Hospital Value Proposition
Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) is service-focused and committed to meeting the needs of our clients. While we are not the only simulation technology company on the market, we differentiate ourselves by providing a high level of customer service utilizing a cognitive approach to learning. We have the Right People, the Right Tools, and the Right Pathway to Practice® to deliver the right customized product to our clients. 

Hospital Value Proposition

The Right People

• MSC Clinical Educators
• Clinical, procedural, and simulation experts
• Dedicated to meeting your needs
• Supported by software, hardware, and Internet engineers as well as clinical and pharmacology experts

The Right Tools

• Uniform curriculum customized to meet objectives
• Authored by national medical experts
• Interactive, real-time procedural training in a realistic environment
• Physician and staff training on
• clinical scenarios including rare, serious adverse events (SAEs)
• new and complex medical devices and procedures
• Web-based courses
• Simulation technologies
• Reliable, maximal up-time
• Responsive hemodynamics
• Sophisticated pharmacology
• Haptic “tactile” feel

The Right Pathway to Practice®

• Cognitive approach to the process of patient care, including
• Pre-procedure patient briefing
• Procedure performed on simulated patient “Simantha”
• Post-procedure analysis and metric assessment
• Physical and technical skill development
• Reality without Risk®. Minimized patient risk/enhanced patient safety. A move away from the traditional training model of “see one, do one, teach one.”
• Performance metrics
• Collection of over 500 standardized data points
• Accredited courses
• CME/CEU Category 1 credits

Why dedicate your resources to troubleshooting information systems, hardware maintenance, software upgrades, Web support, technology obsolescence, developing simulation and clinical courseware, and integrating simulation into a clinical curriculum? You are the patient-care experts; MSC is the complete simulation education expert.

A Turn-key Approach:

Service

• Scheduling
• Guided learning
• Event management
• Tailored curriculum to meet institutional needs
• Documentation of training, skills assessment and competency
• Marketing and promotion to drive utilization
• Consulting

Quality

• Integration into Quality Improvement Programs
• Reinforcement of quality standards
• Best-practice guidelines developed with clinical thought leaders
• Consistent training by educated and experienced staff
• Increased procedural and staff productivity
• Emphasis on patient safety and improved clinical outcomes

Value

• Effective and efficient education of the full spectrum of healthcare providers
• Sound return on investment (ROI) demonstrated by MSC’s ACLS recertification program
• Cross-training capabilities
• Increased referrals, improved productivity/throughput, and increased profitability
• Support of staff recruiting and retention
• Revenue-producing courses and events
• Community leadership, marketing, and public relations
• Onsite CMEs, CEUs, and other professional credits
• Preparing staff to effectively perform new procedures

Many leading hospitals have recognized the need for more sophisticated education and are beginning to invest in simulation education centers and technology that will increase both effectiveness and efficiency. The SimSuite is the most advanced simulation training system on the market.

There is no reason why the patient should be the primary training material for learning new devices or procedures. Physicians, nurses, and technologists do not have to perform procedures on live patients in order to learn new techniques or technologies. Physicians have said, “The SimSuite Education System truly resembles what happens when I walk into the cath lab.”

Hospital Brochure

Sharpening Your Competitive Edge

The SimSuite courseware ‘reach’ is broad in terms of its utility within an institution. Training modules apply to nursing staff, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, cath lab staff, interventional cardiologists, critical care nurses, and ACLS recertification for operating room and emergency department staff, which is a more efficient, cost-effective alternative to many current training methods.

• In many cases, SimSuite orientation programs can significantly reduce orientation time.
• Onsite continuing education and Category 1 CMEs and CEUs. ACLS card delivered upon completion of skills verification.
• Skills verification, metrics, and credentialing capabilities.

Things to Consider

• How much time would be saved if a viable team member could be trained in half the time?
• Savings and efficiencies gained by providing ACLS recertification for your entire staff onsite, at their convenience (compare this cost to the fully burdened cost of traditional approaches).
• Accelerated availability of new products/technologies that impact patient care.
• Can effective team training and improved adverse event resolution potentially reduce the amount of product waste?
• Benefit of onsite CMEs and CEUs. Are there nurse recruiting/retention issues, and are nurses able to attend continuing education programs due to increased workloads?
• Any concerns with your patients being the primary training material?
• How can you recruit and retain the best healthcare teams?
• How can you stay on top of regulatory requirements?  

You know that maintaining market leadership and quality initiatives is a daily challenge. You can’t predict what challenges you will have to manage tomorrow, but you can be prepared. Experience the “Reality without Risk®” of a SimSuite Center.

Getting Started

Phase I: Needs Analysis

MSC will work with your institution in the planning stages to assess your particular needs on a departmental, institutional, and system-wide level. Based on that assessment, we will make recommendations on how to proceed forward in the formulation of the simulation center that will meet your institution’s strategic objectives. 

Phase II: Establishing a SimSuite

MSC’s SimSuite System is more than just a box. MSC will provide a SimSuite System (MSC simulators, including maintenance and associated IT support) with all support workstations and furniture required for the operation. The SimSuite Center will receive periodic hardware and software upgrades as they are made available to customers. The SimSuite Center will also receive all MSC Standard Courseware and a SimSuite Clinical Educator. The SimSuite Educator will staff the SimSuite Center during normal business hours. The Educator will perform all administrative functions required to schedule and deliver training and provide clinical support for participants on the SimSuite System. In addition, the Educator will provide support for program and curriculum development for the SimSuite Center that meet the particular needs of your institution.

Phase III: Expanded Services

Services for other simulation platforms: MSC will work with other simulation manufacturers to facilitate sessions on their equipment. This support will include administrative support for sessions and instruction of employees on the basic operation of the systems. The Educator will work with the proper departments to create courses and curriculum that integrate simulation training into education programs at all levels of the organization. 

MSC understands that every client is unique. MSC is committed to customizing its services to meet your institution’s needs and objectives. 

Please contact salesgroup@medsimulation.com for more information.

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