Affinity Health System is a Catholic, mission-oriented healthcare network serving communities in Wisconsin's Fox River Valley and East Central Region. With more than 4,500 employees Affinity unites nearly 200 medical group physicians, 17 clinics, three hospitals, and an insurance plan. With job titles that range from accounting clerk to surgeon, Affinity's employee training needed to accommodate a wide and everchanging set of requirements as well as a geographically dispersed workforce. Based on long-term confidence in the Registrar? product, Affinity selected SumTotal to enable and fast-track a transition to e-learning.

"When we chose SumTotal, we were doing more than buying a product and turning a light on. We've been building an infrastructure and helping our employees develop the skills they need to use technology to its fullest," says Carrie Hankes, Director of Training and Development, Affinity Health System.

Hankes has introduced Affinity to e-learning by making courses available to employees on their desktops, where they can access them at their convenience. One is a safety training course mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Joint Commission and Accreditation for Hospital Organizations (JCAHO).

Delivered through the traditional classroom approach, the course took 90 minutes to complete. Delivered via the LMS, the course took between 30 and 45 minutes. "All 4,500 employees need to take that training," Hankes observed. "And we cut the completion time in half." In addition to saving time, Hankes pointed out that employees no longer have to travel to a central location for the training, which reduces costs even further.

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