Blogs

Understanding the Conditions of Participation (COPs) for Home Health Agencies in 2018

The new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) are transforming the rulebook for Home Health. They are asking the home health industry to start working toward patient-centered, integrated care management and to use more data to make decisions.

Blogs

Older Adults and Care Transitions—Improving Outcomes

Frailty, in combination with other risk factors, increases an older patient’s vulnerability to a difficult transition of care and re-hospitalization. Identifying it and making allowances for its effects can help improve outcomes for this vulnerable population.

Recorded Webinars

Ten Trends That are Redefining Care Across the Continuum

Join Robin Rose, Vice President, Healthcare Resource Group at HealthStream, as she breaks down the top ten trends that are redefining care across the continuum, while also identifying simple solutions that can help your organization streamline initiatives and improve outcomes.

Articles

The Transition of Care Across the Continuum: Optimizing Care for Older Adults

One in five hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries is readmitted within 30 days of discharge from an acute care setting at a cost of $2.6 billion annually. Download this article and learn more about HealthStream’s partnership with Duke Health to study ways to optimize the care of this important and growing population.

Articles

Understanding the Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies in 2018

The Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Home Health have been revised for the first time in almost twenty years. In this article, you’ll learn more about the new CoP changes and how they have transformed the way HHAs operate.

Articles

Incivility and Bullying in Healthcare: Nine Things to Know

When rudeness, incivility, and bullying behavior occurs on a healthcare team, the consequences can be deadly. This article highlights why incivility is so prevalent in healthcare and nine ways to combat this damaging issue.

Articles

Easing the Burden: Healthcare Providers are Crying Out for Relief. Is the Government Listening?

In this article, we discuss the outcomes of the research and explore potential problems and solutions to addressing the weight of compliance regulation. Download this article to learn more.

Blogs

Retention Strategies for the Care Continuum: Fostering Community and Connectedness

It’s very important for healthcare employee retention that a workplace seem more like a community and that it foster personal, caring connections among staff.