Recent changes in regulations governing how and where EMS training is provided have paved the way for EMS organizations to optimize their team’s competency while also reducing their training costs.

The Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS®) certification offered by the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has become the gold standard for those working in healthcare credentialing. Get all the details on this designation and the opportunities it opens in this post.

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.

Having an effective and healthcare-specific workforce scheduling system is an essential component to helping nurse leaders foster a fair and inclusive environment for their staff.

In this special 15-minute conversation, we discuss leadership’s impact on allyship and equity in the workplace, particularly how leaders can enhance the safe space for the queer community s healthcare team members.

The new Joint Commission standards will apply to acute care hospitals, ambulatory care, behavioral health, critical access hospitals, and human services organizations. Healthcare organizations can begin preparing to meet the new requirements now.

Northeast Georgia Health System serves roughly 2 million patients across 26 counties in the northeast region of Georgia. With five acute hospitals, close to 100 ambulatory locations, a number of post-acute facilities, over 700 beds, more than 1,300 medical staff, specializing in over 50 areas, and over 10,000 employees, this healthcare system struggled with various scheduling tools and sought a cohesive, universal solution that would streamline scheduling and easily integrate with their time and attendance and payroll system, Workday.

HealthStream’s Director of Product Management Susan Gurzynski-Wells, MS, RHIA\ndiscusses fusing AI and human touch in revenue cycle management on Modern Healthcare podcast.

Improvement can be simple with the right healthcare quality management software. HealthStream’s Quality Manager empowers leaders in SNFs and LTC facilities to pinpoint areas for improvement, make data-driven decisions, streamline compliance processes, save time and resources, enhance patient care quality, and ultimately, boost the bottom line.

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.

In the face of continued demands to improve quality and safety outcomes, and the pressures of increasing state and federal requirements, staffing shortages, and declining revenues, this past year has underscored the need for healthcare leaders to develop strategies that effectively address these challenges and deliver results.

CredentialStream just keeps getting better! See how the recently released Privilege smart logic functionality will help improve clinical and non-clinical decision-making, reduce variability, and optimize patient care delivery.

Guidelines and recommendations on what to provide, verify, and perhaps omit when it comes to provider affiliation verifications. More isn't always best.

The current state of the healthcare system is placing immense stress on healthcare professionals, prompting many to leave the workforce prematurely. Healthcare staffing shortages have a serious trickle-down effect. They lead to heavier workloads, increased anxiety, and burnout for the remaining staff, which can negatively impact patient care and outcomes.

Discover in detail how CredentialStream's credentialing by proxy abilities have improved the handling of telemedicine privileges.

Floyd County Medical Center is an independent 25-bed Critical Access Hospital and Rural Health Clinic located in the charming northeast Iowa river town of Charles City, Iowa. FCMC offers inpatient and skilled nursing care, along with outpatient services such as diabetes management, nutrition education, wound care, therapy, wellness labs, and advanced MRI/CT imaging.

Addressing the complexities of caring for older patients is critical for healthcare leaders. HealthStream has resources to support leaders and providers with insights into those issues and solutions that help provide the best possible outcomes for these patients.

A key component of creating an inclusive workplace is making accessibility a priority. Accessibility means making sure that employees of all abilities can fully engage with every aspect of your facility.

By adopting healthcare document management systems, organizations can enhance their interoperability, ensuring smoother operations, and better regulatory compliance. These strategies not only contribute to a more efficient workplace but also contribute to an environment of accountability and transparency while reducing risk and improving employee confidence.

Excellent clinical judgment is essential when caring for patients, especially cardiac patients, who require healthcare professionals to make life-and-death decisions in split seconds. ART, an advanced resuscitation training program, aims to use technology to improve clinical judgment models and prevent patients from going into cardiac arrest. Using the ART Program, available exclusively through, proactive hospitals can improve competence, clinical judgment, patient safety, and clinical outcomes.