streamlined through the use of SimManager. Some of the specific capabilities of SimManager include: ability to manage simulation rooms, equipment, instructors, and technicians; can track, manage, and report; schedule and assign simulation learning activities; manage simulation content; integrates simulation scenarios into learning curricula; can customize role management to create varying access levels for administrators; configure and schedule reports for simulator utilization and activity; upload and store simulator debriefing files; capture simulation activity on learner transcripts; integrates with Laerdal simulators; integrates with SimCenter product suite, including SimStore, SimDeveloper, and SimManager. As a system for managing simulation-based training and education programs, SimManager is a complete, single source solution. When SimManager is chosen by healthcare organizations using the HealthStream Learning Center(TM) (HLC), there are added benefits. Approximately half of U.S. hospitals currently utilize the HLC to deliver and track online training programs and manage classroom-based educational activities for approximately 2.7 million healthcare professionals. When SimManager is added as an extension to the HLC, all of the core learning features and capabilities in the HLC are made available, providing a powerful toolset for simulation-based training that is already familiar to HLC users.
HealthStream, Inc. provides platform-delivered workforce solutions. Its solutions include Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), subscription-based applications used by healthcare organizations to meet a range of their workforce development needs around learning, clinical development, credentialing, and scheduling. Its content libraries allow customers to subscribe to an array of courseware, which includes content from healthcare and nursing associations, medical and healthcare publishers, and other content providers. Its scheduling solutions provide customers with real-time visibility into clinical staff scheduling. Its credentialing, privileging, and enrollment solution, CredentialStream, provides customers a user experience with a continual stream of enhancements, evidence-based content, and curated data, which provides healthcare organizations with tools to support the provider lifecycle management from recruiting, application submission, verification of licensure, and other credentials.