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What is Revenue Cycle in Healthcare?

The healthcare revenue cycle is integral to facility stability, so a well-rounded training and continuing education approach must be taken to ensure full staff understanding and buy-in.

April 01, 2021

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Hot Topics for 2019 in Healthcare Compliance: Part 1

Compliance is an enormous and critical focus for the healthcare industry. The focus on different areas of compliance ebbs and flows as compliance professionals gain awareness of where accrediting bodies and regulators are spending more of their focus. To understand where the industry is heading, a team of content experts from HCCS, A HealthStream Company, recently attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s 2018 Enforcement Conference

April 01, 2021

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Required Elements of a Successful Resuscitation Program for the Care Continuum

Where and how healthcare is delivered has changed significantly in recent years. Former Resuscitation Training expert Donna Haynes shared these must-haves for moving towards a more rigorous resuscitation training program for the care continuum.

April 01, 2021

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Think About Accountability to Improve Healthcare Employee Engagement

Creating a culture where employees own their own accountability can create higher levels of engagement and satisfaction.

April 01, 2021

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What's New with the False Claims Act and Healthcare Compliance?

The False Claims Act is always on the agenda as it continues to be the most effective law the government has for snagging healthcare providers in the fight against fraud, waste and abuse.

April 01, 2021

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Got IT? Honor your tech pros during Healthcare Information Professionals Week

During Healthcare Information Professionals Week, explore how vital these team members are — and see if your initial onboard and continuing education opportunities are all that they need.

April 01, 2021

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Use National LGBT Health Awareness Week To Address Disparities In Care

National LGBT Health Awareness Week is the ideal time to review policies and procedures in place—as well as appropriate training—for treating this large, diverse, and at-risk community with compassion and respect.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — In Healthcare, We Need More Joy in Work

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is embracing the issue of burnout and calling on the industry to aim for a higher goal—not just the absence of burnout but actually the presence of joy in the workplace.

April 01, 2021

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The Growing Employee Burnout Problem in Healthcare

Many people working in healthcare are well aware of the growing employee burnout problem in the industry. This problem, affecting the quality of care and employee engagement, deserves a greater focus, for the sake of all involved.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — CMS Is Changing Course

A major healthcare trend is CMS’s effort to reduce onerous regulation on providers and the industry. At the same time the Agency’s commitment to value-based care over fee-for-service continues.

April 01, 2021

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Defining Staff Competencies to Build Healthcare Employee Engagement

Given the increasing intensity of the focus on competency, have we really connected the dots between competency and employee engagement? If not, we may be missing a fairly significant benefit of competency development.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare Will Continue to Grow

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds lots of promise for the effort to improve healthcare, especially in terms of personalized training, as discussed in a webinar based on the article, 10 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2019.

April 01, 2021

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Three Healthcare Hiring Trends for 2019 – What You Should Know

Developing strategies to match emerging healthcare HR and talent acquisition trends will help healthcare organizations compete more effectively for talent.

April 01, 2021

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Patient Safety Awareness Week Provides Chance to Recommit to Healthcare’s Essential Mission

Patient Safety Awareness Week is a great opportunity to evaluate your facility’s safety practices and protocols — are they where they should be, or is some work needed to ensure the best patient care?

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Workforce Shortages and Suggestions for What to Do about Them

Experts have been talking about the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage for some time. To combat this serious problem, here are five solutions that have been proposed.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare HR Week Salutes the Important Work of Healthcare Human Resources Professionals

Healthcare HR Professionals Week has arrived, and that means it’s a great time to look at how HR supports every aspect of the HR workplace — and discover ways to help these hardworking professionals deliver comprehensive, successful solutions for workplace training and development.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — We Are Finally Addressing Population Health Management

A greater focus on population health management is emerging. Some top priorities for healthcare executives are data and analytics, total consumer health, and population health services.

April 01, 2021

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Challenges for Resuscitation across the Care Continuum

The care continuum involves many settings, including home health/hospice, ambulatory surgery, assisted living, and clinics. Care varies widely across the continuum from a traditional hospital environment, and these settings face unique challenges when it comes to resuscitation.

April 01, 2021

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13 Smart Things Every Medical Staff Services Professional Should Know

How well we react to the changes in our worklife is an indicator of how effective we will be in our profession. Here are 13 smart things that every medical staff professional should know.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact on Healthcare as Disasters Occur with Greater Frequency

Whether manmade or natural, disasters seem to be occurring much more often. This post discusses some examples and considerations about the impact on healthcare.

April 01, 2021