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Recent ICD-10 Updates Focus on Better Data Collection

The focus on Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) for the 2018 ICD-10 Updates emphasizes the growing need for more thorough documentation around the treatment of chronically ill patients.

April 01, 2021

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Important Healthcare Revenue Cycle Risks to Avoid in 2019

A recent article in RevCycle Intelligence had much to say about the future outlook for healthcare revenue cycle management, especially the most prominent organizational risks for 2019.

April 01, 2021

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Physician Groups, Clinics Will Continue To Battle Administrative & Financial Burdens in 2019

Physician groups and clinics continue to face enormous challenges around administrative tasks and reimbursement. What can they do to streamline operations and ensure less bad debt?

April 01, 2021

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Four Ways Healthcare Managers Can Encourage Lifelong Learning Among Their Team

A recent HealthStream webinar, “Lifelong Learning: The Gift that keeps on Giving,” focused extensively on the value of lifelong learning in a clinical environment and address the responsibility of managers to encourage lifelong learning among staff.

April 01, 2021

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Eliminating Paperwork to Create a More Valuable Healthcare Checklist Experience

Alternate Solutions Health Network (ASHN) uses HealthStream’s award-winning Checklist Management to automate, standardize, and document validation of skills and track completions.

April 01, 2021

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Responding to the Opioid Epidemic—Taking on the Challenge Begins with You

Like for any emergent disease, as healthcare professionals, we do what we know to do about opioid abuse disorder. Prevent the disease from ever happening and use evidence-based practices to treat those affected. Given the enormity of the problem, we conclude it will take a long time and great effort to effect change.

April 01, 2021

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Five Most Popular Care Continuum Blog Posts Published in 2018 by HealthStream

Here are the fiver most popular HealthStream blog posts published in 2018 focused on the care continuum.

April 01, 2021

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Five Most Popular Compliance Blog Posts Published in 2018 by HealthStream

Here are the five most popular HealthStream blog posts published in 2018 focused on the healthcare compliance.

April 01, 2021

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Five Most Popular Revenue Cycle Blog Posts Published in 2018 by HealthStream

Here are the five most popular HealthStream blog posts published in 2018 focused on the healthcare revenue cycle.

April 01, 2021

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The Entire HealthStream Blog--Most Popular Posts in 2018

Here are the 10 HealthStream blogs that were most popular in 2018. The topics included best practices for addressing nursing challenges and continuum care issues to using rounding as a way of improving patient experiences and outcomes.

April 01, 2021

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Five Most Popular Healthcare Talent Management Blog Posts Published in 2018

Here are the 5 most popular HealthStream blog posts about healthcare talent management that were published in 2018.

April 01, 2021

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Five Most Popular Clinical Development Blog Posts Published in 2018

Here are the 5 most popular HealthStream blog posts about clinical development that were published in 2018.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dramatically Changing Healthcare

Artificial intelligence clearly has the potential to drive meaningful change at numerous points along the healthcare continuum. The most effective deployments of AI in the healthcare space will augment human capabilities, not replace them.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — the Nursing Shortage Is Getting Worse

Hospitals continue to feel the financial pain stemming from the ongoing nursing shortage. Compounding the problem of a nursing shortage is a high turnover rate among new nurses.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — Physicians are in short supply, too

The looming physician shortage represents a dire situation for the state of healthcare in the U.S., as many experts predict that demand for health services will soon exceed the industry’s capacity to provide care.

April 01, 2021

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Retention Needs to Become a Major Ongoing Initiative in Healthcare

To combat excessive turnover, healthcare organizations must identify the myriad ways they can make employees more satisfied with their jobs to improve retention. This can have a significant impact on the industry’s financial outlook.

April 01, 2021

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10 Trends for 2019 That Are Redefining Care Across the Continuum – Part 3

This blog post, based on a webinar, examines several of the major trends that are redefining care across the continuum for 2019, from the widespread adoption of new technology to the need to focus on preventing burnout and enhancing workforce joy.

April 01, 2021

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Elevating Resuscitation Practice at Mercy Health—Lessons Learned (Part 3)

Mercy Health transitioned to resuscitation training from HealthStream to strive for excellence in resuscitation. Here are some lessons learned about value of resuscitation training for other disciplines, convenience, and certification tracking.

April 01, 2021

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Thou Shalt Not Withhold Efficient Credentialing—Bylaws Are NOT Written In Stone

Bylaws are a living document that must evolve at the same pace that regulatory standards and our health care environment evolves, as they contribute to ensuring that the most efficient processes, including credentialing, are in place within our organizations.

April 01, 2021

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Four Webinars Focused on Solutions to Clinical Development Challenges

HealthStream is committed to solving big healthcare problems, like those common in workforce learning, emergency diagnoses, and maternal health. Here are links to recorded HealthStream webinars about solving clinical development problems.

April 01, 2021