Healthcare’s nursing shortage has organizations rethinking how they onboard and retain staff. Today, Xapify announced a copyright and know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic to digitize its Tiered Skills Acquisition Model (TSAM®)—a structured orientation framework shown to improve nurse confidence, shorten training time, and boost retention.
The digitized model will be available through the Xapify Competency Marketplace, a platform for hospitals to access prebuilt, customizable competency frameworks.
Why This Matters
Orientation is one of the most time-consuming and costly processes in healthcare workforce management. Traditional paper-based checklists and sign-off sheets not only add administrative overhead but also make it harder to maintain consistent competency verification.
By bringing TSAM® online, Xapify promises:
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Customizable digital checklists aligned to Mayo’s tiered framework
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Automated sign-offs and real-time tracking for educators and preceptors
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Audit-ready records to streamline compliance
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Standardized, evidence-based orientation across hospital systems
Published research on TSAM® has shown tangible results: reduced orientation time and improved nurse confidence and retention.
Voices From the Partnership
“We are excited to collaborate with Mayo Clinic to make the TSAM® framework easily accessible through the Xapify Competency Marketplace,” said Nick Stephenson, CEO of Xapify. “This allows healthcare organizations to deploy a standardized, data-driven approach to nursing orientation that saves time while ensuring transparency and consistency.”
Mayo Clinic echoed the mission-driven intent. “Our goal is for Mayo Clinic Nursing to spread knowledge worldwide, helping nurses grow professionally and enhancing patient care,” said Denise Rismeyer, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Director of the Continuing Nursing Education Program at Mayo Clinic.
Availability
The TSAM® framework will be available for licensing and configuration directly within Xapify’s competency management software, giving hospitals a plug-and-play model to strengthen their nursing orientation programs.
The Bigger Picture
As hospitals battle staffing shortages, burnout, and rising turnover, competency management is becoming more than a compliance exercise—it’s a strategic lever for retention and patient care quality. By digitizing one of the most respected nursing orientation models, Xapify and Mayo Clinic are betting that the future of nursing development will be as much about data and digital workflows as bedside mentoring.
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