API Installs Automated Payroll and Human Resource Management System At Wood County Hospital.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers HARTFORD, Wis.--(BW HealthWire)--April 3, 2001 Automating Peripherals Inc. (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) announced today that Wood County Hospital, based in Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2000 census, the population of Bowling Green was 29,636. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. , implemented the company's Navigator Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Management System for 550 employees. Additionally, the hospital will also be live on the company's Payrollmation(R) Series time and attendance system in mid 2001. The staff at Wood County Hospital was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a system that would help to better manage their employee data and handle all the complexities of their work environment. "API offers healthcare solutions, so when we started talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to them, unlike other vendors, we were speaking the same language," said Karol Bortel, chief financial officer. "Because API focuses on the healthcare industry, they truly understand what we need, and their system functionality is so much more powerful, and can handle much more complex transactions than any other product we looked at." Navigator simplifies the complex task of maintaining a detailed, organized and accurate employee database. Employee demographics, HR, benefits and payroll information is seamlessly maintained and managed from the time someone submits an employment application to the hiring process and throughout subsequent employment at the facility. The system provides easy access to data, retention of critical historical information and ticklers reminding users about upcoming events. Standard reports support all HR functions, including hiring, benefits and payroll information. "This automation has given managers more tools to do their jobs quicker, easier and more efficiently. The ability to approve time sheets online and have access to more information in a timely fashion allows them to work more effectively and better monitor productivity," said Frank Day, vice president of human resources. "We are also looking at additional API products, such as their attendance benchmarking module and web applicant tracking products. We think these products go hand in hand with our corporate strategy because we are putting such a premium on employee recruitment and retention." About Wood County Hospital Founded in 1951, Wood County Hospital is a 132-bed, non-profit hospital A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital, is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Based on their charitable purpose and most often affiliated with a religious denomination they are a traditional means of delivering medical care in the United States. located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The hospital annually admits 3,600 patients and treats 22,000 patients through the Emergency Center. Annually, 3,600 surgeries are performed and outpatient services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples see tens of thousands of patients a year. The hospital's web site is www.wch.net. About API API is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, time and attendance, education tracking, scheduling/staffing, and access control software for healthcare organizations. Founded in 1982, API has more than 350 installations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with customers ranging in size from the top 10 integrated delivery networks with over 23,000 employees, to rural medical centers with 500 employees. The company has a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, and is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. The company's website address is www.api-wi.com. |
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