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Physicians’ Opioid Prescription Choices for Patients Are Being Affected by New Laws

It’s important for the physicians involved in writing opioid prescription to understand this is not a criticism of past care, but rather a way for them to learn a better approach based on evidence currently available on this evolving medical issue.

April 01, 2021

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Five Guidelines for Building or Enhancing Your Nurse Residency Program

Here are five guidelines focused on helping healthcare organizations to create a nurse residency program that builds nurse confidence, improves outcomes, and increases retention.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Compliance Training During COVID-19

Healthcare compliance is feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some compliance regulations requiring training have been temporarily suspended in the face of the pandemic, but they have not been cancelled. Healthcare organizations need to be ready to resume compliance training post-crisis.

April 01, 2021

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Reimagining Online Mental Health Education

New possibilities are now available for digital mental health education, especially for healthcare organizations, with the hope of expanding training opportunities and public health awareness around mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention.

April 01, 2021

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Understanding the Physician Payment Sunshine Act Expansion

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act, a component of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, is being expanded to additional healthcare professionals, effective January 1, 2021. Learn here about the expansion and HealthStream solutions to make compliance easier and more effective.

April 01, 2021

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5 Most Useful Nursing Communication Skills

Good Communication skills are one of the most important attributes of a successful nurse. They make it easier to work with colleagues and support care that is patient-centric, on the primary goals of healthcare. Here are five of the most important communication skills for nurses.

April 01, 2021

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HealthStream Receives 15 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards for 2020

HealthStream is proud to announce that four of our leading solutions have received 15 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards for 2020. These winners demonstrate HealthStream’s ongoing commitment to technological innovation in healthcare workforce development.

April 01, 2021

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Law Enforcement Trends Related to Opioid Prescription

Because state and federal level actions have been fragmented and often lack strong coordination, physicians and healthcare system officials must understand the full picture that combines overall addiction-rise statistics with current and potential enforcement actions.

April 01, 2021

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Best Practices for Healthcare Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nursing was already a profession with engagement and satisfaction challenges—then came COVID-19. The pandemic has served to exacerbate problems that already existed among clinicians. Healthcare training needs to accommodate the difficulties of learning and nursing during COVID-19.

April 01, 2021

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The Escalating Need for Workplace Mental Health Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Even before COVID-19, the U.S. was on the brink of a mental health emergency. Workplace mental health and how to support employees is an especially difficult problem. We're already in a situation where 75% of employees are experiencing burnout. Here’s a solution for the healthcare workplace.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trends in Review: Big Tech Brings Big Changes

Healthcare in the time of COVID has relied heavily on the past decade’s tech. HealthStream’s Top Ten Trends Webinars take a closer look at what lies ahead.

April 01, 2021

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Two-Tiered Healthcare Education about Opioid Abuse Can Improve Treatment Outcomes

The opioid abuse coursework developed by HealthStream has two modules: The first is a general audience course to raise awareness and encourage learners to do what they can to make a difference at work, at home, and in their community. A second course is designed for clinicians and includes CE credit.

April 01, 2021

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COVID-19 Impact on Visitation and Surveys for Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing

For skilled nursing and long-term care, visitation by family members or healthcare professionals for such purposes as audits and state compliance surveys will be limited as an impact of COVID-19 for the foreseeable future.

April 01, 2021

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Long Term Care Braces for QAPI Phases 2 and 3

Given the focus across healthcare and especially within long-term care for the COVID-19 pandemic, the QAPI guidelines and the need for organizations to comply with them may be delayed far longer, creating more confusion and anxiety among industry compliance and operation leaders.

April 01, 2021

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Growing Enforcement Connected to Opioid Addiction Means Awareness Also Deserves Attention

As high-profile lawsuits linked to the exploding U.S. opioid epidemic continue to play out in courtrooms nationwide, healthcare providers are working to implement ways to thread the needle between appropriate patient care and avoiding exposure to legal or regulatory action.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trends in Review: Increasing Costs and the Rise of Retail

Increasing costs and the rise of the retailer in healthcare have been on HealthStream’s trend radar for the last decade.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trends in Review: “An Epidemic of Epidemics”

A look back at the growth of epidemics in the U.S., one of the healthcare megatrends HealthStream has been following for the last decade.

April 01, 2021

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Training Is Essential for Healthcare Staff Encountering Opioid Abuse, Whether Clinicians or Not

Opioid Abuse-focused education is essential and must address more than just the epidemic, including safe opioid use for conditions such as chronic pain, the risks of opioid use, and how to identify and manage opioid use disorder (OUD).

April 01, 2021

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Measuring Nurse Competency: What Is Professionalism in Nursing?

Professionalism in nursing means providing top-quality care to patients, while also upholding the values of accountability, respect, and integrity. It is one of the most importance competencies for a successful nurse.

April 01, 2021

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Some Predict a Surge of Mental Health Challenges Alongside Pandemic Aftermath

COVID-19 has exposed gaps in our system that have left many vulnerable—particularly communities of color and those with preexisting mental health diagnoses.

April 01, 2021