API Announces LaborWorkx Healthcare Solution; Industry's Only Fully Integrated Labor Resource Management System Solves Healthcare's Toughest Challenges.

Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers

HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004

API Software, Inc. announced today the release of its API LaborWorkx(TM) Healthcare Solution. This integrated solution provides real-time applications that address all areas of labor resource management for healthcare organizations including time and attendance, staffing/scheduling, productivity management, payroll, human resources, education tracking and access control.

Specifically designed for the healthcare industry, LaborWorkx addresses the unique challenges created by this diverse, 24/7 workforce, such as recruitment, retention, cost saving and effective resource utilization. LaborWorkx is comprised of the following applications:

-- Payrollmation(R) automates and simplifies the time and

attendance data collection and calculation process,

streamlines time card management, improves employee morale and

helps the organization to control labor costs.

-- ActiveStaffer(R) simplifies the time-consuming,

labor-intensive manual processes involved in scheduling

employees, maximizing resources, controlling labor costs and

retaining qualified staff.

-- StaffMetrics(TM) helps maximize resources and control costs

with proactive and real-time labor information.

-- Navigator automates the process of obtaining, tracking,

updating and managing employee information, which maximizes

staff resources across the enterprise.

-- SecurALL(R) access control gives healthcare organizations the

power to monitor and regulate access to secure areas, such as

the maternity ward, IT server rooms and pharmaceutical

cabinets.

-- EdTrack(R) quickly and easily monitors employee education

requirements and scheduling of classes by maintaining a

detailed database of all employee education information.

The real-time information provided by LaborWorkx gives healthcare organizations the right information before, during and after the shift, so managers can take action to proactively control costs and address labor resource issues before they escalate. More effectively managing and deploying staffing resources, and predicting future staffing needs will help organizations to run more efficiently, positively impact the bottom line and enhance employee morale, which ultimately improves patient care.

LaborWorkx applications all operate within a single database, so data is available instantaneously, in real time, so there is no need to wait for an interface or upload to run.

Sharing an integrated database increases efficiency by eliminating redundant data entry. For example, once an employee is terminated, their badge is invalidated, they are unavailable to be scheduled for shifts, their security access is removed and they are marked for COBRA processing. This saves time and reduces keying errors, which improves overall data integrity.

Another key benefit of integrated real-time information is what can be done in terms of productivity measurement and analysis. Organizations can now evaluate and identify trends to improve processes, productivity and efficiencies. For example, based on the hours an employee has already worked and the hours they are scheduled to work, pay policies can be calculated and provide an accurate projection of overtime before it occurs. That gives managers the opportunity to control overtime costs, containing them, literally, before they occur. Managers also have the chance to re-organize the labor pool before a shift to reduce the use of costly agency workers. Aside from efficiently and effectively impacting the bottom line, LaborWorkx also allows organizations to easily monitor and track HR indicators for regulatory reporting for Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

"That healthcare organizations spend, on average, 60 percent of the operating budget on labor expenses, combined with the fact that a labor resource management system impacts every single person working in an organization, it's no surprise that the solutions API provides positive financial implications for our clients," said Luis Garcia, API president and CEO. "LaborWorkx distinguishes itself from the competitors with its real-time information capabilities combined with the most robust, complete labor resource management solution available today."

About API

API Software, Inc. is a leading provider of time and attendance, staffing/scheduling, payroll, human resources, productivity management, education tracking and access control software for healthcare organizations. Founded in 1982, API has more than 400 installations in the United States, with customers ranging in size from 500 employees to more than 30,000 employees. The company's Payrollmation product is a 2002 Best In KLAS Performance award recipient in the specialty niche category, and continues to be the top-rated time and attendance system in 2003. API has a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation and is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. The company's Web site address is www.api-wi.com.