PartsSource has acquired SkillNet, a workforce intelligence platform focused on healthcare technology management (HTM), adding workforce competency and readiness data to its enterprise clinical technology platform.

The Cleveland-based company announced the deal June 9, saying the acquisition is intended to help hospitals and health systems better manage technician skills, compliance requirements and service operations alongside clinical asset performance.

SkillNet's platform provides visibility into workforce competencies and training status, allowing HTM leaders to identify skill gaps and workforce needs. PartsSource said integrating those capabilities with its existing asset and service management tools will give health systems a broader view of equipment uptime, service delivery and workforce readiness.
The acquisition follows the company's recent introduction of service optimization and asset performance tools at the AAMI eXchange conference in May.

As part of the expansion, PartsSource plans to launch an enhanced version of its PartsSource PRO Workforce offering. The solution will include workforce planning tools, training resources and a technical decision support system designed to assist technicians with diagnostics and repair procedures across multiple equipment vendors and modalities. The platform also incorporates training capabilities obtained through PartsSource's earlier acquisitions of RSTI and NVRT Labs.

"Healthcare organizations are under pressure from every direction — rising demand, aging infrastructure, workforce shortages and growing operational complexity," said Philip Settimi, MSE, M.D., president and CEO of PartsSource. "Ensuring healthcare is always on requires more than maintaining equipment. It requires visibility into the people, skills, workflows and operational systems behind clinical asset availability."

PartsSource said it is codeveloping elements of the workforce platform with five health systems that collectively operate 43 hospitals.

Keith Whitby, SCM Division Chair, Healthcare Technology Management at Mayo Clinic, said integrating workforce and equipment data could provide health system leaders with greater insight into technician capabilities, compliance requirements and operational readiness.

PartsSource provides procurement, service, asset management and workforce solutions for healthcare organizations. The company says its platform is used by more than 5,000 hospitals and 15,000 clinical sites.

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