OTTAWA- September 19, 2006- Halogen Software Inc., the leading provider
of Web-based employee performance management (EPM) software announced
today that 100 healthcare organizations now benefit from Halogen eAppraisal
Healthcare. The rapidly rising number of healthcare organizations using the
solution is reflected in Halogen's healthcare sales, which have grown 100
percent year over year. Raritan Bay Medical Center, Woman's Hospital and
Carondelet Health are among the many healthcare providers that have
selected Halogen over other EPM solutions to replace paper-based systems,
simplify the employee appraisal process and streamline the accreditation
process.
Halogen provides multiple benefits to its healthcare clients including an
automated step-by-step reminder system that ensures appraisal processes
are kept on schedule without piles of paper to manage. In addition, the
centralized report center provides valuable data and produces board
governance and competency reports to help prepare for Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) ® and other state
accreditation surveys. Comprehensive reports allow organizations to quickly
identify and reward top performers and define and track ongoing
development. In the end, healthcare organizations are rewarded with cost
savings and are able to realize ROI very quickly.
"In the past, our paper-based performance reviews were often more than 20-
pages long. The process was a nightmare," said Jodi-Ann Mullaney, manager
of compensation and special projects for Raritan Bay Medical Center, voted
best hospital in Central New Jersey in 2001. "We needed a faster more
efficient system and Halogen gave us just that."
In addition to enabling healthcare organizations to complete appraisals faster
and easier, eAppraisal maximizes the information organizations can pull from
their appraisals. Halogen's report center provides the ability to track the
progress of all appraisals and provides an at-a-glance summary of key
statistics. Organizations can then drill down into reports for more detail,
including comprehensive score reports, development-planning reports and on-
time completion reports.
"Our paper-based system didn't give the CEO the ability to data mine, to drill
down into reports in order to identify top performers or other vital
information," said Paul Sokoloff, director of performance consulting for
Carondelet Health, a not-for-profit Catholic sponsored healthcare system in
Kansas City, Missouri. "We now have the capacity to do that and to run
reports that show us possible disconnects between patient satisfaction etc
and the scores achieved in the appraisal process. This enables us to properly
allocate resources where they are most needed and leads to better strategic
alignment."
Halogen's report center provides valuable data and produces board
governance and competency reports to help healthcare organizations prepare
for JCAHO ® and other state accreditation surveys. These comprehensive
reports also enable organizations to quickly identify and reward top
performers and define and track ongoing development.
"We certainly see eAppraisal making it easier for us to meet accreditation
requirements," said Khipi Parker, credentialing coordinator for Woman's
Hospital, one of the first women's specialty hospitals in the nation. "We have
everything the surveyors need at our finger tips. We are impressed with the
way Halogen has addressed all our needs as a healthcare organization."
About Halogen Software
With over 500 customers, Halogen Software Inc. has established itself as the
leading provider of employee performance management (EPM) solutions.
Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of a successful consulting company, Halogen
offers powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable Web-based software that
dramatically improves HR and line-manager productivity. The company's
flagship product, Halogen eAppraisal", automates and simplifies time-
consuming employee appraisals. Halogen eAppraisal" Healthcare, created
specifically for the healthcare industry, helps to simplify the task of
performing appraisals and meeting accreditation criteria. Halogen e360"
automates and simplifies formal 360-degree feedback procedures and offers
sophisticated performance reporting. Halogen eCompensation" automates
the entire compensation adjustment process including budget distribution and
approval. Halogen eSuccession" makes it simple and affordable to get a best
practices succession planning program underway at your organization.
Halogen Software
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