Carrus acquires Archetype

Carrus, a Lehi-based online healthcare training and professional development provider, has acquired Archetype Innovations of Duluth, Minnesota. The addition of Archetype’s EHR Go platform complements Carrus’ existing offerings with a web-based electronic health record training software and opens new channels to provide education across nursing, pharmacy, therapy, informatics and other critical allied health professions, the company said in a release.

“Today’s healthcare learners need meaningful experiences that help them focus on patient needs and outcomes and including [EHR Go] with our training will help learners prepare through diverse, customizable, real-world scenarios,” said Misty Frost, CEO of Carrus. “People come to us to help them improve their lives and advance their careers through exceptional healthcare learning and incorporating new EHR capabilities into our programs helps us deliver on that mission.”

Archetype’s EHR Go platform is designed to encourage students to see the holistic nature of healthcare while becoming proficient in its technology. The platform includes 600-plus customizable patient cases and activities built around the diverse and realistic human stories healthcare professionals see every day, Frost said. Used in all healthcare disciplines, EHR Go is fully interprofessional and can be used both within and between programs, in simulation, classroom, lab, practice or for clinicals.

“We founded the company in 2008 with the goal to create an affordable, educational tool that would bring a human-centered approach to the heart of the technology,” said Kathleen Annala, CEO and president of Archetype. “Now, with 657 electronic health records, 428 assessments, thousands of learning resources and nearly 244,000 learners, we are proud to join Carrus and continue to provide the best educational EHR experience possible.”