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World Mental Health Day Means Time to Check in with Yourself

World Mental Health Day is the perfect time to take a look at the stressors in our lives and put in place some plans to lower that anxiety.

April 01, 2021

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Celebrity HIPAA Breaches Affirm the Importance of Healthcare Compliance Training

HIPAA violations include large-scale data privacy breaches through cyberattacks as well as insider threats like celebrity information privacy violations by employees. Healthcare compliance training needs to address them all.

April 01, 2021

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What Demographic Change Means for Chronic Disease and Healthcare

Demographic change is already having a sizeable impact on healthcare related to treatment for chronic disease. Chronic disease really changes the very nature of our healthcare need. A great challenge lies in caring for those who make the greatest demands on the healthcare system.

April 01, 2021

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What Will You Do This Year to Ensure That Your Organization Is Retaining Top Performers and Improving Employee Metrics?

Using current best practices to build a better system of reward and recognition for employees can improve employee perceptions regarding meaningful work leading to higher levels of satisfaction and engagement.

April 01, 2021

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What Are the Options for Treating Opioid Addiction?

Opioid addiction is an unfortunate, common, and often tragic reality across the U.S. population. It’s important to know the options for treating addiction in case someone close to you needs help with overcoming this serious problem.

April 01, 2021

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What’s New in Healthcare Staff Recognition

Using current best practices to build a better system of reward and recognition for employees can improve employee perceptions regarding meaningful work leading to higher levels of satisfaction and engagement.

April 01, 2021

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Clarifying Recent Changes To HIPAA

The recent changes to HIPAA is in the assessment of civil money penalties, which will now be based on the offender's level of culpability or accountability.

April 01, 2021

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Optimize Community Awareness Efforts During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Use National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to educate and inform staff and patients alike about the risks, research and preventive measures around breast cancer.

April 01, 2021

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Chronic Medical Conditions and Care Complexity

In terms of population health management today, here are a handful of chronic medical conditions that have become most prevalent in discussions around ongoing care, due to their treatment complexity and rising number of patients.

April 01, 2021

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Understanding The 3 Types of Acute Care & The Staffing Needs of Each

Different patient needs mean there are a variety of care settings, and each has its own unique challenges and requirements when it comes to proper staffing. Here we describe the three types of acute care.

April 01, 2021

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The Role of Clinicians and Other Healthcare Workers in Combating the Opioid Crisis

Healthcare staff play an important and often unique role for victims of the opioid crisis. They are likely to recognize the symptoms of abuse and addiction issues, therefore they have a higher chance to intervene sooner.

April 01, 2021

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Code Of Conduct In Healthcare For Compliance

The code of conduct in healthcare is the cornerstone of any healthcare organization's compliance program and is an essential component of the institution's culture.

April 01, 2021

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Do You Have a Transition Plan for Your Health System or Medical Group?

All healthcare organizations go through changes in resources, especially involving leaders. What can be done to reduce the stress during this period? Setting up processes and ensuring everyone complies with them can help.

April 01, 2021

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2019 Annual Report on Managing Conflicts of Interest: White Paper

In this white paper, HCCS—A HealthStream Company, surveyed 281 healthcare compliance leaders throughout the U.S. to learn more about the compliance programs in their hospitals.

April 01, 2021

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The Demographic Urgency Driving Innovation in Chronic Conditions Care

The aging of the American population is spurring the increased focus on efforts to provide better care for people with chronic conditions. Here are a few statistics about the extent of this challenge.

April 01, 2021

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Utilize Malnutrition Awareness Week To Assess Community & Patient Engagement Strategies

Malnutrition Awareness Week is the perfect time for providers to assess when, and how, they probe a patients’ ability to obtain nutritious food, as well as explore community resources to help fill that need if necessary.

April 01, 2021

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New Directions in Healthcare Compliance, Identified by the OIG

In the world of healthcare compliance, the HHS Office of Inspector General OIG plays an important and determinative role. The OIG discussed new compliance directions at the HCCA conference.

April 01, 2021

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How Opioid Overdose Changes the Approach to Resuscitation Care

Cardiac arrest is a significant risk in opioid overdose—many narcotics involve a serious drop in respiratory rate, which can sometimes lead to cardiac arrest. Administering CPR and Naloxone may help to revive someone who has experienced cardiac arrest due to overdose.

April 01, 2021

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Don’t Miss The Upcoming ANCC National Magnet Conference

The American Nurses Credentialing Center annual National Magnet Conference will be in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 10-12 and is a don’t-miss event for anyone in nursing or nursing leadership.

April 01, 2021

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Chronic disease treatment will play a vital role in effective population health efforts

To improve outcomes over all, we have to get better at providing care for those with chronic conditions. The article on which this post is based discusses some of the implications of our need to focus more on chronic disease care.

April 01, 2021