St. Elizabeth implements HealthStream’s Insights tool, designed specifically for healthcare organizations. The platform’s user-friendly interface empowered administrators to quickly identify and resolve issues without escalation, enabling managers and staff to focus more on patient care and less on manual reporting processes.
Explore why quality management in healthcare is vital for skilled nursing facilities to enhance resident outcomes, ensure safety, and improve overall care quality.
Explore the challenges of DIY healthcare compliance training and discover practical tips to build a sustainable, effective program. Learn how to enhance training effectiveness and ensure data security compliance.
Understanding the risks associated with negligent credentialing is the first step toward protecting your patients, your reputation, and your organization's financial health. This guide will explain what constitutes negligent credentialing, its severe consequences, and the steps hospitals can take to prevent it.
In the complicated world of healthcare, the journey from hiring a new provider to them seeing their first patient has potential delays that can cost an organization both time and money. This is where provider onboarding takes center stage.
Our eBook “A Beginner’s Guide to Privileging” covers everything from the history and fundamentals of clinical privileging to the regulatory and legal aspects of this work. Whether you are an MSP, a credentialing committee member, or a director on the hospital’s board, this eBook can help increase your understanding of this essential function. In the meantime, this blog post will serve as a high-level introduction.
Choosing a new credentialing solution can be a daunting undertaking. Thorough planning and consideration are crucial, but buyers are often unsure where to start. HealthStream’s Buyer’s Checklist offers a tool to guide you through this process. By addressing these vital points, the Buyer’s Checklist empowers you to make informed decisions and identify the ideal credentialing solution for your organization.
It’s time to move beyond the hypothetical and implement practical AI solutions backed by clear ROI metrics. By adopting a proactive and informed approach, healthcare finance leaders can ensure their investments in AI generate sustained value for their organizations.
Start optimizing your revenue cycle today by exploring how AI can reshape your financial operations. Don’t wait until your competitors improve their position by using AI—start now.
The webinar will introduce the OB Stat App, developed to support clinicians in delivering timely and effective care. Dr. Lerner will discuss how this app works with other training tools to address gaps in clinical training and provide actionable solutions to improve outcomes.
Mercy Medical Center, a 378-bed acute care hospital with more than 3,400 employees, operates across a network of emergency departments, urgent care centers, and family practice clinics. With clinical operations dispersed across more than 20 sites, staffing and scheduling required a modern solution—one that could meet the complexity of clinical workflows without introducing new silos.
When their legacy HR and payroll systems were scheduled for decommissioning, Mercy recognized a broader opportunity: to simplify its operational systems while improving coordination and control.
Tracking continuing education (CE) credits can feel like a full-time job for nurses juggling multiple licenses and requirements—adding to the administrative load that already takes time away from patient care.
This webinar will present findings from the first nationwide survey on nurse scheduling. Whether you’re benchmarking your own organization or exploring new opportunities, the data shared will help you better understand the current landscape and where it is headed.
Join us for a 30-minute introduction to HealthStream’s Health Equity & Belonging course “Leading a Diverse Workforce” presented by our expert partner Cedar Interactive. In this complimentary virtual event, our team will showcase and discuss what it means to be a Diversity & Inclusion champion, how to identify exclusive and inclusive mindsets, and strategies to address various mindsets to drive behavior changes. Our experts will showcase what resources and support systems are available to create a welcoming environment for all.
CMS began imposing a penalty on hospitals with excessive Medicare readmissions in FY2013 (October 1, 2012) as part of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). CMS defines a “readmission” as someone who has been readmitted to the same or another acute care facility within 30 days of an initial hospital stay.
The Experience-Complexity Gap is further complicating an existing nursing shortage. HealthStream has solutions that can help your organization close the gap by creating a faster and more effective onboarding process, standardizing clinical practice to reduce risk, providing cross-training and upskilling and building strong retention programs.
CE Unlimited’s vast content and rich reporting and tracking features make it easier than ever to support learners with continuous education and licensure resources. Thanks to HealthStream’s trusted content partners and HealthStream’s own content, you can be sure that your staff are receiving the best and most up-to-date content. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about how to invest in your team’s development.
Patient care units that are divided geographically into modules can improve patient perceptions of care, improve continuity of care and has the potential to boost employee accountability and satisfaction.
In today’s healthcare culture, the manner in which information is conveyed by clinicians is as important as the information itself. Here we discuss vital communication skills for reducing readmissions.
Patient Compliance involves following the recommendations of healthcare professionals in such areas as medication treatment, therapy, diagnostic tests, and lifestyle changes. Learn why noncompliance is common and what to do about it.