Evaluating and documenting performance on key healthcare performance standards and clinical competencies is a critical part of the employee performance management and accreditation process for healthcare providers. It's a task that can consume significant time and resources. Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare gives you powerful yet simple to use tools to make competency management quicker and easier, and help you prepare for The Joint Commission (JCAHO), Magnet and other accreditation reviews. Our Healthcare Content Pack, which ships free with Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare, was developed with the help of leading healthcare providers and industry experts, and includes :
- A library of healthcare performance standards, including behavioral descriptions
- Healthcare-specific comment helper text, coaching tips and development tips for all performance standards
- A competency library containing over 1000 clinical competencies
- A set of competency checklists
- Over 250 position-specific performance appraisal forms
Flexible Options for Rating Performance Standards and Competencies
With Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare's Competency Management, you can choose from three different options for rating performance standards and competencies. You can even mix and match the different types of ratings on the same form, and create sophisticated orientation or clinical competency checklists - a unique Halogen feature.
- Use a short rating scale and optional comment for simple competency assessments: "Needs Improvement" to "Exceeds Expectations".
- Use a long format to provide detailed behavioral descriptions that expand on the rating scales and assigned scores.
- Use a sophisticated matrix to capture additional information, including verification method and date, to meet accreditation requirements and let reviewers see ratings at a glance.
Sample Matrix Layout
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Import Documents That Validate Competency Performance
Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare even lets managers import and save documents into their employees' records. For example, managers can import letters, source verification, and many other documents to an employee file, then choose whether they are accessible to the manager, or both the employee and manager. This unique Halogen feature is a tremendously powerful tool for documenting competency proficiency that keeps records handy for accreditation reviews.
Apply Simple or Sophisticated Scoring and Weighting
Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare's Competency Management feature gives you tremendous flexibility in the way you assess core and healthcare competencies: from simple to sophisticated.
- Evaluate all employees on the same set of competencies, or define different competencies for specific individuals or positions.
- Score and weight all competencies the same way, or use unlimited scoring and weighting options to capture the relative importance of competencies.
Competency Libraries That Meet Your Unique Needs
Clearly identifying and defining healthcare performance standards and clinical competencies can be a complex and daunting process for any healthcare organization. Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare makes it easy for you to describe and evaluate competencies in a consistent way, by letting you:
- Use our Healthcare Content Pack's extensive library of healthcare performance standards - including behavioral descriptions, and over 1000 clinical competencies. You can easily modify or extend it to suit your needs.
- Use your own existing library.
- Use one of the third-party libraries sold with our products, including the premium, researched and tested Lominger Leadership Architect® Competency Library.
Develop a Lean Culture
Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare also comes equipped with an extensive library of Lean competencies, developed by Lean Institute faculty members, to help you support and develop a culture of continuous improvement.
