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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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