Articles

Improving Resuscitation throughout the Care Continuum

It’s no secret that resuscitation rates are grim across the spectrum of healthcare. Outside of acute-care settings, they range from a shocking 2 to 11 percent. In this article, Donna Hayes, former resuscitation coach at HealthStream, outlines lessons and suggestions for improving resuscitation throughout the care continuum.

Blogs

Palliative Care Vs. Hospice Care—How They Differ

Palliative care and hospice care are often mentioned together, which can lead to confusion about what each one entails. Lack of knowledge, especially about palliative care, may hamper the many benefits of these services for those who most need them.

Blogs

Coding Audits Ensure Accuracy, Support Clinical Decisions & Reduce Penalties

Coding audits can reinforce quality facility operations, producing efficiencies and cost savings while also enhancing patient care and defending against reduced or delayed reimbursements.

Blogs

Nine Key Steps for Successfully Standardizing Privileges in a Health System

There are many reasons a health system should standardize privileges—including improved program management, compliance, alignment of clinical practice, and clinical competence. Here are 9 steps a typical project to standardize privileges should follow.

Blogs

How to Ensure Your Healthcare Training Meets All Relevant Federal and State Training Requirements

Up to now, it has been very difficult for healthcare organizations to be certain their clinicians and other staff were receiving training that complied with every applicable federal and state regulation. hStream Compass is a solution for this common problem.

Recorded Webinars

An Insider's Guide to Using Regulatory Requirements for Quality Improvement

Join us for a discussion on common regulatory requirements, including QAPI and Facility/Organizational Capability Assessments, and how these requirements, when executed thoughtfully and sustainably, can have real influence on the quality of care.

Recorded Webinars

Challenge the Status Quo: Ending the Regulation Training Hunt

With more than 175,000 federal and state regulations spread across multiple, disparate websites, as well as frequently changing guidelines, it's no surprise healthcare leaders across the care continuum are feeling the pressure. Learn how to assess, strengthen, and centralize the training regulation process for your organization.

Blogs

Why Adopt a High Quality Resuscitation Program for the Care Continuum?

Healthcare is changing significantly—more care is occurring outside hospitals, and organizations across the care continuum are treating patients with far higher levels of acuity than ever before. This makes resuscitation far more important across the care continuum.