Healthcare Management & Administration Blog

Decluttering Works for Healthcare Meetings as Well!

Think about what you can do to clear meeting clutter. It not only saves some trees, but helps to make meetings, like those of a Credentials Committee, much more productive.

The Challenge of Translating Healthcare Regulations into Training Curricula

Providers across the healthcare continuum need to be certain they are compliant with all the regulations that apply to them as well as their individual clinicians.

Preventing Risks Involved with Compounding Medication

Understanding the risks inherent in sterile and nonsterile compounding and incorporating established standards into daily practice is essential for patient safety. Ensure staff is aware of the risks involved with this treatment option.

The What, Where, & Why Of Coding Audits

Understanding the what, where, and why of coding audits provides a deeper understanding of what they are designed to do and the many benefits they offer to healthcare providers and systems.

Recent 2019 Blog Posts about the Healthcare Continuum from HCCS and HealthStream

HealthStream and HCCS, A HealthStream Company recently published numerous blog posts related to the healthcare continuum. We’ve collected and compiled links to them here.

Celebrate National Nurses Week 2019 with a Renewed Focus on Training and Continuing Education

As we celebrate Nurses Week 2019, take a look at the facility’s training and continuing education platforms to see what’s working, what’s not and what’s missing to help nurses and all caregivers do their best work.

Many Healthcare Staff Depart to Improve Compensation and Benefits

The opportunity to improve compensation and benefits by going to a job elsewhere is a powerful motivator, creating a serious challenge for healthcare employee retention.

Stay Current on Medication Compounding Standards to Advance Public Health and Patient Safety

Understanding the risks inherent in sterile and nonsterile compounding and incorporating established standards into daily practice are essential for patient safety. Education and training are essential for anyone involved in compounding medication.

Labor and Unemployment Considerations for Healthcare Turnover

Because the United States has a predominantly service-based economy, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also tells us that jobs in healthcare and social assistance are expected to drive a significant portion of the job growth during the near future.

What Is Ahead for Credentials Verification Organizations (CVOs)?

As credentials verification matures, the CVO function will undoubtedly change. Electronic processing will accelerate, by necessity. What does that mean for changing how the CVO does things?

Compliance Trends-The Changing Nature of Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs)

A team of content experts from HCCS, A HealthStream Company, recently attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s 2018 Enforcement Conference, where some sessions focused on the changing approach to CIAs.

What Are Some of the Typical Positions in Healthcare Compliance?

Compliance jobs exist across many industries, but job duties and responsibilities for them are remarkably similar, regardless of where you work. . Here some of the typical positions representative of a healthcare compliance program.

Understanding the Regulatory Burden across the Healthcare Spectrum

The regulatory burden faced by organizations across the healthcare continuum is significant in terms of the time and resources involved in meeting its requirements. $39 billion is the annual cost to healthcare providers to comply with the administrative aspects of regulatory compliance.

Healthcare Trend Watch — Digital healthcare organizations are emerging

Digital transformation requires rethinking business processes of all kinds. It’s fundamentally about using digital technologies and data to put the customer/patient at the center of your business.

The Financial and Care Impacts of Healthcare Turnover

The cost of turnover at one major medical center represented a loss of more than 5 percent of the total annual operating budget, according to an article in Health Care Management Review.