Alegent Health, which operates ninehospitals in two states, has 9,000 employees and hires 1,500 new employeesannually. "We were processing new employees from five hiring locations --and conducting one-to-two hour, face-to-face orientations that consistedmostly of completing forms," said Laurie Sokolik, Director of HR Servicesfor Alegent Health. "Finding qualified workers in the healthcare industryis very competitive. In addition to automating the tedious administrativeprocess, we also wanted our new hires to have a more positive experience ontheir first day -- reinforcing their decision to work for an industryleader and innovator."

AnswerSource Onboarding was selected due to several key factors:

-- Because the solution is web-based, new employees can pre-board -- getting all of the administrative tasks completed so that they are more productive on day one.-- It is the only onboarding solution integrated with a personalized, searchable HR knowledgebase, so new employees see only the policies, benefits and forms that are relevant to them -- important due to Alegent Health's many different state regulations and bargaining units.-- Offered as a Software-as-a-Service solution, all of the data is hosted and maintained by Enwisen.-- Enwisen also offered an HR-focused call center solution which integrates with the knowledgebase, allowing call center reps to respond quickly to current and new employee inquiries with on-demand access to their personalized information and benefits.

The initial results have been beyond expectations. Alegent Health has beenable to consolidate five hiring locations into one -- re-deploying staff tomore strategic HR projects. Paperwork and administrative task have beengreatly reduced. And most important, the reaction of new employees hasbeen very positive -- surveys show that new hires find the system easy touse, like the convenience of pre-boarding and appreciate that their firstday at work is more productive.

"The experience in working with Enwisen has been very positive. Their teamis very knowledgeable and helped us put a process in place that would meetour business needs while leveraging the technology to automate processes.Most important, our new employees are having a positive experience withwhat we believe is a world-class onboarding program in the healthcareindustry," said Sokolik.

"The war for talent in healthcare is extremely competitive, andorganizations that want to win that war must make strategic use oftechnologies that engage new hires from the day they accept offers.Alegent Health is truly an innovator in their industry," said BarbaraLevin, Senior Vice President, Enwisen.

About Enwisen

Enwisen delivers technology that helps employers leverage the web tocommunicate with its workforce. Its AnswerSourceWorkforce Portal -- a suite of on-demand, personalized and searchablecommunications applications -- engages new hires with a personalizedonboarding experience, promotes informed benefits consumerism and improvesemployee service and communication via more effective self-service, portaland shared services environments. AnswerSource is rapidly deployed, andfully hosted and maintained by Enwisen -- allowing employers todramatically improve the employee experience by making "must do" workforcecommunications -- for all phases of the employee life cycle -- moreeffective, more strategic and less costly. AnswerSource has producedmeasurable ROI for hundreds of customers -- like Yahoo!, Memorial HealthCare, State of Montana, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Harper Collins,W.L. Gore & Associates and Hannaford Bros. Cos. www.enwisen.com.

About Alegent Health

Alegent Health is the largest not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare systemin Nebraska and southwestern Iowa with nine acute care hospitals, more than100 sites of service, over 1,300 physicians on its medical staff and 9,000employees. Alegent Health is making healthcare better with an exceptionalcommitment to quality and by providing patient focused care for the body,mind and spirit of every person. At Alegent Health, patients and theirfamilies find a continuum of care, from women's and children's services,primary care, wellness counseling, and senior care to cardiovascularservices, orthopedics, oncology, physical rehabilitation and behavioralhealth. Alegent Health is sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives andImmanuel Health Systems.

Recently, Alegent Health has distinguished itself as a leader inhealthcare, with Five Star ratings for patient satisfaction; the firstChief Innovation Officer in healthcare; the first Community Benefit Trust,which has already provided over $8 million in grants to helpcommunity-based organizations better address the needs of the community'svulnerable and underserved; and its Right Track accelerated decision makingprocess, which is engaging its community and its stakeholders in designingthe next generation of healthcare.