Keeping employees trained appropriately with their skills and competencies up-to-date is a constant challenge for hospitals and health care providers. Add on the expenses associated with developing curriculum and difficulty of scheduling and it's easy to understand why health care providers are looking for alternatives to traditional training.

• careLearning.com Offers a Solution
• Martin Bros. goes above and beyond for health care
• The MHA Group®
• Merritt-Hawkins & Associates®
• Staff Care®
• Med Travelers^SM
• Press Ganey Associates, Inc.
• Harker's® Distribution, Inc.

careLearning.com Offers a Solution

•   Internet-based education and learning administration system.

• Created and developed by the Iowa Hospital Association in collaboration with more than 40 state hospital associations and the American Hospital Association.

• Sole purpose is to develop and deliver a range of just-in-time training and education for health care providers.

•   Benefits of careLearning.com
  •   Cost effective
  •   Convenient access to education 24/7
  •   Learn at your own pace
  •   Professionally developed content
  •   No membership required
  •   Revenue opportunity for course authors
  •   Secure registration and payment
  •   Webinar training
•   Explore various types of learning...
  •   The Basics
    •   Access to 13 of the most commonly required courses for health care employees.
  •   Competency Centers
    •   Assessment and training for core and position-specific competencies
  •   Continuing Education
    •   Courses that meet mandatory licensure and certification requirements.
  •   Compliance
    •   Courses on changes in regulations and health policy.

To view a careLearning.com demonstration, or for more information, contact Kara Bylund at IHA 515/288-1955.

Martin Bros. goes above and beyond for health care

Martin Bros. is an independent and family-owned Iowa-based full-line food service distributor. Martin Bros. is committed to providing legendary customer service and offers innovative solutions for every health care need.

For more information, call 800-247-2404 or visit Martin Bros. on-line at www.martinsnet.com

The MHA Group®

•   The nation's leading provider of clinical health care staffing and consulting services.

• Provides the complete spectrum of clinical health care staffing services, including permanent and temporary physician staffing, permanent and temporary allied professional staffing and medical staff development planning.

•   Unrivaled in reputation and innovation within the health care staffing industry.
•   Comprised of six distinct companies:
  •   Staff Care®
  •   Med Travelers^SM
  •   RN Demand®
  •   New Physician
  •   Merritt-Hawkins & Associates®

For more information, call 800/876-0500 or visit the the MHA Group Web site at www.mhagroup.com

Merritt-Hawkins & Associates®

• Leads the physician search industry in all significant categories, including number of permanent search assignments, number of physician placements and annual revenue.

•   Represents over 2,600 permanent physician search assignments each year.
•   Achieved more professional endorsements than any other firm in the field.
•   Provides a comprehensive range of search and consulting services, including:
  •   Strategic search planning
  •   Candidate sourcing
  •   Contract and incentive structuring
  •   Candidate interviewing
  •   Relocation
  •   Retention

For more information, call 800/876-0500 or visit the Merritt-Hawkins & Associates Web site at www.merritthawkins.com

Staff Care®

•   The nation's leading locum tenens (temporary assignment) staffing firm
•   Matches physicians in all specialties and CRNAs on a temporary basis

• • Arranges medical malpractice coverage for all matched providers through Everest National Insurance Company, a company with an A+ rating by AM Best.

  • Exceeds physician recruitment industry standards in qualifying independent physicians and providers, through our Quality Assurance Department.

  •   In-house licensing department expedites medical licensure for healthcare jobs in all 50 states.

  • Arranges transportation and housing and our service team members handle necessary paperwork associated with privileging assistance, licensure and malpractice insurance.

•   Proud sponsor of The Country Doctor of the Year Award® www.countrydoctoraward.com

For more information, call 800/685-2272 or visit the Staff Care Web site at www.staffcare.com

Med Travelers^SM

•   One of the nation's most innovative travel staffing companies
•   Matches more than 8,000 active travelers in most of the allied health professions
•   Over 100 staffing experts
•   Can fill even the most difficult therapy and medical imaging jobs

• • Relationships with numerous healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics and associated medical groups

•   Quality Assurance Department exceeds all healthcare industry standards

For more information, call 800/685-2272 or visit the Med Travelers Web site at www.medtravelers.com

Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

• The health care industry's leading independent vendor of satisfaction measurement and improvement services.

• Success built on dedication to scientific integrity, relentless responsiveness to clients' changing requirements.

•   Measurement tools
•   Consulting services.
•   Networking opportunities.
•   Solutions for improvement.

For more information, contact Press Ganey Associates, Inc. at 800/232-8032 or visit their Web site at www.pressganey.com

Harker's® Distribution, Inc.

Harker's® Distribution, Inc. is an Iowa-based and family owned food service distributor.

•   Signature Care™ Health Care Success System

• • Your "on-site" foodservice specialists with Harker's&req; brand quality products and convenient ordering options.

  •   Provides nutritional analysis of products.

  • Support team is made up of dedicated sales representatives, health care experienced registered dietitian and sales support representatives.

  •   Rely on pricing integrity vs. cost plus.
  •   Enjoy quantity savings with ServiShare pricing and Harker's&req; line-item discount.
  
  
•   Online Support
• •   Online product catalog with new products added daily!

  • Web site allows customers to access their account information on the secure site that tracks order history, current pricing and current warehouse inventories.

  •   Menu ideas and tips with online nutrition information.
  •   Links to helpful food service Web sites.

For more information, call 800/798-7700 or visit the Harker’s® Distribution, Inc. Web site at www.harkers.com