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Envisioning the Future of Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Current events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have focused our attention like never before on the long-term care industry and on the mostly older adult population who make it their home. Download the article to learn more about the future of long-term care and the trends impacting the rate of change.

April 01, 2021

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Top Issues Across the Care Continuum - Part Two

In this second part, HealthStream covers how the long-term care industry is struggling to deal with a variety of issues across the care continuum. Some such as preventing falls and ensuring emergency preparedness have been concerns for these facilities for quite some time; others such as new regulatory oversight and handling the COVID-19 pandemic are new to the mix. Download part two of the article to learn more about the top issues.

April 01, 2021

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Top Issues Across the Care Continuum - Part One

The healthcare industry is in the midst of transformation driven by demographic change, financial instability, and technological advance, not to mention the immediate issue and yet to be determined ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Download part one of the article to learn more about the top issues

April 01, 2021

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The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program’s Timely Transition to Online Learning

When S.T.A.B.L.E. and HealthStream formally announced their partnership and the upcoming launch of their online course set for March 2020, COVID-19 was a distant threat. Yet with the arrival of March, national shelter-in-place orders were issued, and an unanticipated new reason for online learning existed.

April 01, 2021

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An Upside Down World Pandemic Creates Process Challenges & Opportunities for Licensure & Credentialing

The medical profession is justifiably known for rising to a crisis, and the response to COVID-19 is no different. Every day, tireless professionals on the front lines are providing outstanding patient care while creating on-the-spot workarounds for equipment shortages and other issues.

April 01, 2021

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Hospital Leaders Say COVID-19 Is Worst Health Crisis of Their Career

After living through the first four months of emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare leaders are stepping back to assess the longer-term challenges they are facing from this unprecedented health threat.

April 01, 2021

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4 Ways Telehealth is Impacting the Fight Against COVID-19

When national stay-at-home orders were enacted in March 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19, there was a quick and dramatic shift to working from home if possible, teach students using online platforms, and convert face-to-face appointments into virtual meetings. This transition’s impact stretched across all sectors, healthcare included.

April 01, 2021

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New HealthStream Survey Results: COVID-19 Has Forever Changed Long-Term Care

HealthStream recently surveyed long-term care facility leaders about their organizations' greatest challenges in order to better understand their priorities for keeping staff and residents safe during the pandemic.. Download the article to learn more.

April 01, 2021

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Pandemic Crisis Reveals Need for “New Normal” When It Comes to Cross-Training

As we entered an unprecedented, global healthcare crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, the essence of community and cross-training would never be more apparent.

April 01, 2021

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New HealthStream Survey Results: 5 Findings about Compliance Training in Healthcare

HealthStream recently surveyed U.S. healthcare leaders about their organizations' compliance training solutions in order to better understand their approach to complying with government regulations and to gain insight into organizations' compliance training needs. Download the article to learn more.

April 01, 2021

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Key Strategies For Improving Patient Access Success in Healthcare

Healthcare reform has changed the role of Patient Access substantially, focusing revenue cycle leadership more on the expanding role and expertise of its Patient Access staff. This article focuses on how continuing education and KPI monitoring can make the patient access team more effective. Download the article to learn more.

April 01, 2021

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The Joint Commission’s New Standards for Perinatal Safety: HealthStream Surveys Organizations About Their Readiness

HealthStream recently surveyed healthcare professionals about their organizations’ state of readiness to comply with the latest Joint Commission standards for perinatal safety.

April 01, 2021

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New Joint Commission Guidelines Target Poor Maternal Mortality Outcomes

Download this article to learn about the new Joint Commission safety standards for the improvement of maternal and perinatal care, and why it take so long for the US to understand the need for them.

April 01, 2021

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The Validity of the Jane Competency System AI Critical Thinking Assessments

The following article details psychometric studies conducted by HealthStream to evaluate whether computers can perform as well as human evaluators in assessing critical thinking skills in nurses.

April 01, 2021

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Effective Recognition: The Right Way to Influence Behavior

Employees who feel valued for their contributions will outperform and are far more likely to stay with an organization. Effective recognition occurs when employees receive trusted, authentic feedback from a peer, manager, and/or leader about how their actions impacted their team’s objectives or the organization’s purpose.

April 01, 2021

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Using AI to Assess and Build Competency in New and Existing Clinicians

Acute and post-acute care organizations are confronted with many challenges in today’s current economic and healthcare environment. Typically, organizations leverage a one-size-fits-all approach, which cannot respond to the needs of individual employees, sometimes with disastrous results.

April 01, 2021

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HealthStream Uses Rigorous Six-Step Process to Develop Leading Edge Knowledge Assessments

HealthStream is dedicated to offering current, clinically relevant, valid, and reliable knowledge assessments for healthcare employees. Download this article to learn how HealthStream developed their leading edge, evidence-based knowledge exams using a rigorous six-step process.

April 01, 2021

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Trends That Will Shape the Next Decade in Healthcare

Here are ten major healthcare trends that we all should be watching, both for their impact on the business and practice of healthcare, as well as in our own lives, when we and our loved ones next need to interact with the healthcare industry.

April 01, 2021

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What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

This novel coronavirus named COVID-19 has infected over 100,000 people in the world, causing numerous deaths and a global spread. COVID-19 is a public health emergency of international concern.

This is an ever-evolving disaster due to new findings and data and availability of resources, so refer to the CDC website for detailed information when you need it.

April 01, 2021

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Saving G.R.A.C.E.

Breaking free from opioid addiction is a difficult and multifaceted challenge. For many women who are addicted, the process is made even more complex by pregnancy.

April 01, 2021