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The Changing Role of Healthcare HR Leaders: New Strategies to Recruit and Retain the Next Generation Workforce

HealthStream’s ShiftWizard can be an important part of your organization’s strategy to address retention and recruitment while creating engagement and reducing burnout. Reach out to HealthStream today to schedule a demo.

July 13, 2023

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Updated 2023 Staff-to-Provider Ratios in Medical Staff Credentialing

Updated research highlights several variables that come into play when determining the appropriate Staff-to-Provider Ratios in Medical Staff Credentialing. Get the details in this post.

July 11, 2023

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The Dire Need for Interoperability in HealthCare

Creating interoperability in healthcare will require more than just technology. All of the unique requirements of the healthcare industry need to be understood in order to build a platform that will work for providers, regardless of setting. It will also be important to remove the remaining silos of proprietary data and financial self-interest to build a platform that will allow providers to make better decisions about patient care.

July 10, 2023

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The ART Program: Equipping Nurses with Critical Skills to Anticipate and Respond to Patient Deterioration

The ART Program can reduce preventable deaths by changing how providers think and also changing clinical practice. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about how the ART Program can reduce the number of cardiac arrests and improve survival rates.

July 06, 2023

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The Power of Evidence-Based Resources for Effective Onboarding and Retention

Retention begins with building a strong foundation of investment in nurses. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about how providing evidence-based nursing content can become part of your organizations strategy to attract and retain nursing staff.

July 06, 2023

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The Need for New Strategic Relationships Between Quality and Finance

Improvements in quality and outcomes can lead to improved financial return. Leaders need to prepare now to build strong strategic relationships between quality and finance to ensure higher quality, safer, and more affordable healthcare that can lead to stronger financial performance. HealthStream can help your organization with quality and safety solutions that will help build this critical relationship.

July 05, 2023

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The Importance of Background Checks in Healthcare: Ensuring Patient Safety and Reducing Organizational Risk

This blog post explores background checks in healthcare, the elements included in them, and the considerations organizations should keep in mind when developing their background check policies.

June 27, 2023

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Simplify License Verification with Workforce Validate

It is easy to get started with Workforce Validate. hStream subscribers can fully implement Workforce Validate’s License Product in a matter of days as there is no additional cost and most information required for implementation already resides within hStream. Contact HealthStream today to schedule a demo of Workforce Validate.

June 26, 2023

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Improving Obstetrical Outcomes and Decreasing Hospital Risk

Quality OB can help your organization to minimize adverse patient outcomes along with the resulting risk while also improving OB nurse confidence when caring for patients with high-risk, low-volume diagnoses. Contact HealthStream today for a demo.

June 26, 2023

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How Video Learning created lifesaving training with HealthStream’s Media Center

Training more people, training them faster and doing it at a lower cost is a priority in most healthcare organizations. HealthStream’s Media Center can help you address this need in an engaging and cost-effective way. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more or schedule a demo.

June 20, 2023

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Level Up Your Leaders – A Conversation with Chartis

Leveling up leaders is important work. HealthStream has quality and compliance solutions that can help organizations create and retain board-ready leaders.

June 16, 2023

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Enhance revenue cycle automation efforts with robust professional development

Revenue cycle staffing has changed significantly since the pandemic began – from remote work to the “Great Resignation,” healthcare facilities have had to shift gears to keep up with expectations for staff engagement and retention. At the same time, hospitals are looking to automation of revenue cycle tasks to improve billing, reduce claim denials, and increase efficiency.

June 09, 2023

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10 Key Findings from our 2023 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing

1,181 medical services professionals (MSPs) were surveyed for our 2023 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing. Process Improvement and Provider Data Management initiatives continued to be rated as the most important initiatives at their organizations. Read on for more detail on their top priorities.

June 08, 2023

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HealthStream now offers CredentialStream®, the leading credentialing software

HealthStream is excited to announce that our expertise has expanded beyond scheduling and learning to include medical credentialing.

June 01, 2023

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Boosting Access to High-Quality, Equitable Child and Maternal Care

In a recent ASHRM Podcast, from the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the importance of equitable access to child and maternal care was discussed.

May 25, 2023

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Revenue Cycle Management Made Easy with CredentialMyDoc™

Revenue cycle management significantly impacts how well an organization functions. Unfortunately, in the healthcare industry, mistakes made within the revenue cycle are common and costly. Discover how CredentialMyDoc can help organizations decrease processing time, simplify verification, and support revenue cycle management.

May 25, 2023

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How CredentialStream Addresses Key Use Cases for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

As the number of patients served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) increases, a lack of digital technology to support enrollment, credentialing and privileging can impede their ability to serve their communities.

May 25, 2023

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Ditch the Training Wheels: Why the Radiology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital Switched to the American Red Cross Resuscitation Suite

Some people can learn how to ride a bike after one try, others may need to hop on several times before it clicks. Having the ability to learn new skills while correcting old habits is also how the American Red Cross Resuscitation Suite and Brayden Pro Manikins work. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more or schedule a free demo.

May 24, 2023

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Fresh Approaches to Care for an Aging Population

Providing strategic healthcare to an aging population can take many forms. It can mean receiving primary care at home or via telehealth, or even receiving hospital care at home. HealthStream can support your organization as it strives to provide optimal care for this patient population.

May 23, 2023

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Q&A with Brandi Zevenbergen: How Privilege has Improved with Smart Logic

CredentialStream's Privilege module has a new feature that uses smart logic to optimize process efficiency, with the end result of giving patients quality care.

May 18, 2023