Healthcare Management & Administration Blog

National Influenza Vaccination Week Puts Focus on Fast & Easy Prevention

National Influenza Vaccination Week is the time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to influenza, flu shots and how to stay healthy while also protecting those around us.

Three Guidelines for Communication with a Patient’s Loved Ones

Delivering great care and achieving better outcomes requires the ability of healthcare professionals to communicate successfully and meaningfully with a patient’s family and other loved ones. Here are some guidelines for improved family communication.

Privileging Telehealth Providers

The credentialing and privileging of telehealth providers is something many healthcare providers are still figuring out.

Three Challenges Demanding a New Approach to Healthcare Training and Development

Technological advances in how to conduct healthcare staff assessments and education have the potential to address some long-standing challenges that exist for nursing and clinical areas in the industry.

Promote Awareness & Prevention During American Diabetes Month

Millions of Americans have type 2 diabetes, and millions more are at risk—that’s why education and awareness re the cornerstones of American Diabetes Month.

What to Expect for the Future of the Opioid Abuse Epidemic

The history of opioid use in the United States, especially the recent decades of abuse, tells us that the crisis wasn’t just an accident. Decisions were made by individuals and corporations that led to our current state of calamity, with certain key lessons for the healthcare industry.

Three Guidelines for Mentoring New Graduate Nurses

To be a successful nursing mentor requires a balancing act. One must refrain from providing too much assistance or too little in the effort to grow new nurses into clinicians who can make the bold decisions sometimes necessary to provide great, supportive patient care.

What Is the Likely Impact of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on Quality?

PDPM implementation is imminent, and the benefits are clear of basing payment on clinical characteristics and reducing the administrative burden of fewer assessments. But what will happen to rehabilitation outcomes in the absence of incentives?

Healthcare Organizations Should Identify Every Person in the Facility

Let your organization's policies and procedures be your guide when it comes to requesting to see the credentials of someone you do not recognize as staff or when making polite inquiries if someone appears to be a visitor. Personal Identification matters in every organization, especially healthcare. Learn about quality standards and protocol that help keep your staff and patients safe.

Population Health Focus Ensures More Creative Approach to Chronic Condition Care

Between the demands of demographic change and the precarious state of healthcare finance, it is apparent that how we currently provide healthcare is often unsustainable. A population health-oriented approach to chronic condition care is one creative solution for this problem.

Population Management Approach Enables Targeted Treatment for Chronic Conditions

Treating any or a combination of chronic conditions effectively requires the adoption of a population health management, or PHM, model. It’s becoming more important than ever.

Use Alzheimer’s Awareness Month to Boost Awareness and Review Outreach Strategies

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias continue to grow in prevalence among seniors, and providers need to step up efforts to identify issues early so appropriate care can be provided.

Widespread Credentialing Issues in Healthcare

Learn how credentialing issues are widespread across the healthcare industry and the 4 key areas of focus which can help curb this issue from HealthStream.

Issues and Trends in Nursing for 2019

Emerging technologies and the demographic impact of an aging population are driving many of the nursing profession changes that we are seeing in 2019.

Key Lessons from the History of the Opioid Abuse Epidemic

The history of opioid use in the United States, especially the recent decades of abuse, tells us that the crisis wasn’t just an accident. Decisions were made by individuals and corporations that led to our current state of calamity, with certain key lessons for the healthcare industry.