Strategies to Improve Health Literacy

There is an undeniable link between health literacy and health outcomes, but few Americans have the proficiency needed to manage their health. Here are some suggestions for improving it.

9 Suggestions for Making Healthcare Compliance More Engaging -- Part 1

When the effort is made to keep compliance training engaging, it is more likely to succeed. That requires you to keep the training on the shorter side and as interesting as possible with elements that include gamification and personalized learning.

Understanding the Conditions of Participation (COPs) for Home Health Agencies in 2018

The new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) are transforming the rulebook for Home Health. They are asking the home health industry to start working toward patient-centered, integrated care management and to use more data to make decisions.

Use More Frequent Rewards to Improve Healthcare Employee Retention

More frequent rewards, be those in the form of money or other compensation elements, were found to keep employees as much as eight times more engaged than those who receive annual compensation or bonuses.

Bullying Is Disastrous for Healthcare—Nine Things to Know

This blog post links to nine things we must understand about incivility and bullying in healthcare, in order to lessen their impact and prevent them whenever possible.

Six Guidelines for Incorporating Adult Learning Principles in Healthcare Compliance Training

Compliance Education will fail if it doesn’t match the learning requirements of its audience. Effective compliance training can help every employee understand their compliance obligations and make them extensions of the compliance team.

Older Adults and Care Transitions—Improving Outcomes

Frailty, in combination with other risk factors, increases an older patient’s vulnerability to a difficult transition of care and re-hospitalization. Identifying it and making allowances for its effects can help improve outcomes for this vulnerable population.

Understanding Resuscitation Guidelines and Their Source… ILCOR

ILCOR was established in 1993 as a not-for-profit organization with a mission to put together and share international consensus statements or guidelines for resuscitation.

Advice for Healthcare Leaders Who Want to Promote Lifelong Learning

If they personally value lifelong learning principles, have experienced the positive results and outcomes of supporting lifelong learning activities, and are in a position of influence, healthcare leaders can become a champion for change in their organizations.

The Implications of Limited Health Literacy

There is an undeniable link between health literacy and health outcomes, but few Americans have the proficiency needed to manage their health. Here are some health and financial implications.

Is Your Credentialing Process Really Electronic?

Make sure you don’t claim to provide electronic credentialing when you really aren’t—this will just be a source of irritation to providers when their expectations aren’t met. The key is to be paperless throughout the process.

Understand the Burden of Government Healthcare Regulation

The burden of government healthcare regulation has resulted in providers and systems saying they are spending too much time ensuring compliance, taking them away from their primary mission of providing care. What is the extent of the problem?

HCCS Customer Main Line Health Launches LGBTQ-Focused Care Program

The LGBTQ population has historically faced discrimination within many healthcare settings, which can create barriers to receiving appropriate care. HCCS customer Main Line Health has launched LGBTQ Inclusive Care to change this common experience.

Overhaul Healthcare Compensation to Improve Retention and Operations: Article

Compensation is seldom seen as part of the strategy to drive employee recruitment, retention, and satisfaction. Rather, it’s usually viewed as a stand-alone element of employee engagement, to be brought up during annual reviews. This must change for healthcare.

The Power of Proof for Healthcare Compliance Training Programs

A system that tracks completion of required training plays a strong role in effective compliance programs. Anyone who has had to work under an Integrity Agreement (IA) or Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) can attest to the power of proof of compliance training.