Clarispital

Claraspital Basel Future-Proofs Its IT Service Management With Xurrent

ADVANCED REAL-TIME REPORTING

INCREASED SERVICE EFFICIENCY

ONE SELF SERVICE PORTAL FOR ALL

“I am very impressed with the workflows in Xurrent. They are mighty and intuitive, and an easy way to automatically inform the end user about the current status via the phase concept.”

Marcel Menz, Head of IT Applications at Clarispital

A service-centric structure improves service efficiency and experience

The Claraspital in Basel is a privately run acute-care hospital, and an indispensable part of the health service in northwest Switzerland. It provides outstanding therapy and comprehensive medical expertise, delivered with the level of care you would expect in a private hospital. The Claraspital is clearly positioned medically with its tumor center, the university abdominal center (Clarunis), and the specialties of urology, pulmonology/thoracic surgery, cardiology, general internal medicine/infectiology, endocrinology with nutrition center, gynecology, and intensive care medicine.  Previously, the hospital group used OTRS to manage its tickets, but that system lacked structure and was focused solely on ticketing. ITIL mapping was not possible, and the reporting and, thus, the ability to analyze the performance of services, was poor.

Marcel Menz, Head of IT Applications, explains: “We were looking to move from pure ticketing to a transparent and future-proof service management solution with a user-friendly Self Service portal and a clear service-oriented structure, enabling more efficient handling of the tickets.”

“We needed a transparent system with real-time reporting that would enable us to analyze and optimize the services delivered, with more standardization to increase efficiency.”  Other challenges that the new solution had to address were managing assets, implementing simpler and faster new processes within IT, adding the possibility to customize documentation, and establishing a user-friendly portal solution for employees (end users). Commitment to process mapping according to ITIL best practices was considered a bonus. The tools considered during the evaluation were Freshservice, Topdesk, Jira, and Xurrent. 

Marcel explains: “We selected Xurrent because it is a future-proof integrated solution with all the functionality we need built in. It has a clear and flexible licensing model, a good price/performance ratio, high standardization, fast implementation times, and works with expert local partners in the DACH region.”

“We are impressed with the high performance and stability of Xurrent, the clear but flexible structure, and the fact that it can be introduced step-by-step, so that processes can grow with you. The integration options and API are fantastic, and we appreciate the active development with weekly releases of new features and updates.”  The teams and departments currently using Xurrent for their services are IT (infrastructure and application management) and Purchasing and Logistics, via a ticket portal. 

Marcel Menz

Head of IT Applications

“We would certainly recommend Xurrent to other firms looking for a new future-proof service management solution. It is a stable, solid system that is flexible in configuration, offers efficient process support, and can be expanded step-by-step. ”

Implementation

The implementation was done in close collaboration with local Xurrent partner ITConcepts. It went according to plan and took five months in total. Marcel: “We spent quite a bit of time setting up the knowledge database, as knowledge articles, instructions, templates, and more need to be logically integrated. Once you have everything in place, everything ticks like a clock.”

Training

A short training session by ITConcepts was sufficient for most employees. They found the system very easy to use.

Scope

• Request Fulfillment
• Incident Management
• Service Level Management
• Change Management (Pilot phase with Agile Board)
• Configuration and Asset Management (planned)
• Release Management (planned)

Integrations

SSO, Active Directory, Event Management, IGEL Console, Lansweeper, and EAMSystem. 

Results: Improved service efficiency and experience

Since Xurrent was implemented, Claraspital has benefited from full end-to-end transparency and more efficient service structure and ticket classification. Before Xurrrent, the tickets received were often very unstructured, which is now a thing of the past – an enormous advantage when processing 1,200 requests per month.

Marcel: “I am very impressed with the workflows in Xurrent. They are mighty and intuitive, and an easy way to automatically inform the end user about the current status via the phase concept.”

“It is great to have one portal for the organization, which can cover other areas of the company in addition to IT without making these areas dependent on each other in terms of process technology,” Marcel adds. Thanks to the end-to-end transparency and real-time reporting in Xurrent, Claraspital can properly monitor and analyze service performance, quality, and cost, make informed decisions about the services delivered, and optimize where necessary.  

Marcel goes on to say: “Our experience working with Xurrent has been great. As said, the Xurrent product is everything we could wish for, and we receive excellent support from the local partner, ITConcepts, who have extensive knowledge of the product and are always available when we need them. “We would certainly recommend Xurrent to other firms looking for a new future-proof service management solution. It is a stable, solid system that is flexible in configuration, offers efficient process support, and can be expanded step-by-step. “ITConcepts has a very structured approach; we received excellent training and go-live support, and continue to receive support whenever we need it. 

“So far, the implementation of Xurrent has been a great success, and it’s not over yet. The system still offers a lot of potential for further process support.”

Xurrent is proud to have assisted a top medical center like Claraspital in streamlining their workflows, so they can focus on the big things: taking care of their patients and keeping everyone in their community well.