Healthcare Management & Administration Blog

11 Clinical Privileging Best Practices

Peruse our review of best practices related to defining and formatting clinical privileges from AI to mentoring in internal medicine, from HealthStream.

Provider Credentialing Is Going to Change Significantly

Provider credentialing is expected to change significantly and be redefined as a result of standardization, consolidation, and the increasing importance of quality metrics.

Balancing Workforce Efficiency in Healthcare with Patient Needs and Care

There is tremendous room for improvement in how healthcare operates. The lack of efficiency in the industry is a waste of resources that could be devoted to better care and helping more people and may even contribute to poor outcomes. Here are some suggestions to improve healthcare efficiency.

Healthcare Employee Recognition Ideas and Benefits

Effective healthcare employee recognition connects performance to intrinsic motivators—why they perform—and sends a message that the behaviors they exhibited are in alignment with how the healthcare employer defines success. Here are some healthcare employee recognition program ideas. The start of a new year and a new decade is an appropriate time to assess the state of affairs in terms of U.S. healthcare and think about major trends that are changing our industry. Here are 10 trends to which we think everyone in healthcare should be paying attention. The aging of our population, which some have called a “silver tsunami,” will only keep accelerating. Expect rising healthcare expenditures, increased caregiver needs, and simultaneous geriatrician shortages.

Credentialing Issues in Healthcare

Managing the credentialing process can be tedious, but it is essential. The right processes and software can help organizations to manage credentialing efficiently.

Recognizing Religious Beliefs in Healthcare

Given the wide range of religion practices across our national population, it is no wonder that healthcare providers and systems are often challenged by delivering care that meets and honors the religious needs of patients and their families.

The Millennials Have Arrived, Especially in Healthcare!

The 73 million millennials in the U.S are part of a larger group that now makes up a quarter of the global population. This cohort, born between 1981 and 1996, already became the largest generation in the healthcare workforce in 2016.

Nursing on the Frontlines: How the Covid-19 Crisis Is Changing Standard Hospital Procedures

During the Covid-19 pandemic, my fellow infection preventionists (IPs) and I have still been rounding the hospital, observing infection control practices, and providing education; however, the degree to which we are performing these tasks has expanded greatly.

5 Guidelines for Creating Healthcare Management Competencies

Here are 5 guidelines for creating an overarching set of healthcare management competencies for all clinicians to establish organizational thresholds for competency.

How to Ensure Healthcare Data Security

Health IT Security just released the following five ways that healthcare organizations can safeguard protected health information (PHI) by instituting up-to-date cybersecurity measures.

AI Advances Aggressive Healthcare & Helps Meet Providers Goals

AI is revolutionizing the way aggressive healthcare is delivered, and wise providers are looking at ways to improve operations in order to meet their goals.

Caring for Maternal Addicts Without Using a Withdrawal Program

There is a very important layer of complexity to not use a withdrawal program while caring for mothers who are addicted to pain pills and opioids while pregnant.

Importance of Anticipated U.S. Demographic Shifts in Healthcare

The importance of the anticipated U.S. demographic shifts in healthcare concerning aging of our population will only keep accelerating with rising expenditures.

Preventing Nurse Burnout – Five Strategies

HealthStream discusses being vigilant about identifying symptoms of and preventing burnout by providing interventions to help nurses and healthcare organizations.

Does Your Competency Program Have the Whole Staff Comfortable with Expectations?

To align with new CMS regulations, long-term facility competency programs should tie into assessments and also should engage the entire staff in their creation and ongoing updates.