Halogen Software Ranks First in Talent Management According to Latest KLAS Report

Healthcare providers again recognize Halogen as the leader in customer satisfaction for talent management solutions

OTTAWA, Feb. 2, 2015 /CNW/ - Halogen Software (TSX: HGN) announced today that it has been named Category Leader for the talent management solutions market segment in the "2014 Best in KLAS: Software & Services" report, published by leading healthcare research firm KLAS. Halogen was also rated the top performing talent management vendor in the KLAS report "Human Capital Management 2014: Just Efficient Is Not Sufficient", published in August 2014."

Every year, KLAS researchers collect feedback from thousands of healthcare providers to provide an honest, accurate and impartial overview of vendor performance in the industry. The Category Leader award is given to the software and services vendor or solution that have outperformed all others in their specific field. As the 2014 Category Leader, the Halogen TalentSpace™ suite for Healthcare earned the highest score of all vendors, with an overall total of 88.7 out of 100.[1]

"My experience using Halogen has been outstanding, and it's obvious that based on this ranking, others feel the same," says Melanee Landry, Corporate Manager of Talent Development, Cornerstone Healthcare Group. "Our talent management initiatives are centered on people development, and reinforcing our patient-centered operating principles. Halogen solutions give us a highly effective means to support and execute this strategy."

"To be recognized by our healthcare customers for their continued satisfaction with our solutions and services is meaningful," said Phil Rugani, Vice President, Sales, Halogen Software. "We are committed to supporting our healthcare customers align, develop, and manage employees, and create a culture that's focused on improving patient satisfaction and outcomes."

A copy of the KLAS report, 2014 Best in KLAS: Software and Services is available for download at: http://www.klasresearch.com/lp/2014-bestinklas.

The Halogen TalentSpace suite for Healthcare is designed to help healthcare facilities build high performing teams with the right skills, knowledge and competencies to deliver quality patient care. The Halogen Performance™ Healthcare module is designed to meet the specific performance management needs of healthcare providers, and has earned the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association for employee performance management.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving supplier performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

About Halogen Software

Halogen Software (TSX: HGN) offers an organically built cloud-based talent management suite that reinforces and drives higher employee performance across all talent programs — whether that is recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning or compensation. With more than 2,000 customers worldwide, Halogen Software has been recognized as a market leader by major business analysts and has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Halogen Software's powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions, which also include industry-vertical editions, are used by organizations that want to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and focused on delivering exceptional results. For more information, visit: http://www.halogensoftware.com. Subscribe to Halogen Software's TalentSpace blog: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/  or follow Halogen Software on Twitter: http://twitter.com/HalogenSoftware.

[1] "2014 Best in KLAS: Software and Services," January 2015. © 2015 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com

SOURCE Halogen Software

Melany Gallant, Manager, Public Relations, Halogen Software, [email protected], 613-270-1011 x 4338