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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HealthStream Learning Management System

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AHealthStream is a cloud-based Talent Management Suite specifically designed for the healthcare sector. Focused on training (LMS), the suite also includes performance management, competency, simulation and credentialing. HealthStream also provides research services to healthcare organizations.N/A

    SilkRoad Performance

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASilkRoad Performance (formerly WingSpan) is SilkRoad's employee performance management product and is one component of the Life Suite platform.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of HealthStream Learning Management System and SilkRoad Performance
    Feature
    HealthStream Learning Management System
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    Ratings
    SilkRoad Performance
    2.3
    1 Ratings
    109% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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    Relias Learning Management System
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HealthStream Learning Management SystemSilkRoad Performance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (21 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    6.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    HealthStream Learning Management SystemSilkRoad Performance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HealthStream
    HealthStream is a wonderful tool for assigning assessments and evaluating knowledge. The assessments have a large pool of questions to pull from. The exams are timed and will generate a test report at the end of the exam so the clinical team can see what tests were passed and failed. These are helpful in ensuring we know what the nurse needs extra education on. HealthStream would be less suited for education items that would need to be validated in person...skills such as CPR.
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    SilkRoad
    No, we just had a bad experience unfortunately.
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    Pros
    HealthStream
    • Reporting. Having the ability to track compliance (and non-compliance) at our fingertips ensures that we are up-to-date with Federal, State, Local and internal policies, requirements and educational initiatives
    • Customization. Developing in-house materials, specific to our variable training needs is a huge plus - HealthStream's commitment to SCORM-ready content since 2011 has made it simple for us to connect, engage and interact with all of our staff and providers.
    • Integration. Allowing us to interface with our HRM/HRIS systems is invaluable. Keeping up with a dynamic workforce, both in terms of retention and attrition, would not be possible without our current interface structures.
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    SilkRoad
    • Unfortunately our experience was very poor, so I don't have anything for what they do "particularly" well.
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    Cons
    HealthStream
    • Embedding elearning tutorials into HealthStream can be a bit complicated, and even slow down the site for the end user. In my experience, I found it much easier to just offer a link to the tutorial through the assessment portion.
    • Keeping users synced into the most up-to-date user groups can be a bit tricky. If you create your own student groups, and then these students transfer to a different job role or department, you will manually have to make these changes yourself. A more automated process would be great.
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    SilkRoad
    • Transparency about the capabilities of their system. We would have never chosen WingSpan had we had a clear picture of the limitations of their system.
    • Ease of use - as an administrator we found it to be difficult to work with. Of course, improvements may have been made in this area since we used it last.
    • The user interface could use some updating.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HealthStream
    We just can't imagine NOT having HealthStream as it has become such a part of our training system. The per user cost has actually gone down from 3 years ago. However, we are using more courses we have purchased. This allows us to be more efficient with our time and more convenient for the end users. We are considering purchasing other aspects of the system.
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    SilkRoad
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    Support Rating
    HealthStream
    I only used HealthStream for a short time, but it wasn’t overly user-friendly or pretty. There were some quirks that I didn’t like, like the quiz builder or uploading lists. Whenever you assigned a group it was difficult to tell and confirm that the assignment went out. Overall I like other systems better.
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    SilkRoad
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    Alternatives Considered
    HealthStream
    The interface for HealthStream is 1000x better than My Learning. I still struggle to find my assignments and upcoming in person training on My Learning. It is not intuitive and doesn't have a dashboard when you sign on to see everything at once. HealthStream lets me easily see my assignments, their due dates, and any upcoming dates
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    SilkRoad
    We used Cvent following our WingSpan experience. It worked out much better and had more capability than WingSpan.
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    Return on Investment
    HealthStream
    • More efficiency. Easy way to implement training to a larger group of people.
    • Helps to orientate new hires to our organization quicker.
    • Consistency with training messages. We can communicate a method that can be easily adopted and implement across the organization.
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    SilkRoad
    • I feel it set us back a bit, and also caused us to lose credibility with our management team after it turned out to be a "failed experiment."
    • We have gone back to a manual system of doing goal setting that works better for us.
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