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10 Reasons Global Patient Safety is Important: eBook Excerpt
Patient safety is vitally important. Here are 10 safety facts and descriptions that highlight this importance from the World Health Organization.
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Falls Are a Rising Problem for Older Adults, Especially in Healthcare
Fatal falls among the elderly are on the rise in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are especially problematic in a healthcare setting.
April 9th, 2021
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Planning Annual Required Training – A Healthcare Compliance Case Study
To illustrate the difficulty that a typical healthcare provider may encounter when planning annual required training, we offer the example of just one role in a single state—a respiratory therapist in Tennessee.
April 9th, 2021
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What Are Conditions of Participation (CoPs)?
This blog post, an article excerpt, defines Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and why they were established, as well as why compliance with them is important.
April 9th, 2021
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The difference between transactional and transformative learning in healthcare
At a time when healthcare is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing healthcare learning to be transformative rather than transactional is more important than ever. The potential benefits are better outcomes, higher retention, and increased engagement.
April 8th, 2021
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What the 21st Century Cures Act Deadline Means for Patients, Revenue Cycle, and Compliance
On April 5, 2021, the 21st Century Cures Act will take effect, allowing patients to use applications to access data from their medical records. This blog post discusses what that means for patients and healthcare providers, especially for staff in terms of revenue cycle and compliance functions.
April 8th, 2021
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Modular Nursing – Optimizing RN Involvement in Patient Care and Management
Patient care units that are divided geographically into modules can improve patient perceptions of care, improve continuity of care and has the potential to boost employee accountability and satisfaction.
April 1st, 2021
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Effective Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals to Improve Readmissions
In today’s healthcare culture, the manner in which information is conveyed by clinicians is as important as the information itself. Here we discuss vital communication skills for reducing readmissions.
April 1st, 2021
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Measuring Nurse Competency: What Is Clinical Knowledge in Nursing?
Clinical knowledge in nursing is a key element of measuring nurse competency and requires a comprehensive training, clinical internship, and continuing education program.
April 1st, 2021
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Developing Critical Thinking Skills in New Clinicians
In this eBook, we look at the issues surrounding nurse competency and critical thinking. We also look at the role artificial intelligence is playing to support nurse development.
April 1st, 2021
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How a D.C. Health Provider Attained Zero Serious Safety Events for OB
One of the largest healthcare providers in the D.C. area achieved zero OB serious safety events after implementing HealthStream's Quality OB program.
April 1st, 2021
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Physical Rehabilitation vs. Restorative Healthcare
While very different, physical rehabilitation and restorative healthcare are complementary to one another. Restorative healthcare is essential to helping patients maintain the gains made through physical rehabilitation.
April 1st, 2021
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Six Strategies for Quality Improvement in Maternal and Neonatal Care
National data on maternal death and injury make it clear that there is plenty of room for improvement. There are some tools and strategies that can help providers reduce risk and provide better outcomes for their patients.
April 1st, 2021
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San Juan Regional Medical Center
San Juan Regional Medical Center experienced a reduction in CLABSI and CAUTI, two common healthcare-acquired infections, after implementing HealthStream's Jane®.
April 1st, 2021
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University of Louisville Hospital
The University of Louisville (UofL) Hospital is an academic teaching and research hospital that is part of UofL Health, a fully integrated regional academic health system.
April 1st, 2021
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Improve Maternal Mortality Rates Using POEP
POEP is a comprehensive orientation and educational tool that can help providers reduce risk and provide better outcomes for mothers and babies.
April 1st, 2021
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Survive or Thrive? Where Long-Term Care Goes From Here
In this four article eBook, HealthStream takes a broad look at the various issues that long-term care organizations are facing. We present the results of a COVID-19 survey conducted among healthcare leaders, we review top issues that are changing the delivery of care, and what the future of long-term care will look like in a post-pandemic world.
April 1st, 2021
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Key Strategies For Improving Patient Access Success in Healthcare
Healthcare reform has changed the role of Patient Access substantially, focusing revenue cycle leadership more on the expanding role and expertise of its Patient Access staff. This article focuses on how continuing education and KPI monitoring can make the patient access team more effective. Download the article to learn more.
April 1st, 2021
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New Joint Commission Guidelines Target Poor Maternal Mortality Outcomes
Download this article to learn about the new Joint Commission safety standards for the improvement of maternal and perinatal care, and why it take so long for the US to understand the need for them.
April 1st, 2021
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The Validity of the Jane Competency System AI Critical Thinking Assessments
The following article details psychometric studies conducted by HealthStream to evaluate whether computers can perform as well as human evaluators in assessing critical thinking skills in nurses.