Healthcare Management & Administration Blog

How to Become a Healthcare Compliance Officer

The career outlook for healthcare compliance careers is very promising. A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal labeled compliance officer the hottest job in America.

Healthcare Innovation--Using Voice to Access Healthcare Services

We are seeing the beginning of the move to voice access in healthcare, which was easy to predict once voice-powered technologies became commonplace in the U.S. home environment.

Compliance Trends-The Changing Regulatory Landscape for Opioids

The HHS Secretary has declared a public health emergency in response to increased use and abuse of prescription opioids. The industry is facing more monitoring, more scrutiny, and more prescription oversight.

Why Do People Leave Healthcare Jobs?

Every time a healthcare employee leaves, there is a potential impact on care quality, patient experience, and organizational operations. Why does it happen and what should be done about it?

What's New with the False Claims Act and Healthcare Compliance?

Cybersecurity follows closely behind the False Claims Act as a focus for healthcare compliance.

It’s All About Data--The Future of Healthcare Credentialing, Privileging, and Enrollment

We are now rapidly moving into collecting data related to credentialing, privileging and enrollment. Those that work in those areas are regularly being asked for data – and the data needs to be compared to other organizations in order to be most relevant and actionable.

What Is Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing?

Evidence-based practice has become the go-to standard for clinical effectiveness, and nurses must lead the way to integrate the concept into all aspects of patient care.

Healthcare Trend Watch — Physicians are in short supply, too

The looming physician shortage represents a dire situation for the state of healthcare in the U.S., as many experts predict that demand for health services will soon exceed the industry’s capacity to provide care.

What Is Revenue Cycle in Healthcare?

The healthcare revenue cycle is integral to facility stability, so a well-rounded training and continuing education approach must be taken to ensure full staff understanding and buy-in.

Why Adopt a High Quality Resuscitation Program for the Care Continuum?

Healthcare is changing significantly—more care is occurring outside hospitals, and organizations across the care continuum are treating patients with far higher levels of acuity than ever before. This makes resuscitation far more important across the care continuum, where current resuscitation success ranges from 2 to 11 percent.

Hot Topics for 2019 in Healthcare Compliance: Part 1

Compliance is an enormous and critical focus for the healthcare industry. The focus on different areas of compliance ebbs and flows as compliance professionals gain awareness of where accrediting bodies and regulators are spending more of their focus. To understand where the industry is heading, a team of content experts from HCCS, A HealthStream Company, recently attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s 2018 Enforcement Conference

Nurse Retention Is More Critical Than Ever, Given the Worsening Nurse Shortage

To counteract growing nurse shortages, healthcare organizations must get better at keeping their nurses from leaving.

Could eConsults Help with Physician Specialist Shortages?

In a March 18, 2019 New York Times article, Austin Frakt talks about the potential benefits of eConsults for healthcare. In essence, eConsults occur when a primary care doctor consults a specialist about a patient electronically, probably by email, in place of an appointment.

Required Elements of a Successful Resuscitation Program for the Care Continuum

Where and how healthcare is delivered has changed significantly in recent years. Former Resuscitation Training expert Donna Haynes shared these must-haves for moving towards a more rigorous resuscitation training program for the care continuum.

What's New with the False Claims Act and Healthcare Compliance?

The False Claims Act is always on the agenda as it continues to be the most effective law the government has for snagging healthcare providers in the fight against fraud, waste and abuse.