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What next? Ensure safe, quality care during a staffing crisis

There are resources and strategies that can help healthcare leaders address the existing staffing challenges that were exacerbated by the pandemic.

April 06, 2022

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Need to Know Facts About Credentialing, Privileging, and Enrollment for FQHC Executive Leadership

If you’re a leader of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), it’s important to know the ins and out of the credentialing, privileging and enrollment requirements your organization must adhere to. In this post, we outline the facts you need to know.

March 29, 2022

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Ensuring Compliance With Regulatory Agencies

The cost of non-compliance in healthcare is very high and can impact patient safety and outcomes, result in enormous fines, the loss of public confidence and, in some cases, a loss of credentials. HealthStream can help your organization to remain in compliance with effective, cost-efficient solutions that address the spectrum of regulations covering healthcare providers.

March 16, 2022

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How to hit your revenue cycle goals in 2022

Education matters to employees and it is essential to the revenue cycle process. An essential step in meeting revenue goals is personalized education based on the learner’s role and educational needs. Education can reduce errors, streamline the revenue process and protect the bottom line.

March 15, 2022

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Developing competencies that address societal impacts on cardiovascular health

It is important to develop the kinds of strategies and skills that help healthcare providers address the societal impacts on cardiovascular disease management. Technology and education can help us address gaps in care and treatment and help better educate providers.

March 09, 2022

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How diversity, equity and inclusion training plays a fundamental role in healthcare

Healthcare entities know they must create a more inclusive culture to accommodate their increasingly diverse staff and patient population. One way to keep diversity and inclusion top of mind is through comprehensive training.

March 02, 2022

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Credentialing Residents and Fellows

To remain in compliance, our industry experts explain the definitions and credentialing requirements set by the Joint Commission for organizations that teach residents and fellows.

February 22, 2022

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HealthStream Receives 4 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards

HealthStream is proud to announce that three of our leading solutions have received 4 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards for 2021. These winners demonstrate HealthStream’s ongoing commitment to technological innovation in healthcare workforce development.

February 15, 2022

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ShiftWizard Celebrates Record Customer Growth

In nursing, shift management involves the right balance between people and patients and quality of care. Developed by nurses, ShiftWizard’s nurse scheduling software helps with communication and reporting. Learn how ShiftWizard’s 99.99% technical uptime performance and increased R&D investments in 2021 are contributing to record customer growth.

February 11, 2022

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Provider Validate by HealthStream Supports the Transfer of Provider Data to Aid in Improving the Quality of Patient Care

Provider Validate, available in the App Orchard, allows Epic users to add external referring providers to their master provider database - directly from Hyperspace.

February 08, 2022

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Building a Learning Culture that Drives Organizational Performance

Transforming your organization’s training can put the organization on a path towards becoming a high-reliability organization. It can help staff connect the dots between state and federal regulations and their own behaviors. When beginning the process of transforming your organization’s training, be sure to address the generational differences in learning and learning preferences and use tools that can deliver this training as efficiently as possible.

December 21, 2021

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Clinical Analytics and Competency

Clinical analytics can help inform your organization’s efforts to build clinical competencies, improve retention and help create a culture of lifelong learners. It can help organizations determine whether or not they are meeting or exceeding organizational goals for safety, effectiveness and efficiency and can point the way to the steps that are necessary for improvement.

December 21, 2021

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Six Professional Goals for Nurse Managers

Prioritizing personal and professional goals can be difficult for nurse leaders, but maintaining and improving clinical and managerial skills is essential. Prioritize these six goals to maintain focus on those skills while modeling personal and professional growth for nurses on your team.

December 15, 2021

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The Benefits of a Custom Healthcare Compliance Solution

Technology has changed nearly every aspect of healthcare delivery and it can also improve how healthcare organizations manage the complexities of compliance. Be sure that your solution can be customized to meet your organization’s unique needs.

December 09, 2021

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Nurse Development and Retention – The Future

Ongoing challenges in nurse retention and development are likely. However, healthcare executives report somewhat low levels of confidence that their organizations have developed strategies that will successfully address the issues.

December 07, 2021

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From Commitments to Competitive Advantage: Implementing a GRC Framework

Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) affects nearly every department within a hospital or healthcare system. GRC is vitally important to complying with regulation, adequately assessing risk, and ensuring policies and procedures are followed enterprise-wide. Learn more about what needs to consider prior to implementing a GRC strategy at your organization.

December 01, 2021

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Age-Specific Competencies: What are They and How to Manage Them

Training and measurement around age-specific competencies should be a part of your competency measurement program. Use the right tools to ensure that providers understand the needs of patients at every age and stage of life. Also, use tools that will help your organization’s leaders know whether or not your team is providing the best in age-specific care.

November 23, 2021

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Setting SMART Goals as a Charge Nurse

The optimal way to create a SMART goal is to look at the big picture and then establish an attainable process for getting there. Having the right resources and using a disciplined approach that includes the right kinds of learning tools and people performance solutions can help ensure that your professional goals are achieved.

November 23, 2021

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Nurse Well-Being in the Face of an Ongoing Pandemic

In the face of an ongoing pandemic, it’s no surprise that nurses are distressed. The latest Nursing Professionals Pulse Survey reveals increased concerns about the nursing shortage and generational differences in ratings of career fulfillment. Discover where older and younger nurses differ in the assessment of their well-being. Read a summary here and access the full Q3 2021 survey report.

November 18, 2021

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What is Ambulatory Care and Why is it Important?

Ambulatory care is an area of healthcare expected to experience a disproportionate share of growth in the coming years. This blog post explores the changing nature of ambulatory care and the work environment an ambulatory care nurse could expect to encounter.

November 16, 2021