Jones and Bartlett Publishers Acquires Minority Equity Position in HealthCare Testing, Inc.SUDBURY, Mass. -- Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) announced a new partnership and equity investment in HealthCare Testing, Inc (HCT Hct abbr. hematocrit HCT Hematocrit, see there ), the parent group of NurseTesting.com, the largest online developer of nurse competency testing for hospitals and staffing firms, and leading distributor of accredited BLS See Bureau of Labor Statistics. and ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support courses, that maintain employee compliance with regulatory agencies (JCAHO/DOH/OSHA). Under this new partnership, J&B and HCT will be offering several additional distance learning courses and course e-management solutions for training institutions/agencies/centers and students worldwide. One of these initiatives scheduled to release shortly, EmergencyCourses.com, will set a new standard in course management ease and efficiency for training agencies/centers who offer courses, and anyone (professionals and lay persons) searching to take initial or refresher courses including CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac , AED, first aid, BBP, first responder, EMT, ACLS, PEPP, GEMS, and paramedic. A one-stop source for training courses of any type, this resource will enable anyone searching for courses worldwide to find and register online quickly, while enabling instructors and course coordinators to make the best use of their time in the classroom instead of on the phone. Based in Sudbury, Massachusetts, J&B is the seventh largest academic publisher in the United States and is well known in EMS and nursing education as the publisher for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery ) American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. , American College of Emergency Physicians The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is the largest organization of emergency physicians in the United States. It was founded in 1968 and is now headquartered in Dallas,Texas. , Emergency Nurses Association and the National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators to name just a few. HealthCare Testing, Inc, based in Montana, recently completed a company expansion in order to remain in the forefront of e-learning in the field of nursing and emergency care. Building on its years of expertise in nurse competency testing, HCT has its finger on the pulse of the emergency care training industry and the needs of Internet users searching for training and the companies that provide this training. |
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