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Deficiency-free surveys achieved with HealthStream Quality Manager, formerly known as abaqis®

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What to Expect with The Joint Commission's New Reappointment Process Guidelines

Reappointment is the process of re-evaluating a practitioner’s qualifications and current competency to provide services for a healthcare organization after they’ve been appointed to the medical staff. In November of 2022, The Joint Commission extended the practitioner requirement from two years to three years - learn what it means for you.

March 14, 2023

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Make CE Easy!

CE should be part of your organization’s strategy to attract, retain and develop nurses and allied health professionals. HealthStream’s CE Unlimited is a practical way to put robust, customizable clinical information in the hands of your clinical team. It can also mean significant savings in costs and administrative time and effort for your organization.

March 14, 2023

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Asante achieves $600K annual savings with safety and compliance training

As the largest healthcare provider in nine counties, Asante provides medical care to 600,000 people throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California.

March 14, 2023

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The Impact of Unconscious Bias on Healthcare

Unconscious bias often leads to false assumptions and negative outcomes for minority groups in the healthcare setting. We must focus on reducing the impact of unconscious biases on physician-patient interactions, which contributes to health disparities.

March 14, 2023

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Acuity-based scheduling: A promising strategy for optimizing patient care

There are multiple variables to balance when constructing shift schedules for healthcare staff. One key factor for hospital managers to consider is patient acuity, and yet there is much discussion about how to consider it when making staffing decisions.

March 02, 2023

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Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking: Preparing the Preceptor for Success

This whitepaper reviews results from a survey of hospital leaders to gauge their thoughts and perceptions of preceptor training, as well as their successes with their own programs and the impact on nurse success and patient safety.

February 27, 2023

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Home infusion company increases productivity by 60% and simplifies scheduling

A New England-based home infusion, nonprofit healthcare consortium with over 60 partner hospitals.

February 27, 2023

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Ten Trends for 2023: Rising Temperatures and Generational Changes

Not all the top ten trends for 2023 have their roots in the pandemic. Climate change is becoming increasingly relevant to health and safety, meaning that healthcare leaders need to understand that impact and develop strategies to address the resulting health and safety issues created by this threat. As staffing was, is, and will continue to be a major issue in healthcare, leaders will also need to understand the unique characteristics of Generation Z as they join the workforce.

February 24, 2023

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Ten Trends for 2023: CMS Cuts and Other Disruptors

Changes in physician reimbursement and a renewed focus on the industry from key healthcare disruptors are two of the top ten trends for healthcare leaders to monitor. Both are likely to drive additional changes in how and where care is delivered.

February 23, 2023

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Not the Same Old Shift: Solving healthcare staffing needs with Workday and ShiftWizard

Workday and ShiftWizard share data that can help leaders make informed staffing decisions and easily determine staffing needs while engaging employees with self-scheduling opportunities. In addition, the integration between these two solutions helps to ensure better recording of time and attendance and a reduction of payroll errors.

February 22, 2023

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2022 HealthStream Clinical Industry Report

The HealthStream 2022 clinical industry report is designed to provide clinical and education leaders insight into key findings related to clinical competency development.

February 22, 2023

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Performance Privileges - The Value of ​Volume Data

Gathering massive amounts of data allows organizations to compare themselves more accurately to other “like” organizations. Learn about volume data and how it can be used to help provide the best in patient care.

February 15, 2023

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Nurse Strikes are Scary, but License Verification Doesn’t Have to be

Nurse strikes are becoming more common. Learn how HR teams can expedite license verifications for temporary resources with Workforce Validate.

February 13, 2023

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Test blog for style fixes

Healthcare is becoming more complex and specialized, with increased demand for complex health services and fast adoption of new methods. These trends have forced providers take a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare, including a greater need for effective, integrative teams.

February 13, 2023

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APIs in Healthcare Learning

You’ve likely heard that APIs can magically transform business, reduce waste, speed processes, and improve bottom lines. What does this mean for healthcare, and specifically for healthcare learning? Let’s explore the advantages of using APIs and some specific use cases to illustrate the wide variety of ways in which they can help transform your learning workflows.

February 08, 2023

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Ten Trends for 2023: Hospital at Home and Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

COVID-19 continues to make its mark on healthcare, but not all COVID-19 changes were temporary or negative. Providing acute-care to patients in their homes and integrating behavioral health and primary care are important innovations that have been fast-tracked as a result of the pandemic. The remaining 4 trends will be covered in future blogs.

February 02, 2023

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Navigating Enrollment Requirements of a Group Merger with CredentialMyDoc

After merging with two other organizations, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics needed to find a way for all three divisions to work together seamlessly, without impacting patient care. They needed CredentialMyDoc.

February 02, 2023

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What Today’s Provider Enrollment Professionals Are Saying About Provider Data Management

Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) throughout the country agree their jobs require a lot of diligence, attention to detail, and patience. We’re on a mission to provide MSPs with actionable data they can use to improve their processes. Here’s what today’s Provider Enrollment Professionals had to say about Provider Data Management in our annual survey.

January 31, 2023

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Medical Fraud is on the Rise, Here's What to Watch Out For

Healthcare fraud, AKA false claims, is an expensive crime affecting individuals and healthcare organizations alike. Read about the risks and learn how to protect yourself with Workforce Validate.

January 26, 2023