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The Evolving Role of the Healthcare Compliance Officer

Compliance officers in the healthcare arena must be nimble thinkers, not just naysayers and rule quoters, in order to find success and add value to their organizations.

April 01, 2021

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Solutions for Drug Diversion’s Role in the Opioid Crisis

Most reports on the opioid crisis in America focus on individuals who receive a prescription for an opioid pain killer and then become a victim of opioid dependence. But what about the issue of dependence that occurs within the walls of the hospital, connected to Drug Diversion?

April 01, 2021

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The Looming Nurse Leadership Shortage—Are You Prepared?

The combination of an aging nursing population and not enough new nurses coming in to fill those roles plays a large part in today’s nursing shortage. With this nursing shortage there will come a shortage of nurse leaders.

April 01, 2021

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Five Resuscitation Training Workarounds for Staff with Back and Spinal Issues

Here are three resuscitation training accommodations for staff members challenged by back and spinal issues.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact of Patient Identification Errors

On average, hospitals have 30% of all claims denied and an average of 35% of these denied claims are attributed to inaccurate patient identification or inaccurate/incomplete patient information.

April 01, 2021

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Best Practices in Defense of a Cybersecurity Breach

The threat to the security of information is an evolving one, and the key to real vigilance incorporates both technology and training. Make sure that your organization helps employees to understand their vital role in the protection of this information.

April 01, 2021

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Consolidating Learning Into Unified LMS Facilitated Epic Adoption at Hartford Healthcare

Hartford HealthCare employed HealthStream’s Initiative Management to successfully train employees on and implement a new EMR roll out across the organization, working with HealthStream’s Professional Services Implementation team.

April 01, 2021

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Focusing On Relationships in Healthcare Learning and Development

Redefining relationships in the healthcare employee training and workforce development areas can leader to faster, more effective learning.

April 01, 2021

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Three Resuscitation Training Best Practices for Staff with Asthma or COPD

Here are three resuscitation training accommodations for staff members who are challenged by asthma or COPD.

April 01, 2021

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Prepare for Disruption as Demographic Changes Hit Non-Acute Care

Approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers are reaching the age of 65 every day. Research shows that these Boomers would prefer to age in place which means new and different opportunities will emerge in the post and non-acute markets to meet these needs.

April 01, 2021

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Big Picture Trends Changing Healthcare in 2018

Healthcare is in a time of change. This article presents ten trends that are redefining healthcare, including turnover remedies, the need to speed up and automate credentialing and privileging, and healthcare that’s moving outside the hospital.

April 01, 2021

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The Opioid Crisis: A U.S. Problem and the Response of Clinicians and CMS

If the amount of opioids prescribed per year were averaged out over each person living in the U.S., everyone would get about a two-week supply. What should clinicians and CMS do?

April 01, 2021

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Effective Training for Millennials May Require Recognition of Generational Differences

As you focus on the workforce training and education needs of Millennials, make sure you don’t leave out other employees whose contributions are equally valuable. Every employee benefits from training tailored to his or her learning preference.

April 01, 2021

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For Nurses Violence Is a Significant Workplace Concern

How can we protect nurses? A frequent answer is simply safety in numbers through adequate staffing, but thoughtful design of the patient care environment is also a key to prevention.

April 01, 2021

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Resuscitation Best Practices for Staff with Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Here are six of our most common resuscitation practice and certification tips for staff members who are challenged by arthritis in their hands or wrists, or are afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome.

April 01, 2021

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Three Guidelines for Optimizing Healthcare Compensation

A commonly missed opportunity in healthcare is to create a compensation strategy that is a step ahead. Knowing what you need to pay, what not to pay, and how to pay can save healthcare organizations huge amounts of time and money.

April 01, 2021

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Six Ways Nursing Roles and Expectations Are Changing

More importantly, just increasing the number of nurses isn’t going to be a solution. Healthcare is changing, and we are going to need nurses who can play different roles and have different skillsets.

April 01, 2021

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Five Key Findings about Privacy and Security Awareness in the Healthcare Industry

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations have proven nearly irresistible to cybercriminals in recent years. A deeper understanding of the average healthcare employee’s knowledge of cybersecurity and data privacy best practices is warranted.

April 01, 2021

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Empowering Healthcare Providers to Identify Victims of Human Trafficking

Healthcare providers have a crucial role in victim identification and support because they are in a unique position to recognize problems that may not be obvious at first glance.

April 01, 2021

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Ten Trends Redefining Healthcare in 2018

The healthcare industry is in a time of great uncertainty and innovation. This article breaks down ten trends that are redefining healthcare, including artificial intelligence, finances, and nurse recruitment.

April 01, 2021