SoftTech's Content Management System puts control of Intranet and Website maintenance in the hands of the content experts, rather than the Webmaster. This means that now your non-technical staff can manage your sites, keeping content timely and fresh. Yet with it's simple, easy-to-use interface, your site will have all the interactive, dynamic features and the consistent, clean look and feel that your audience wants.
| Improved Interactivity for Audiences |
| Can we add polls and voting for interactivity? | SoftTech IMS™ allows you to easily create as many polls as you'll need; you can have different polls on each page, for contextual audience feedback. |
| Does the system include bulletin boards/forums? | With SoftTech IMS™ you can create multiple, easy-to-maintain bulletin boards, which are useful to enable collaboration between specialists, for example, or to replace broadcast communication, such as Staff Notices. |
| Can our HR team create interactive job postings with the system? | The easy, WYSIWYG interface of the SoftTech IMS™ Job Listings feature enables non-technical HR staff to create timely job listings in a dynamic interactive table. Job Postings can be preset to go live and be removed on specific dates, without human intervention. |
| Does the system include the ability to create forms and surveys? | The easy-to-use SoftTech IMS™ Forms creation interface features a full range of question types and automated data capture in email, database, spreadsheet or text files, for maximum flexibility. Self-service forms can include job applications, incident reports, feedback forms and more. |
| Security and Risk Management Benefits |
| How does the system manage versioning, as pages are updated over time? | SoftTech IMS™ features an automatic Auditing feature, which keeps an audit trail of every version of each page. The Rollback feature allows quick rollbacks to previous versions when necessary. |
| Can the system help us protect the integrity of the content that's published on our site(s)? | You'll be able to set permissions to designated authors for each page in the SoftTech IMS™ system, so that only approved authors are making changes to pages. |
| Can we improve and automate our pre-publication approval process? | Each page can be automatically routed to specified editors for approval before going live. These editor workgroups can be specified page-by-page for maximum flexibility. |
| Scalability and Portability |
| Can we scale up the system to include new sections and new pages as we need to? | Unlike other Content Management Systems, SoftTech IMS™ enables your team to add unlimited new sections and pages as your site grows. |
| Can we incorporate existing site pages, images, etc.? | Any file that can be displayed by a browser can be incorporated into SoftTech IMS™, allowing you to make the most of existing content resources. |
| Can we add database integration and other custom features? | SoftTech Health offers a full range of development services to customize SoftTech IMS™ to your needs, including database integration, for example to put a staff contact directory on your Intranet. |
| Will content authors be able to manage the system from any location? | SoftTech IMS™ is a fully web-enabled solution, running within a web browser: users can work from any location with access to your network, without installing anything on local desktops. |
| Ease of Use for Maximum Uptake and ROI |
| Does the system preserve a consistent look-and-feel and navigation structure for our site(s), even with multiple authors? | SoftTech IMS™ separates the design from the content, meaning that your content authors are protected from altering the non-editable areas that define site branding and the consistency of the site experience. |
| Can non-technical users use the system easily? | Thanks to its user-friendly graphical interface, SoftTech IMS™ frees up your Webmaster's time by enabling non-technical content authors throughout your hospital to manage a full-featured site with minimal training. |
| Is training and documentation provided? | Expert user-friendly training is provided at your site, along with User Manuals that include clear, precise instructions and ample illustrations. |
