Access And MCN Healthcare Announce Strategic Partnership
Wed Mar 14, 12:00 am
ACCESS AND MCN HEALTHCARE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Integrated e-learning and competency assessment solution to improve tracking and documentation of staff development efforts

Denver, Colo., March 13, 2007 - MCN Healthcare (MCN), a leading provider of regulatory compliance and learning solutions for the healthcare industry and Access, known for helping healthcare providers trim costs by simplifying workflow processes, announced today that the companies have formed a strategic partnership to provide a more effective process for tracking staff development, learning, and competencies.

The new integrated solution combines MCN's extensive library of nearly 600 competency assessment documents with the Access' Evolution (EVO) On-Line Forms, a web-based technology that creates forms by connecting directly to multiple databases. A commercially available version of this product will be available in the third quarter of 2007.

Says Amanda Valeur, president and founder of MCN, "Implementation of a competency assessment program and its documentation is a requirement of Joint Commission; this has historically been a manual inefficient process to keep track of staff development. Together MCN and Access will create new integrated processes to meets the needs of staff educators and human resource managers. We are very excited to partner with an industry leader like Access; they are a dynamic company that truly listens and responds to customer needs."

"We are looking forward to working with MCN," says Tim Elliott, president and CEO for Access. "With more than two decades of experience in publishing educational and regulatory compliance content specifically for healthcare, they have an outstanding reputation. Together we will create a unique workflow solution that results in measurable benefits for our customers."

About Access
Access (www.accesseforms.com) designs and markets computer software and hardware that enable paperless workflow systems throughout an enterprise. The company's flagship product, Patient Flow System Technology, supports applications such as electronic document distribution, forms automation, records management, and patient documentation security. Access' products are easily integrated into all Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) and are used by hospitals nationwide to help meet federal and state regulatory mandates.

About MCN Healthcare
MCN is a leading provider of regulatory compliance and learning solutions for the healthcare industry. Over the past 20 years, more than 16,000 organizations worldwide have benefited from our practical cost-effective services for policy management, staff education and safety training. MCN Healthcare is privately owned and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Learn more about the company at www.mcnhealthcare.com.

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