Nurse strikes are becoming more common. Learn how HR teams can \nexpedite license verifications for temporary resources with Workforce Validate.

Promotion to a nurse leadership role introduces a new world of responsibilities. As the link between healthcare administrators and bedside nursing staff, these leadership positions require those who can think creatively to improve patient outcomes and ensure safety and quality of care. Successful leadership development in nursing requires focusing on five core competency skills that are foundational to new nurse leaders.

As healthcare organizations face significant financial uncertainty due to rising costs, reimbursement challenges, and economic fluctuations, they must look for ways to optimize their revenue cycle management (RCM). Along with technological advancements in RCM, focused and comprehensive RCM education is a vital step in improving operations and profitability in today’s market.

The Quadruple Aim is a 4-part strategy aimed at improving healthcare for patients and providers. This blog post examines the Aim centered on improving healthcare outcomes, which requires healthcare to change its focus from care volumes to outcomes.

The elimination of the NREMT’s restrictions on distributive learning can help make EMS training faster and more cost-efficient for your organization which still meeting your accreditation requirements. HealthStream’s EMS program is a comprehensive solution to your EMS training needs.

Payer Contracts are a vital part of the healthcare system. They define and explain a provider’s reimbursement arrangement for delivering healthcare services within individual plans. This post explains how they work.

With CredentialStream, UNC Health was able to upgrade their privileging process to fully maximize technology.

Understand the facts and achieve clinical competency for Ambulatory Surgery Center credentialing and privileging, a vital pillar to patient safety and risk management.

These Patient Safety Bundles are complimentary for HealthStream customers. Users may simply sign on to access the catalog of content. Leaders may choose to assign this learning to staff or staff may elect to self-enroll. To learn more about the AIM Patient Safety Bundles and how to improve outcomes, ensure safer births, and save lives, contact HealthStream today.

Updated research highlights several variables that come into play when determining the appropriate Staff-to-Provider Ratios in Medical Staff Credentialing. Get the details in this post.

Learn how delegated credentialing can streamline provider enrollment, save time, reduce costs, and meet NCQA standards.

HealthStream can help your organization, your leaders, and your staff feel more confident in the care that is being provided to residents. A dedicated team of experts in compliance provides up-to-date information on changing and emerging regulations while a dedicated instructional design team provides engaging content that prepares staff with the latest information and best practices. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about building confidence amongst your team.

The best approach to managing claims denials is a proactive approach. In this article, we review the common reasons for denied claims, the financial impact on healthcare organizations, and 8 strategies for how to effectively decrease denied claims.

Psychological safety and belonging matter to nurses. Building a sense of psychological safety and belonging can improve retention, engagement and satisfaction and build a strong, creative team. Healthy work environments produce better outcomes for nurses, patients and the organization. HealthStream and AACN have partnered together to offer solutions that will help leaders create the kind of work environments where nurses will want to work.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the ever rising proliferation of technology, it is no surprise health systems are turning to telehealth to meet their patients' needs. However these is much to consider when it comes to telehealth, especially the complications that arise when privileging telehealth providers.

Prime Healthcare is a prominent healthcare provider known for delivering high-quality healthcare services across multiple states. With 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations nationwide, including urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty clinics, Prime Healthcare serve the unique needs of their communities while providing exceptional care with the strength and support of Prime Healthcare. With a dedicated workforce of medical professionals, Prime Healthcare is committed to providing exceptional patient care and ensuring that their staff are always equipped with the latest certifications and training.

American Red Cross Resuscitation SuiteTM is the most flexible resuscitation training program in healthcare. The American Red Cross is committed is to driving improvement in resuscitation quality, to lowering costs, and improving accessibility to training. In addition, the flexible and adaptive nature of the program results in a faster, more efficient journey to competence.

Through the implementation of abaqis, the facility’s Overall Star Rating increased from two to five in three years, including a deficiency-free survey in 2020.

Discover how HealthStream's Flexible Scheduling System can boost staff retention. Learn strategies to improve HR leadership and create a more resilient healthcare workforce