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Find New Nurse Graduate Residency Programs

A new grad nurse residency program is key to laying the foundation for the development of competence, confidence, and clinical judgment in new nurses. They help bridge the gap for new graduate nurses between formal schooling and full-time nursing careers.

April 08, 2021

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Ten Top Trends: Organizations Should Seek Solutions to Optimize their Revenue Cycle

HealthStream’s 2021 Top Trends webinar found COVID-19’s financial impact is daunting. To ensure top quality care, organizations should seek solutions to optimize their revenue cycle.

April 08, 2021

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Many Organizations in Final Push of Getting Ready for E/M Coding Changes

HealthStream surveyed healthcare organizations about the very recent E/M coding changes. Many respondents are still in the midst of getting ready, and most think the changes will be beneficial.

April 07, 2021

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The Cost of a Healthcare Data Breach

A healthcare data breach involves serious costs, whether financial in terms of fines and legal judgments, as well as the cost of administering the training required by a corporate integrity agreement (CIA). This blog post looks at some of this costs, why breaches commonly occur, and what to do about them.

April 01, 2021

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Looking to Attract and Retain Top Nursing Talent? Here’s How.

HealthStream’s Nurse Residency Solution can help your organization build a residency program that will aid in recruitment, build retention in the critical first two years of practice and create a culture of lifelong learning via engaging, customized learning programs.

April 01, 2021

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Record Numbers Applying for Medical and Clinical Programs in Response to COVID-19

For those considering entering the medical profession, the heroism and sacrifice of those on the caring frontlines, especially in the face of the coronavirus, is an inspiration. There are some indications that medical school and nursing school applications may have surged as a result.

April 01, 2021

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Avoiding Sepsis – Strategies to Follow During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sepsis has long been a serious for U.S, healthcare, leading to disastrous outcomes for a large number of patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has made sepsis an even greater challenge. Here are some recommendation for fighting and preventing sepsis during this time of COVID-19.

April 01, 2021

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Post COVID-19 Nurse Retention Strategies

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a terrible impact on nurses, many of whom have been and continue to be on the frontlines of care during this crisis. Healthcare organizations need to be thinking about nurse retention strategies for clinicians questioning their professional choices post pandemic.

April 01, 2021

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Modular Nursing – Optimizing RN Involvement in Patient Care and Management

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.

April 01, 2021

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2021 – New Healthcare Regulations: What You Need to Know

The pandemic has, in some cases, slowed the pace of healthcare regulation implementation and enforcement, but new regulatory issues continue to emerge. Key initiatives will likely find new implementation dates in 2021.

April 01, 2021

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Focusing on Communication and Training Is Improving Opioid Prescription Oversight

The medical community’s input is needed so that opioid prescription oversight regulations are being crafted with the advantage of a medical-delivery perspective—that way providers can prevent oversight efforts that could damage the care-delivery system and negatively affect patient outcomes.

April 01, 2021

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Are Healthcare Organizations Prepared for E/M Coding Changes?

HealthStream surveyed healthcare organization about the very recent E/M coding changes. Not only did most respondents think the changes are important, but most are prepared for them to a significant degree.

April 01, 2021

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Grab Your Toolbox – It’s Time to Build a Nurse Residency Program that Works for Your Organization

HealthStream’s Nurse Residency tools can help your organization build the kind of residency program that will encourage a culture of lifelong learning and provide optimal support to new graduates as well as nurses transitioning to new specialties.

April 01, 2021

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Ten Top Trends: Pandemic of Pandemics

With revenue streams in jeopardy and new regulations coming online mid-pandemic, healthcare’s outlook for 2021 is cloudy. HealthStream unpacks this top trend for the coming year.

April 01, 2021

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Effective Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals to Improve Readmissions

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.

April 01, 2021

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How a Pandemic Prompted a Shift towards Telehealth and Online Learning

Whatever doubts there were about the efficiency and usability of telehealth before this year, the global pandemic has allayed them. Telehealth has been used to keep the at-risk at home and reduce the spread of infection while ensuring appointments are kept, especially in behavioral healthcare.

April 01, 2021

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Avoiding Hospice Caregiver Burnout

Working as a professional caregiver in a hospice, at whatever level of care, or other palliative care setting can be stressful. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 62% of hospice and palliative care clinicians had suffered from burnout. It’s not hard to understand why.

April 01, 2021

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What Is Patient Compliance in Healthcare?

Patient Compliance involves following the recommendations of healthcare professionals in such areas as medication treatment, therapy, diagnostic tests, and lifestyle changes. Learn why noncompliance is common and what to do about it.

April 01, 2021

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Making the Case for Supporting Nurse Competency with Jane

Jane® plays a vital role in nurse development, rather than a punitive one. The tool’s main objective is to identify the areas where clinicians need assistance, and then creating personalized development plans for improving nurse competency.

April 01, 2021

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Improve the Healthcare Revenue Cycle-Compliance Relationship to Lessen Enforcement Action Risk

In order to combat painful judgments involving monetary penalties and extensive CIAs, which exact a heavy toll on already strained healthcare organizations, revenue cycle and compliance departments should start operating interdependently, with frequent communication and collaboration.

April 01, 2021