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.
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.
A New England-based home infusion, nonprofit healthcare consortium with over 60 partner hospitals.
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.
The HealthStream 2022 clinical industry report is designed to provide clinical and education leaders insight into key findings related to clinical competency development.
Nurse strikes are becoming more common. Learn how HR teams can expedite license verifications for temporary resources with Workforce Validate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As the healthcare industry continues to take stock of the changes occurring since the pandemic began, the future is still uncertain. In this article, we explore the shifts we’ve been observing in the industry and trends on the horizon that may impact your organization in 2023 and beyond.
COVID-19 will continue to have an impact on healthcare organizations for the foreseeable future; however, healthcare leaders will also need to focus on new and re-emerging issues in what are hopefully the waning days of the pandemic. The remaining 6 trends will be covered in future blogs.
Privileging involves requirements amongst providers and health systems and involves defined medical staff policies and procedures. HealthStream answers the top questions to come out of our Privileging 101 webinar series here.
The pandemic has exacerbated some operational and financial issues for healthcare leaders while also creating new ones. The future remains uncertain as the issues created by COVID-19 persist and combine with the flu and RSV, to continue to challenge the healthcare delivery system. The remaining 8 trends will be covered in future blogs.
Home health nursing is one of the many career options available within the nursing profession. It is a choice for registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nurse assistants (NAs). The educational requirements for a home health nurse are dependent on individual nursing certifications.
Workforce Validate is a safe, easy and effective way to monitor workforce compliance. It alerts leaders and employees of expiring and expired licenses by checking literally hundreds of sources. Pre-built reports and dashboards make it easy for leaders to monitor compliance. Workforce Validate can eliminate the time-consuming process of manually checking sites and helps your organization to mitigate risk and feel confident that staff members that are on the floor are safe to be there.
CredentialStream has enabled Garnet Health to standardize their privileging and data management.
Preparing students for their future clinical placements can feel chaotic and overwhelming, but it is possible to impose some order on the process while reducing risk and improving your organization’s ability to onboard students and easily create accurate reports for your organization and its’ clinical and academic partners. myClinicalExchange can help build competence and compliance while helping to reduce the time and costs associated with the process.
Early retirements, a pandemic and ongoing nursing shortages have combined to reduce the pipeline of nurse leaders. HealthStream has tools to help you identify potential new leaders, nurture existing leaders and provide education solutions that will help you create and continue to build a strong nursing leadership presence in your organization.
