SumTotal partners with Integrated HR Solutions

HYDERABAD: SumTotal Systems,Inc., a provider of talent development solutions, today announced that it has entered into partnership with Integrated HR Solutions (IHRS) to integrate their healthcare-specific job and competency library into its healthcare solution set for their talent development suite.

The partnership would help IHRS to met regulatory requirements that would further enable solve the larger issues of aligning workforce to measurable goals, providing career growth, development opportunities, retaining the competent, conscientious, motivated caregivers healthcare organizations needs.

Joint Commission accredited hospitals have significantly improved their quality of care, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients.

More than 85 per cent 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, said the release.

“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, Professional Services at SumTotal.

He added that as the healthcare industry continues to face a shortage of talent, it is important for the 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.

The healthcare solution set is designed to help hospitals not only address the ever-present regulatory requirements, but would also address the workforce issues they face in today’s competitive marketplace through content, streamlined workflows, and integrated functionality, added the release.

Lisa Goodman, president and COO, IHRS, said, “Having a talent development suite that is populated with IHRS’ healthcare specific job and competency library would enable hospitals to identify and close competency gaps while saving time and money, and more importantly allowing them to focus more time on delivery of quality patience care.”