With May honoring Mental Health Awareness, there is no better time to bring attention to burnout and put measures into place to help combat this workplace problem. Physician burnout has emerged as a critical issue within the healthcare sector, markedly impacting both the well-being of doctors and the quality of patient care.
Every year, HealthStream surveys hundreds of provider enrollment professionals to learn more about their processes, progress and priorities. There is no question, today’s enrollment professionals are on a mission to continuously improve.
The cost of compliance in the healthcare industry is a necessary investment to avoid the far-reaching consequences of non-compliance. While it might be tempting to create in-house training content to save costs, the risks often outweigh the benefits. \n\nProfessional compliance training solutions offer the expertise, consistency, and efficiency needed to ensure comprehensive and up-to-date compliance education. In the end, a proactive approach to compliance not only safeguards the organization from financial penalties but also upholds the trust and safety of the patients they serve. \n\nHealthStream’s ComplyQ and SafetyQ solutions offer the best of both worlds for compliance training and patient safety education, helping organizations reach competence and reduce risk.
Selecting the right Learning Management System (LMS) is critical for healthcare organizations navigating complex compliance standards, clinical training, and continuing education. The Healthcare LMS Buyer’s Guide simplifies your search—offering expert tips, comparison criteria, and a healthcare-specific checklist to help you choose a system that supports your workforce and improves patient care. Whether you're replacing outdated tools or choosing your first LMS, this guide gives you the clarity to move forward with confidence.
A healthcare corporate compliance program involves a set of internal policies and procedures put into place in order to comply with laws, rules, and regulations. Multiple components make a strong program, with training and education an essential part.
Credentialing and privileging processes can be efficiently optimized through CredentialStream, which emphasizes revenue generation and ensuring patient safety.
Telehealth 2.0 is here to stay, expanding beyond video calls to revolutionize healthcare with remote monitoring, wider specialist access, and new players driving innovation. These advancements improve access, outcomes, and cost-efficiency. New players like retail clinics, tech giants, and startups are further disrupting the traditional healthcare landscape, driving innovation and competition.
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, having a well-trained and efficient workforce is crucial to ensuring high-quality patient care and operational success. One of the most critical areas requiring specialized knowledge and skills is the revenue cycle. Proper onboarding of new hires in this department can make all the difference in streamlining processes, minimizing errors, and maximizing revenue. It is critical to understand why revenue cycle onboarding is so vital, and how it can benefit healthcare organizations. Let's explore.
The healthcare workforce is at the heart of many of the big changes coming to the healthcare industry. Not only are we asking them to do more with fewer resources, time, and manpower, but they are also tasked with continually improving outcomes, both for patients and their organizations. This eBook takes a deeper look into how your organization can strengthen your healthcare workforce and enable them to provide quality care.
Registered Nurse Nicole Kraut shares her experiences with HealthStream and how she believes effective communication is most important during patient interactions.
Air Methods, an emergency air medical services company, transitioned from a traditional leader-led resuscitation program to the American Red Cross instructor-less model, saving them time and money.
Nurse scheduling is no longer just an operational task, it’s a strategic lever for improving staff satisfaction, reducing burnout, and building a more resilient workforce. In today’s healthcare environment, leaders face mounting pressure from staffing shortages, financial constraints, and rising patient demands. The 2025 Trends in Nurse Scheduling report offers timely insights into how innovative technologies and scheduling strategies can support work-life balance, strengthen staff retention, and enable more agile, efficient care delivery.
HealthStream’s Annual Report on Provider Enrollment is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals who are involved in provider enrollment processes. Now in its 7th year, the report is based on an annual survey of provider enrollment professionals and provides unparalleled insights into the industry's trends, challenges, and opportunities.
At HealthStream, we strive to enable our customers to credential providers with ease. For us, there’s no better compliment than a happy customer and we are grateful for the positive feedback we have received to date. We invite you to check out the reviews and leave your own here.
HealthStream can help support your compliance program with innovative technology, adaptive learning, and organizational management tools. The compliance education tools can identify any gaps in compliance and assign a personalized employee learning program to address the gaps with engaging content. HealthStream also provides reporting on course completions and proficiency. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about the tools that can help your organization build a culture of compliance.
This year’s annual report survey on provider enrollment dives into Financial Outcomes and Implications, Business Services and Operations, and Provider Data Management. In this post we explore how the No Surprises Act is improving processes.
It is easy to get started with Workforce Validate. hStream subscribers can fully implement Workforce Validate’s License Product in a matter of days as there is no additional cost and most information required for implementation already resides within hStream. Contact HealthStream today to schedule a demo of Workforce Validate.
Leaders will find it challenging to manage a multigenerational workforce without leveraging technology as a solution. Contact HealthStream today to learn more about those solutions.
Provider credentialing can be a cumbersome, error-prone, and time-consuming process. Yet, it is a critical step that ensures healthcare professionals are qualified and competent, safeguards patient safety, and helps healthcare facilities maintain compliance with regulatory standards. \n\nEnter artificial intelligence (AI)—a game-changer that has the potential to improve healthcare credentialing with speed and efficiency. The adoption of AI in credentialing is low, but more healthcare organizations are starting to explore how to leverage AI tools in the credentialing process. From automating routine data entry to flagging potential compliance risks, AI and machine learning could bring new opportunities to transform how healthcare practices manage credentialing.
Coady encouraged leaders to think about whether their current educational programs were truly sustainable. Everyone receiving the same amount of learning regardless of their knowledge and judgement baseline is expensive, inefficient and is not what nurses want. If your existing program is not helping your nurses achieve competency, perhaps it is time to consider a more personalized and efficient approach. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about jane and other solutions.