Leaders can build employee confidence and improve retention rates with better communication amongst their staff. To learn more about how to support staff as they learn clear and transparent communication techniques, and to receive a copy of the free communication guide, reach out to HealthStream today.
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) affects nearly every department within a hospital or healthcare system. GRC is vitally important to complying with regulation, adequately assessing risk, and ensuring policies and procedures are followed enterprise-wide. Learn more about what needs to consider prior to implementing a GRC strategy at your organization.
Healthcare jobs can make the flexibility demands of a modern life too difficult to manage, unless they are paying attention to unhappy employees and giving them some options to adjust such components as schedules, travel demands, and commute issues.
Network by HealthStream® supports adherence to laws and standards, thereby contributing to a reliable and transparent healthcare system.
CredentialMyDoc's customization capabilities, among other features, allowed for Adamas to implement and manage their processes in a secure and timely manner. They were provided with flexibility from the start which will give them more options as they expand.
On April 5, 2021, the 21st Century Cures Act will take effect, allowing patients to use applications to access data from their medical records. This blog post discusses what that means for patients and healthcare providers, especially for staff in terms of revenue cycle and compliance functions.
HealthStream has created the foundation for interoperability and offers a significant upside for customers and developers who can build on HealthStream’s 30 years of hard work and development. All of the systems working together makes them stronger and can result in safer, more compliant and more efficient healthcare.
A healthcare-specific learning management system (LMS) is crucial to being compliant and successful in the healthcare industry. Read about the results of a survey conducted by HealthStream that uncovered some key findings.
In the most significant rewrite since Medicare was established in 1965, The Joint Commission is scaling back, cutting hospital standards by nearly 50%. Accreditation 360, officially announced on June 30, 2025, reflects a new mindset: It’s being described by The Joint Commission as “a dynamic, constantly evolving, forward-looking process that fosters continuous engagement and improvement, accountability, and lasting impact in healthcare quality and safety.”
As health systems grow larger, more and more of them are adopting Delegated Credentialing. In this post we cover what Delegated Credentialing is, what it requires, and what it takes to form a Delegated Entity Credentialing Committee.
Antelope Valley Medical Center's fresh start with preceptor development transforms performance standards
Employee retention and engagement in healthcare has been severely challenged ever since COVID started effecting the economy and the workforce. Here, we provide an update as to how managing staff has changed within healthcare organizations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world of healthcare upside down, especially in terms of how care professionals feel about their work and their employers. Here are some reasons nurse engagement is important, as well as some strategies to improve it.
Staffing becomes safer and more effective when leaders have tools that can help them incorporate census and acuity data as well as staff licensure and certification data to ensure that the right nurses are assigned to the right patients. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about how ShiftWizard can help your organization navigate ever-changing staffing mandates and union requirements.
Achieving PTAP with Distinction can be a complex journey without the proper tools. HealthStream’s Residency Program can help support your organization on this journey. Contact HealthStream for a demo today.
As a healthcare leader, how can you foster a culture of safety at your organization? Can investing in a safety culture actually result in organizational change and reduced risk? What specific actions can you take to build and maintain a safety mindset among all team members? Whetheyou are an emerging leader or an experienced veteran in search of additional ideas, here are answers to commonly asked questions about fostering a culture of safety in healthcare.
Making scheduling easier and more efficient for nurses and their mangers can lead to higher levels of engagement and satisfaction and perhaps also improve metrics related to patient experience, quality, and financial performance.
The practice of healthcare concerns itself with achieving the best outcomes for patients. How healthcare companies deliver care and get reimbursed for services provided often depends upon well-honed processes. To be successful, the business side of providers’ systems must be operationally solid to ensure that billing and claims management deliver the capital needed. That means an unwavering focus on the revenue cycle, from start to finish, along the patient-care continuum.
Healthcare leaders know that ineffective compliance programs create risk, but if they cannot pinpoint what ineffective compliance actually looks like, it becomes difficult to build an effective compliance program. HealthStream and their industry expert partners have identified the top 10 most common compliance pitfalls.
The healthcare industry is advancing in many exciting ways. New technology is leading to breathtaking possibilities for higher quality, more efficient patient care. Broader applications of telemedicine are opening new doors for communication among providers and between providers and patients. \nASCs and disruptors, such as Amazon and Walmart, are changing the landscape of care delivery.