WakeMed has more than 8 facilities, 8500 employees, and 900 staffed beds in their system. Established in 1961, WakeMed has also achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition.

Transform the way you assess and validate clinical staff competence with AI with this webinar featuring HealthStream’s Trisha Coady and Paige Hartz, Director of Clinical Education at Emerus—the nation's largest operator of micro-hospitals—as they dive into the dynamic world of clinical competency development. \n

POEP is a comprehensive orientation and educational tool that can help providers reduce risk and provide better outcomes for mothers and babies.

Learn how playing to employees’ strengths through performance-based learning, when properly implemented, can help achieve operational goals from HealthStream

In the demanding world of healthcare, nurses play a pivotal role in providing safe and efficient care. To meet the highest standards, nurses must possess a diverse range of competencies. However, with healthcare constantly evolving, nurses must adapt and acquire new skills. Regular competency assessments become the compass guiding nurses towards growth, ensuring they remain confident and competent in their roles.

A conflict of interest in healthcare can range from the most simple and obvious to extraordinarily complex, as a few examples can demonstrate. Well defined policies and procedures can provide a template for improved understanding and compliance.

Employee self-scheduling is a valuable tool for improving work-life balance and enhancing job satisfaction for nurses, and it frees up time for managers to do other tasks besides scheduling. Therefore, leadership should prioritize it as part of their workforce environment.

You’ve likely heard that APIs can magically transform business, reduce waste, speed processes, and improve bottom lines. What does this mean for healthcare, and specifically for healthcare learning? Let’s explore the advantages of using APIs and some specific use cases to illustrate the wide variety of ways in which they can help transform your learning workflows.

Emerus operates 42 community micro-hospitals across several states, serving more than four million patients while focusing on high-quality care and advanced technology integrations.

In addition to requiring a great deal of time and attention from nurse managers, inefficient scheduling processes can seriously impact nurses’ work environment and satisfaction. It is possible for healthcare organizations to adopt solutions that make the scheduling process work better for nurse managers.

To improve and sustain better clinical and business outcomes, healthcare organizations must improve their solutions for nurse scheduling. Here are some of the features an optimal nurse scheduling solution should have.

Whereas purposeful rounding was a mechanical process in its early days, typically relying on rigid requirements and a strict set of questions, nurses have recently become more practical and flexible in achieving it, leading to a potential for greater success and better outcomes.

The career outlook for healthcare compliance careers is very promising. A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal labeled compliance officer the hottest job in America.

Working with that first new hire taught me a lot about how to be an effective preceptor, ignited my passion for precepting, and inspired me to continuously work on improving my skills as a preceptor.

Given that there are more nurses than any other profession in healthcare, nurses should play a larger role in creating healthcare policy. This blog posts looks at why and how the policy change influence of nurses can be improved, as well as ways it is already felt.

S.T.A.B.L.E. is a widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program that aligns with modern workforce needs, clinical goals, and long-term training strategies. Our digital learning format improves access to courses and training modules that promote quality improvement and stronger outcomes. Is it time to offer a better, less restrictive option for neonatal training that boosts completion rates? Contact us to learn more about HealthStream's S.T.A.B.L.E. online program today.

One of the largest healthcare providers in the D.C. area achieved zero OB serious safety events after implementing HealthStream's Quality OB program.

Care transitions from hospital stays to home or other care facilities increase the risk of healthcare mishaps, serious issues, and even adverse events. Here are some ways to avoid potential miscommunication and the ill impacts it can have.

The reality is that negative ER experiences don’t necessarily have to happen—we already know some of the solutions that can be put in place to improve most visits to the ER. Here are a few of them.

A comprehensive coding audit requires thoughtful preparation, including identifying its goals and scope, in order to achieve the desired results.