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Five Ways to Make Lasting Cultural Changes in the Healthcare Work Environment

Improving outcomes in healthcare can depend on cultural change, which is by nature difficult to set in motion, much less to continually motivate and sustain. Here are some strategies you may want to consider strengthening your efforts to change your culture for the better.

April 01, 2021

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Use Feedback to Improve Engagement in the Healthcare Workplace

Millennials make up the largest generation working in healthcare, and their numbers and predominance will only continue to grow. That’s why it is important for healthcare managers to learn how to make regular communication about performance work, specifically for millennials.

April 01, 2021

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Engaging At-Risk Opioid Addicted Mothers Through Prenatal Care, Delivery, and Beyond

Breaking free from opioid addiction is a difficult and multifaceted challenge. For many women who are addicted, the process is made even more complex by pregnancy. That’s where the Giving Respect and Compassion to Expecting Moms, or G.R.A.C.E., program steps in.

April 01, 2021

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Behavioral Healthcare Is an Important Part of Effective Care for Addicted Mothers

The training discussed how to interact effectively with this at-risk patient population, as well as heightening the awareness of the issues these pregnant women faced as active addicts who also might be battling mental health issues, homelessness, and a roster of other issues.

April 01, 2021

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Caring for Maternal Addicts Without Using a Withdrawal Program

There is a very important layer of complexity to not use a withdrawal program while caring for mothers who are addicted to pain pills and opioids while pregnant.

April 01, 2021

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11 Clinical Privileging Best Practices

Peruse our review of best practices related to defining and formatting clinical privileges from AI to mentoring in internal medicine, from HealthStream.

April 01, 2021

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The ABCs of Credentialing & Life Support Certifications

HealthStream covers why it is an important that health care staff and credentialing professionals learn about establishing requirements for basic life support.

April 01, 2021

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Short Staffing in Long-Term Care Is Having an Impact on Resident and Financial Outcomes

Staffing levels are one of the most important determinants of whether a long-term care facility is providing adequate care. However, many nursing homes have employee coverage issues and are failing the meet the CMS requirement “that a registered nurse be on-site at least eight hours every day.”

April 01, 2021

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The Opioid Crisis and COVID-19 – Challenges and Strategies for Patients and Providers

The pandemic has created a crisis within a crisis for SUD and mental health patients. While these patients are more vulnerable in this time, there are strategies to support both patients and their healthcare providers.

April 01, 2021

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Rethinking Healthcare Training for Diversity, Inclusion, and Bias

There’s a lot of work to be done to address healthcare challenges in diversity, inclusion, and bias. This blog post begins our series of excerpts from a Q&A with Jeremy Short, diversity expert, who is helping HealthStream develop learning courseware in this area.

April 01, 2021

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The Importance of Patient Care Coordination for Outcomes

Given the multiple tracks that healthcare can take, from inpatient to outpatient and even to community settings, there is a need for care coordination and management of the transition between providers and all settings of care. Nurses are often at the heart of this effort.

April 01, 2021

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A Program for Ensuring Safe Infant Transport – S.T.A.B.L.E.

S.T.A.B.L.E. can deliver effective, evidence-based education that will help organizations reduce infant morbidity and mortality, improve neonatal outcomes and improve the quality of life for newborns and their families.

April 01, 2021

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Three Ways to Avoid Employee Burnout and Improve Culture in Healthcare

Understanding ways to counteract burnout and support healthcare employees feeling great stress has never been as important as it is now, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are three steps a healthcare organization can take to address damaging stress and potential burnout among staff.

April 01, 2021

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Special Considerations for Healthcare, When It Comes to Diversity, Inclusion, and Bias

Bias can lead to problems in healthcare. An American Journal of Public Health study showed that two-thirds of primary care doctors harbor biases toward their African American patients. As a result, they spend less time with black patients and involve them less in their own medical decisions.

April 01, 2021

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Measuring Nurse Competency: Systems-Based Practice in Nursing

Systems-based Practice in Nursing involves approaching patient care from a wider perspective. In this practice practitioners demonstrate awareness of the larger context and system of healthcare and can access resources throughout the system to ensure optimal outcomes.

April 01, 2021

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The Escalating Need for Workplace Mental Health Support in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Even before COVID-19, the U.S. was on the brink of a mental health emergency. Workplace mental health and how to support employees is an especially difficult problem. We're already in a situation where 75% of employees are experiencing burnout. Here’s a solution for the healthcare workplace.

April 01, 2021

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Ten Top Trends: Organizations Should Seek Solutions to Optimize their Revenue Cycle

HealthStream’s 2021 Top Trends webinar found COVID-19’s financial impact is daunting. To ensure top quality care, organizations should seek solutions to optimize their revenue cycle.

April 01, 2021

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Verification of Healthcare Affiliations — Is There a "Best Practice" Today?

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

September 18, 2020

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What is the Difference between Proctoring and Precepting?

CVO leaders want to understand how their organizations compare to others in the industry. Metrics and benchmarks are best analyzed with the understanding that there are many variables that impact the results. Here are some examples.

June 26, 2020

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Introduction to Privileges: Understanding Privilege Form Components and Best Practices

Understand the importance and content of privilege forms as well as best practices related to organization and maintenance.

May 12, 2020