WESTLAKE, Ohio, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiometer America Inc. has
selected HealthStream, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTM), the leading provider of learning
solutions for the healthcare industry, to develop and deliver Radiometer's
online blood gas education program. The online education program will be
delivered through a new customer education portal, known as Radiometer
University (http://www.radiometeruniversity.com), which will be built and
administered by HealthStream.
Radiometer, the world leader in blood gas testing, will work with
HealthStream to develop a library of both accredited and product-focused
online courses. The courses will cover subjects such as blood gas measuring
principles, oxygen status, errors in the pre-analytical phase of testing, and
other topics related to blood gas analysis. Initial rollout of the program is
scheduled for the first quarter of 2006.
Radiometer will distribute the accredited and product-focused courses
through HealthStream's HospitalDirect, an innovative software tool set that
provides a gateway to HealthStream's 1,100-hospital network, the nation's
single largest network of hospitals sharing a common, online learning
platform. Through HospitalDirect, Radiometer's education program will be
offered to current Radiometer customers as well as the approximately 1.23
million healthcare professionals contracted to train on HealthStream's
learning platform. Learners will be able to purchase access to single courses
or all courses as a subscription.
"Radiometer recognizes that continuing education and regular competency
assessments are key to preventing errors and assuring the highest quality
patient care," said Anthony Colello, Radiometer's manager of training. "The
HealthStream partnership will provide our customers with an easily accessible
educational portal to meet these critical training objectives."
About Radiometer
Radiometer is the world leader in the development, manufacture and
distribution of technologically advanced critical care testing systems for
blood gas, electrolytes and metabolites. The company offers complete solutions
to the complex process of blood gas analysis through the use of innovative
instrumentation, sampling products and information technology, supported by
world-class customer and technical support. Radiometer's blood gas testing
solutions meet the needs of both the traditional central laboratory and the
increasing number of point-of-care sites in today's hospital environment.
(http://www.radiometeramerica.com)
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