Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Consolidates Core HR, Payroll, Talent Management And Financial Systems With Infor

Healthcare-specific Applications Save Time, Improve Performance

Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 73,000 customers, recently announced Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare's successful results in consolidating its HR and Financial systems with Infor. The consolidation has helped the organization become more effective in managing its most critical assets - people and financial information. As users of Infor Lawson Enterprise Financial Management, Infor Human Resource Management, and Infor Talent Management, Wheaton should be able to reduce IT staff and cost burden with one integrated suite, and improve efficiency and accuracy of financial and employee information which can lead to greater productivity and business outcomes. In addition, users can now leverage business intelligence (BI) and analytics tools based on quality and trustworthy data.

A not-for-profit Catholic healthcare system and housing organization sponsored by the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare operates more than 100 health and shelter service organizations in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The system has 14 hospital sites, three long-term care facilities, and more than 70 clinics, employing 17329 associates including 508 employed physicians. Juggling multiple HR and financials systems, Wheaton turned to Infor to consolidate applications across multiple states for better, faster reporting, and to reduce bottom line expenses associated with maintaining a large support architecture. Now, the organization is able to increase communication between HR systems and create an inequitable enforcement of policies across multi-state facilities with fewer staff hours needed to maintain the systems. In addition, multiple financial statements were rolled up into one statement on one application, reducing time spent manually consolidating information, which can, therefore, reduce full-time equivalents (FTE).

"One of the main reasons we chose to work with Infor was their in-depth understanding of healthcare organizations and our unique challenges with staffing facilities around the clock," said Judy Hawkins, director, HR Service Delivery, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. "The flexibility the solution offered was what we needed, and we're looking forward to adding more self-service functionality in the future to simplify internal processes even more."

Infor Human Capital Management (HCM) applications are developed specifically for the healthcare industry and designed to help nurture top talent, engage employees, and foster a community aligned to an organization's mission of safe and quality care. Infor's industry-specific financial solutions deliver the power to share common master data - which results in time saved to consolidate data from disparate sources and increased visibility of activities that impact finances across the healthcare enterprise.

"The healthcare industry is plagued with significant challenges that impact everything from workload to patient safety to bottom line results," said Mike Poling, vice president, Healthcare, Infor. "By combining Infor's industry-leading human capital management applications with powerful financial tools, healthcare organizations have a fully connected platform to better maximize staff, reduce administrative burdens, and provide the best possible patient outcomes."

For more information, visit www.infor.com/industries/healthcare/.

About Infor
Infor is fundamentally changing the way information is published and consumed in the enterprise, helping 73,000 customers in more than 200 countries and territories improve operations, drive growth, and quickly adapt to changes in business demands. Infor offers deep industry-specific applications and suites, engineered for speed, and with an innovative user experience design that is simple, transparent, and elegant. Infor provides flexible deployment options that give customers a choice to run their businesses in the cloud, on-premises, or both. For more information, visit www.infor.com.

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