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A Rural Soluon for Healthcare Staff Educaon A Case Study
A Rural Solution for Healthcare Staff Education
A Case Study
Services at Edgerton Hospital and Health Services: • Acute Care • CardiacServices:rehab,diagnostictesting • LVADRehabilitation • DiagnosticImaging • EmergencyCare • Urgent Care • InfusionTherapy • PulmonaryRehabilitation • Physical,OccupationalandSpeechTherapy • SleepDisordersCenter • Surgery • Short-termRehab • Wound Care
Swank HealthCare customer since 2013
18 beds 200 employees(130 full-time, 22 part-time,
and 48 per diem)
Edgerton, WI
TheSwankHealthCareAdvantage
Convenient1. Staff can complete courses on their own time, at
their own pace and from any location. “Wehavealotofconsultingandperdiemstaffwhodon’tliveinWisconsinfulltime,sobringingtheminforarequirededucationeventcanbechallenging.NowtheycanaccesstheSwanksystemremotely,andtherefore,don’thavetobeatourfacilitytostaycompliantwiththeireducationrequirements.”
2. Learning management system streamlines tracking and reporting. “I’vereducedmytimeassigning,trackingandgeneratingcompletionreportsforstaffeducationbyabout30percentwithSwank’slearningmanagementsystem.”
3. System is easy to use and backed by an excellent customer support system. “IfIeverhavequestionsorrunintoanissue,theSwankcustomersupportsystemisalwaysavailablewithanswerstohelpmetroubleshoot.”
2014 cost per use$2.03
Annual Cost for 90 Online Classes$182.70x x
+
Before Swank HealthCare With Swank HealthCare
Cost-effective“Asarural,criticalaccesshospital,wehaveasmalleroperatingbudgetthanalarge,for-profithealthsystem.However,toremaincompetitiveandprovidequalitycare,westillneedtomeetthesamestaffcertification,continuingeducationandcompliancerequirements.That’soneofthereasonswechoseSwankHealthCare’se-learningsystem.”
- Jim Schultz, CEO
$16,368.30 Annual Savings
$16,551
Cost Analysis
• Reduced costs for overtime and non-productive hours as staff can complete classes during breaks in patient care or when patient volume is lower.
• Less time spent manually tracking each staff’s education and certification assignments and completions.
Customizable“Whenlookingforane-learningproduct,wewantedenoughflexibilitytoaddourownhospital-specificeducationmodulesaswellasmanagestaffandfacilityevents.Wenowhave105custom-developedprograms.”
- Sherri Miser-Glish, Education Coordinator
Average cost for a class$15090 Off-Campus classes needed 90 classes needed
Average cost for mileage
90 90
$3,051
- Sherri Miser-Glish
$13,500
Annual Cost for 90 Off-Campus Classes
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