Anesoft Announces Exclusive Agreement With HealthStream to Distribute Interactive Courseware.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers ISSAQUAH, Wash.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 16, 2001 New Web-Based, Medical Simulators Now Available in HealthStream's Online Healthcare Learning Library Anesoft Corporation, a premier software provider of continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. courseware, announced today an exclusive agreement with HealthStream, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:HSTM HSTM History of Science Technology Medicine ), a leading provider of e-learning solutions for the healthcare industry, to distribute Web-based, interactive medical simulation courses through HealthStream's online Healthcare Learning Library(TM). Under the agreement, HealthStream will market and promote Anesoft's continuing medical education (CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). ) products, leveraging the power of its extensive, e-learning customer base of healthcare institutions and professionals. "HealthStream's Healthcare Learning Library(TM) offers an unrivaled vehicle for distributing our innovative, medical simulation courseware - worldwide," said Michael Negrin, president of Anesoft. "We look forward to expanding the reach and impact of Anesoft's pioneering online courses to HealthStream's network of healthcare portals, institutions, and healthcare professionals." For over 13 years, Anesoft has developed medical multimedia software, distributing over 35,000 programs across 50 countries. Anesoft has designed the first medical simulation courseware that operates in real time with vivid graphical representations of the patient and physician. Their continuing medical education products are designed to help healthcare professionals prepare for medical emergencies by rehearsing critical scenarios using computer simulation. Patient responses to clinical decisions appear immediately, thus providing a technologically rich, interactive learning mechanism. "We are excited to add Anesoft's medical simulation courseware to our Healthcare Learning Library(TM)," said Robert A. Frist, Jr., chief executive officer of HealthStream. "Through this partnership, HealthStream is able to add significant value to our network of 82 Web distribution partners and over 850 hospitals." To learn more about Anesoft CME courses, go to www.cmecourses.com. About Anesoft Corporation Anesoft Corporation, founded in 1987, has developed numerous medical simulation programs used by thousands of healthcare professionals world-wide. Anesoft is enhancing patient safety by improving physician response to medical emergencies through practice using realistic computer-based simulations. Anesoft medical simulations are used for training in medical schools and residency A duration of stay required by state and local laws that entitles a person to the legal protection and benefits provided by applicable statutes. States have required state residency for a variety of rights, including the right to vote, the right to run for public office, the programs, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). , and verification of competence for hospital privileges and JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there . Anesoft simulations cover various medical emergencies including cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. , ICU ICU intensive care unit. ICU abbr. intensive care unit ICU see intensive care unit. ICU and ER scenarios, and problems associated with conscious sedation conscious sedation, n a state of sedation in which the patient remains aware of his or her person, surroundings, and conditions but without experiencing pain or anxiety. and anesthesia. About HealthStream HealthStream, Inc., based in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. , with offices in Dallas, Denver, Boston, Houston and Raleigh, is a leading provider of e-learning solutions for the healthcare industry. Healthcare organizations use HealthStream's e-learning solutions to improve learning, increase compliance, and enhance organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce. The idea of organizational effectiveness is especially important for non-profit organizations as most people who donate money to non-profit for nurses, technicians, staff workers, physicians, and all clinical and non-clinical healthcare employees throughout the enterprise. Pharmaceutical and medical device companies use HealthStream's e-learning solutions to launch educational programs and reach healthcare professionals. Content providers use HealthStream's e-learning solutions to expand the reach of their programs worldwide. Healthcare portals for professionals use HealthStream's e-learning solutions to provide an instant, co-branded e-learning Web site for their users. HealthStream can be visited on the Web at www.healthstream.com. |
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