At a time when healthcare is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing healthcare learning to be transformative rather than transactional is more important than ever. The potential benefits are better outcomes, higher retention, and increased engagement.
On April 5, 2021, the 21st Century Cures Act will take effect, allowing patients to use applications to access data from their medical records. This blog post discusses what that means for patients and healthcare providers, especially for staff in terms of revenue cycle and compliance functions.
Patient care units that are divided geographically into modules can improve patient perceptions of care, improve continuity of care and has the potential to boost employee accountability and satisfaction.
In today’s healthcare culture, the manner in which information is conveyed by clinicians is as important as the information itself. Here we discuss vital communication skills for reducing readmissions.
In this eBook, we look at the issues surrounding nurse competency and critical thinking. We also look at the role artificial intelligence is playing to support nurse development.
One of the largest healthcare providers in the D.C. area achieved zero OB serious safety events after implementing HealthStream's Quality OB program.
While very different, physical rehabilitation and restorative healthcare are complementary to one another. Restorative healthcare is essential to helping patients maintain the gains made through physical rehabilitation.
National data on maternal death and injury make it clear that there is plenty of room for improvement. There are some tools and strategies that can help providers reduce risk and provide better outcomes for their patients.
San Juan Regional Medical Center experienced a reduction in CLABSI and CAUTI, two common healthcare-acquired infections, after implementing HealthStream's Jane®.
The University of Louisville (UofL) Hospital is an academic teaching and research hospital that is part of UofL Health, a fully integrated regional academic health system.
POEP is a comprehensive orientation and educational tool that can help providers reduce risk and provide better outcomes for mothers and babies.
In this four article eBook, HealthStream takes a broad look at the various issues that long-term care organizations are facing. We present the results of a COVID-19 survey conducted among healthcare leaders, we review top issues that are changing the delivery of care, and what the future of long-term care will look like in a post-pandemic world.
COVID-19 has made healthcare transformation very important, and here are 5 leadership strategies CEOs have identified to implement transformational change in healthcare.
Over the past three to five years, there has been an explosion of the development of CVOs in health systems, largely due to the proliferation of health systems. Here are five lessons learned from CVOs that operate successfully.
The new HealthStream Community is a direct response to requests from valued customers. You asked for on-demand information and resources for HealthStream products, and we’ve delivered. Learn how to use the new community and your network to get the most out of your HealthStream partnership.
The reality is that negative ER experiences don’t necessarily have to happen—we already know some of the solutions that can be put in place to improve most visits to the ER. Here are a few of them.
There is tremendous room for improvement in how healthcare operates. The lack of efficiency in the industry is a waste of resources that could be devoted to better care and helping more people and may even contribute to poor outcomes. Here are some suggestions to improve healthcare efficiency.
Managing the credentialing process can be tedious, but it is essential. The right processes and software can help organizations to manage credentialing efficiently.
In addition to requiring a great deal of time and attention from nurse managers, inefficient scheduling processes can seriously impact nurses’ work environment and satisfaction. It is possible for healthcare organizations to adopt solutions that make the scheduling process work better for nurse managers.
To improve and sustain better clinical and business outcomes, healthcare organizations must improve their solutions for nurse scheduling. Here are some of the features an optimal nurse scheduling solution should have.
