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U.S. Maternal Care Stats Draw Media Scrutiny as Healthcare Systems Confront the Issue

A recent USA Today report blasted American hospitals for having one of the highest rates of maternal death and delivery complications in the developed world. What’s going on, and how can this trend be reversed?

April 01, 2021

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Five Webinars about Healthcare Provider Services Challenges and Solutions

VerityStream delivers enterprise-class solutions to transform the healthcare provider experience for healthcare organizations. The five webinars below demonstrate VerityStream’s commitment to improving performance in this important area of healthcare.

April 01, 2021

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Three Reasons Precepting Is More Important Than Ever

A successful preceptorship program offers a supportive environment in which nurses of all skill levels can become clinically competent and emotionally adjusted over a condensed time period. Here are three benefits of adopting such a program.

April 01, 2021

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Changing Resuscitation Outcomes (Part 1)

For improving resuscitation outcomes, Kupchik stresses the importance of identifying patients before they experience cardiac arrest and points to the value of early interventions such as rapid response teams and other programs in preventing in-hospital cardiac arrest.

April 01, 2021

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Using Training to Overcome Healthcare Challenges: Articles Focused on Healthcare Learning

Challenges are common within the healthcare industry, from the need to develop the workforce to improving care quality and outcomes. Here are recent HealthStream articles with a common theme—the vital role of training in changing results for patients, families, and providers.

April 01, 2021

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Are Your Stakeholders Receiving Timely Provider Privileging Information?

Timely Provider Privileging Information Is Important for Avoiding Scheduling and Audit Mishaps.

April 01, 2021

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Four Potential Benefits of Using Virtual Care Technology in Residential Care Environments

A recent guest column in McKnight’s Senior Living examines virtual care and its potential for improving outcomes and experiences in senior living and aging services.

April 01, 2021

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Responding to a Harassment Complaint—Advice for Managers

When managers receive a harassment complaint, how they respond is critical for avoiding even more difficult situations. In a recent webinar, business and employment law attorney Jennifer Kearns had advice for managers about how to respond to a harassment complaint.

April 01, 2021

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Standardize and Automate Your Healthcare Provider Onboarding Processes

What can be done to improve satisfaction and efficiency for the individuals responsible for provider onboarding as well as the new providers being brought into an organization?

April 01, 2021

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Use Training to Improve Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management: Articles

All staff with patient access responsibilities must perform effectively to ensure the success of the healthcare revenue cycle. Our training provides Patient Access employees with the necessary training to ensure patients understand their financial obligations and payment options.

April 01, 2021

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Training Is Essential for Improving Resuscitation Outcomes: Articles about Resuscitation

Training staff to perform high-quality CPR can help healthcare organizations to improve responses and outcomes in cardiovascular emergencies. These two articles and infographic represent some of our recent thought leadership about improving resuscitation.

April 01, 2021

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Seven Recommendations for Strong Healthcare Performance Management Systems

Healthcare organizations benefit when their performance management systems align with organizational goals. Our recent Webinar discussed the payoff in terms of accountability, employee satisfaction, employee engagement, etc.

April 01, 2021

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Ten Webinars about Solving Problems in Healthcare Compliance

Like many other areas of healthcare, compliance is plagued by challenges and responsibilities that can seriously affect the financial viability of an organization. Here are links to 10 webinar recordings focused on aspects of healthcare compliance.

April 01, 2021

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HealthStream Congratulates CHRISTUS St. Michael For Nurse Residency Program Accreditation

Congratulations to CHRISTUS St. Michael! Accreditation is validation for all of the work they have done and will continue to do to ensure excellence and high standards for their nurse residency program.

April 01, 2021

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Nine Guidelines for Successfully Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims

How an organization goes about investigating a claim of sexual harassment is extremely important and can lead to better outcomes when an incident occurs. Here are 9 suggestions for conducting successful harassment investigations.

April 01, 2021

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Harvey, Irma, and Las Vegas: Disaster Lessons for Healthcare

In the fall of 2017, health systems dealt with natural disasters or mass casualty events one after another. This eBook features local ED Medical Directors in Southeast Florida, Houston, and Las Vegas, with tremendous stories about working around-the-clock to care for multitudes of patients.

April 01, 2021

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Why Nurse Residency Accreditation Is Important and a Few of Its Many Benefits

Get insight on the what, why, and how of ANCC nurse residency accreditation and learn how CHRISTUS Southeast Texas - St. Elizabeth benefited from achieving ANCC accreditation, using HealthStream's Nurse Residency Pathway.

April 01, 2021

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From Compensation to Retention: Five Articles About Talent Management in Healthcare

HealthStream believes that the people who work in healthcare are key to improving outcomes. These five articles represent some of our recent thought leadership about healthcare talent management.

April 01, 2021

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Four Social Media Security Risks for Healthcare

Social media involves constantly changing security risks that hospitals need to be aware of, according to Tom Pendergast, Ph.D., Chief Strategist at MediaPRO, an e-learning development company.

April 01, 2021

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Pay Attention to Compensation Strategy

Compensation is key to achieving critical business outcomes: engagement, retention, and increased performance. It pays to have more frequent conversations around compensation, as well as actual compensation increase that occurs outside the annual review process.

April 01, 2021