Allina Hospitals & Clinics Selects Saba; Largest Health Care System in Minnesota Leverages Saba Enterprise Learning Solution for Quick Time-to-Value of Automated Medical Record System.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Saba (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM HCDM Human Capital Development and Management ) solutions, announced today that Allina Hospitals & Clinics, the largest health care system in Minnesota, has selected Saba. Allina will use Saba Enterprise Learning, along with Saba Collaboration, to provide a comprehensive learning solution in support of its implementation of a new automated medical record system. "The health care industry has begun to take advantage of the significant benefits that technology can deliver to improve the patient experience while also reducing the costs of delivery of patient care," said Bobby Yazdani, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Saba. "We are pleased to partner with Allina Hospitals & Clinics to help them implement a strategic enterprise learning initiative that addresses their unique business needs." The roll-out of Allina's automated medical record system will occur over the next few years and is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Once implemented, Allina's automated medical record system will enable caregivers to easily access their patients' complete medical histories at any of its eleven hospitals and sixty-five medical clinics. Having all of a patient's information in a single, shared electronic record will improve the quality and safety of patient care, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness in the way that care is delivered. The ability to quickly and effectively train physicians and employees on the new system is a key factor in the overall success of Allina's automated medical record system. Saba Enterprise Learning will quickly enable Allina to begin its training program and recognize the quickest time-to-value of its automated record system. "At Allina Hospitals & Clinics, our primary goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for our patients. Implementing this electronic medical record system is critical to delivering on that vision," said Kim Pederson, vice president, Allina Hospitals & Clinics. "We evaluated several vendors and selected the Saba Enterprise Learning solution because of its extensive functionality, Saba's implementation experience, and its reputation in the industry. We look forward to collaborating with Saba in an effort to set new standards for the health care industry." About Saba Saba (NASDAQ:SABA) is the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, which increase organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, through the implementation of a management system for aligning, developing, and managing people. Among the Global 2000, Saba customers include Alcatel, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. 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It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. and VERITAS Software Veritas Software Corp. was an international software company that was founded in 1983 as Tolerant Systems, renamed Veritas Software Corp. in 1989, and merged with Symantec in 2005. It was headquartered in Mountain View, California. . Saba has received industry recognition for its solutions, and was recently named again to the leader quadrant position in the Gartner 2004 e-Learning Suite and Learning Management Systems (LMS) "Magic Quadrants" and was ranked in March by IT industry analyst META Group as a market leader in learning management technology for the third consecutive year. Saba is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saba.com or call 877-SABA-101 or 650-779-2791. About Allina Hospitals & Clinics Allina Hospitals & Clinics is a non-profit system of hospitals, clinics and other health care services, providing care throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates 11 hospitals, 42 clinics, hospice services, oxygen and equipment, pharmacies, and emergency medical transportation services. Allina Hospitals & Clinics can be found online at www.allina.com. |
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