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>> FROM TEDIOUS TASK TO STRATEGIC PROCESS In assessing potential vendors, health care organizations should be looking for a solution designed to meet their unique needs. A key thing to look for is a system that puts HR in control of the system, not vendors. This means HR is able to make changes as needed to everything from the ﬂow of the process to the forms without relying on costly or time-consuming “customizations” from a vendor. By implementing a system that HR is in control of and meets health care speciﬁc needs, HR professionals are in a better position to focus on what matters—getting the process up and running and dealing with people. Summary Automating employee performance and talent management provides health care organizations with the ability to improve processes, while creating time and cost savings, as well as driving HR to a new strategic level within the organization. Making the move to modernize employee performance management can have a major impact on retention and employee satisfaction, while ensuring health care organizations are well-positioned to win the war for talent. David Bird is product marketing manager at Halogen Software. He can be reached at (613) 270-1011 ext. 271 or dbird@halogensoftware.com. and moving to a Web-based system can seem daunting. With more mainstream adoption of automated employee performance and talent management systems, solutions have become much more accessible to all health care organizations. Reduced price points and technical requirements now make this a realistic program for any HR team to roll out. In the past, many HR software implementations were complicated and time consuming. However, current employee performance management systems are relatively simple to implement, as they are generally built to be used by non-technical users. 46 HR Pulse Summer 2008 Find Your Perfect Match Today! Recruiting high-quality healthcare executives is more competitive than ever before. At ACHE our members are leaders who are committed to professional development and equipped with the latest healthcare knowledge. Visit ACHE’s online resume bank to find your perfect match among the membership of healthcare’s leading professional society, all for free! There is no charge to post jobs or to search our database of more than 4,000 resumes. And now with our new job alert feature, potential candidates can be alerted to your job postings right away. Find the highly skilled, healthcare leaders you’re looking for today! Visit the career services area at ache.org to find your perfect match. 360873_AmericanColl.indd 1 12/13/07 9:05:09 PM http://ache.org

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HR Pulse - Summer 2008 Contents Pulse Points Executive Director's Letter President's Message HR Leader Profile: Carol Bank, SPHR Special Report: Building a Thriving Workforce Creating A Best Place to Work Employee Morale Don't Set Up Your Managers to Fail From Tedious Task to Strategic Process Employer-Assisted Housing Changing the Paradigm of Nurse Recruitment Workforce Recognition: Simple Gestures Go a Long way Advertisers' Index

HR Pulse - Summer 2008

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