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WakeMed Saves $2.1 Million in Overtime Costs with ShiftWizard
WakeMed has more than 8 facilities, 8500 employees, and 900 staffed beds in their system. Established in 1961, WakeMed has also achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition.
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Staffing Optimized at Deaconess with Enterprise-Wide ShiftWizard Implementation
Deaconess Gateway Hospital has 10 nursing units and an additional 10 nursing units at the main hospital campus, as well as a resource team across those units using ShiftWizard.
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An In-Depth Look at the Healthcare Staffing Shortage
Written by industry-leading professionals, this white paper offers a detailed look at the staffing crisis along with strategies to implement to better support, retain, and engage your valuable employees.
July 14th, 2023
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A health system’s journey to future-proofing credentialing & privileging
Sentara was able to use CredentialStream's organization and ease of use to support their mission of improving healthcare through innovation.
July 14th, 2023
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The Changing Role of Healthcare HR Leaders: New Strategies to Recruit and Retain the Next Generation Workforce
HealthStream’s ShiftWizard can be an important part of your organization’s strategy to address retention and recruitment while creating engagement and reducing burnout. Reach out to HealthStream today to schedule a demo.
July 13th, 2023
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Updated 2023 Staff-to-Provider Ratios in Medical Staff Credentialing
Updated research highlights several variables that come into play when determining the appropriate Staff-to-Provider Ratios in Medical Staff Credentialing. Get the details in this post.
July 11th, 2023
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New, modern scheduling achieved at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
With over 10,000 employees, 1,747 beds, and 10 locations, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has been serving patients for over 100 years and have relied on various scheduling and capacity tools for 30 of those years.
July 11th, 2023
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Simplified Medical Management: Get a Grip on Your Practice
You cannot track a high volume of credentialing with Excel, you lose a lot of footwork and data!
July 11th, 2023
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The Dire Need for Interoperability in HealthCare
Creating interoperability in healthcare will require more than just technology. All of the unique requirements of the healthcare industry need to be understood in order to build a platform that will work for providers, regardless of setting. It will also be important to remove the remaining silos of proprietary data and financial self-interest to build a platform that will allow providers to make better decisions about patient care.
July 10th, 2023
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The Power of Evidence-Based Resources for Effective Onboarding and Retention
Retention begins with building a strong foundation of investment in nurses. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about how providing evidence-based nursing content can become part of your organizations strategy to attract and retain nursing staff.
July 6th, 2023
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The ART Program: Equipping Nurses with Critical Skills to Anticipate and Respond to Patient Deterioration
The ART Program can reduce preventable deaths by changing how providers think and also changing clinical practice. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about how the ART Program can reduce the number of cardiac arrests and improve survival rates.
July 6th, 2023
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The Importance of Background Checks in Healthcare: Ensuring Patient Safety and Reducing Organizational Risk
This blog post explores background checks in healthcare, the elements included in them, and the considerations organizations should keep in mind when developing their background check policies.
June 27th, 2023
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Simplify License Verification with Workforce Validate
It is easy to get started with Workforce Validate. hStream subscribers can fully implement Workforce Validate’s License Product in a matter of days as there is no additional cost and most information required for implementation already resides within hStream. Contact HealthStream today to schedule a demo of Workforce Validate.
June 26th, 2023
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Improving Obstetrical Outcomes & Decreasing Hospital Risk
Quality OB can help your organization to minimize adverse patient outcomes along with the resulting risk while also improving OB nurse confidence when caring for patients with high-risk, low-volume diagnoses. Contact HealthStream today for a demo.
June 26th, 2023
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Meaningful Support in the Transition to Practice
In 2012, the Hawai’i State Center for Nursing established the first nurse residency program partnership in the nation. The Hawai’i Nurse Residency Program (HNRP) is a collaborative partnership between healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with an intended goal of supporting new nurse transition to practice, as well as incentivizing new nurses to stay at facilities within the state beyond their first year of practice. As of 2021, there are 14 partner hospitals covering all counties within the state and the scope continues to expand.
June 22nd, 2023
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A Closer Look at CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements
The 2016 CMS Emergency Preparedness rule establishes new national requirements for Medicare and Medicaid participating providers and suppliers to ensure those facilities are able to adequately plan for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. What specifically is required?
June 9th, 2023
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10 Key Findings from our 2023 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing
1,181 medical services professionals (MSPs) were surveyed for our 2023 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing. Process Improvement and Provider Data Management initiatives continued to be rated as the most important initiatives at their organizations. Read on for more detail on their top priorities.
June 8th, 2023
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Student to Retire - An expert journey for clinical staff competency
High turnover, increasing vacancy rates, a crisis of nurse burnout – you’ve read the headlines, and you’re probably feeling it in your own facility. There is tremendous pressure to provide the support clinicians need to quickly onboard and competently develop in their skills, no matter where they are on the spectrum of knowledge or career path. You need to provide resources that educate, empower, and improve care – but to do this to scale and within budget? It seems like an impossible task.
June 6th, 2023
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HealthStream now offers CredentialStream®, the leading credentialing software
HealthStream is excited to announce that our expertise has expanded beyond scheduling and learning to include medical credentialing.
June 1st, 2023
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HealthStream now offers CredentialStream®, the leading credentialing software
HealthStream® now offers CredentialStream®, the industry’s fastest-growing credentialing solution in the history of the healthcare industry.