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?

A “win-win” scenario is created when healthcare organizations invest in team member improvement and continuing education/ competency as part of supporting lifelong learning. Healthcare leaders are critical in facilitating Lifelong Learning for their employees.

To create a culture of compliance, employees have to understand why the compliance training assigned to them is necessary and important. The goal is to create a culture with a sense of shared responsibility where employees feel, “We're all in the same boat regardless of our position.”

One of the keys to retaining new nurses is increasing their confidence. The HealthStream Nurse Confidence Survey, the only validated survey instrument of its kind, is the cornerstone of our effort to measure and strengthen new nurses’ confidence.

Task To Touch, a new HealthStream courseware partner, is focused on helping clinicians understand how to adopt specific skills that enhance the patient experience in the healthcare setting.

Lifelong learning offers individuals the opportunity to keep their knowledge and skills current through their working tenure. Here we examine how lifelong learning might apply to three healthcare professionals at different stages in their careers.