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Four Webinar Recordings Focused on the Continuum of Care

Solving big problems in healthcare, like staff retention, leadership shortages, and onboarding, is a principle enshrined in our corporate constitution. Here are links to recorded HealthStream Webinars about improving outcomes by solving continuum of care problems.

April 01, 2021

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Ten Ways to Embrace Civility in the Healthcare Workplace

In a recent HealthStream webinar, How to Banish the Bully Who Wreaks Havoc in Healthcare, Linda Leekley, CEO and founder of In the Know, offers ten ways to embrace civility at work, including her secret weapon phrase, ‘Up until now.’

April 01, 2021

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HealthStream CPR Training Led Employee Tonya Cooke to Save Son’s Life

HealthStream’s commitment to improving resuscitation rates is demonstrated across a wide swath of our workforce. When we spoke with employees, we were amazed at the impact CPR has had among them and their families. Learn How Tonya Cooke’s son was resuscitated.

April 01, 2021

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The Benefits of Civility Training to Counteract Healthcare Workplace Bullying

In a recent HealthStream webinar, How to Banish the Bully Who Wreaks Havoc in Healthcare, Linda Leekley, CEO and founder of In the Know, points out numerous benefits of workplace civility training for healthcare organizations—for patients and the organizations themselves.

April 01, 2021

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Top Trends Impacting the Healthcare Workforce: eBook

In this eBook, Get Ahead of the Trends: A Look at the Top Issues Impacting the Healthcare Workforce, we look at trends connected to some of the big changes coming to the healthcare industry.

April 01, 2021

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The Threat of Violence Is Common in Nursing

While recent headlines have garnered much needed attention, workplace violence has long been an ongoing and unfortunate reality for healthcare workers, especially nurses.

April 01, 2021

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Linking Data to Healthcare Training and to Measuring Its Effectiveness: Article Excerpt

HealthStream recently interviewed CEO and founder Zach Gemignani to discuss how Juice Analytics has helped HealthStream customers better understand their data, compare their results against national benchmarks, and make better decisions.

April 01, 2021

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Key 2018 Survey Findings About Medical Staff Credentialing - Part 2

Our survey of medical staff credentialing professionals occurred December 2017 – January 2018. You’ll see that organizations are still working hard to improve their credentialing processes, but there is still much to be accomplished. Here’s a limited view of five more key findings from the survey.

April 01, 2021

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Resuscitation Commitment Amidst Loss Demonstrates the Heart of HealthStream: Kerry Cicero

HealthStream’s Kerry Cicero shares HealthStream’s personal commitment to improving resuscitation. Early loss of her mother inspires her to be heart-healthy, as well as to be prepared to perform quality CPR whenever and wherever it is needed.

April 01, 2021

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Interoperability and Its Impact on Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management

Interoperability is the desired state where disparate systems used in healthcare are able to work together. Many healthcare organizations report that denials due to billing errors are the biggest challenge they face with revenue cycle management.

April 01, 2021

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Where to Focus on Improving Your Nursing Clinical Development Framework: Interactive Infographic

HealthStream’s interactive infographic, Your Journey to Clinical Excellence, is designed to help nurse leaders reevaluate their framework for the nursing journey and how they are fostering excellence in their nursing staff.

April 01, 2021

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Seven Best Practices to Shift Your Approach to Healthcare Training

In a recent Second Opinions podcast, with Andrew Lawrence, the Vice President of Enterprise Learning and Personal Development at SCL Health, identified seven ideas and concepts that have changed his perspective on learning and development in healthcare.

April 01, 2021

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Four Reasons to Focus on Patient Access Education to Improve Revenue Cycle

In a recent HealthStream Webinar, “Thinking Outside the Box: Leveraging Education to Drive Patient Access Initiatives,” two revenue cycle staffing experts offered four reasons patient access training merits a stronger focus.

April 01, 2021

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Nominate Your Organization for a HealthStream Award of Excellence Through June 22, 2018

HealthStream’s Awards of Excellence® spotlight innovative programs and superior leadership that support organizational excellence, workforce development, employee engagement, and more. Nominations accepted through June 22, 2018!

April 01, 2021

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Best Practices for Reducing Conflicts of Interest (COI) Risk in Healthcare

Compliance with government regulations and ethical concerns demand that healthcare institutions and researchers diligently disclose every conflict of interest (COI). Organizations must take steps develop a management and mitigation plan that prevents biased medical decision-making.

April 01, 2021

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New Partners and Alliances Changing the World of Healthcare Compliance

Mergers and acquisitions are occurring with organizations that we would never have expected to be partners in healthcare. With these new partnerships, healthcare organizations now have new contractual obligations that they need to accommodate.

April 01, 2021

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Employees Embody HealthStream’s Commitment to Resuscitation: James Wilber

James Wilber, a HealthStream Product Manager, embodies HealthStream’s personal commitment to improving resuscitation. Learn about his experience with performing CPR and how it has affected his outlook on the importance of high-quality resuscitation.

April 01, 2021

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Understanding the Accreditation of Nursing Transition of Practice Programs

Nurse residency programs offer a much-needed opportunity for new nurses to transition to roles in specialized areas. To be accredited demonstrates innovation or exemplary practice.

April 01, 2021

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Four Nursing Education Innovations to Match Changes in Healthcare

Belmont University’s Dr. Cathy Taylor, Dean of the Belmont University College of Health Sciences and Nursing, discusses four innovations Belmont has implemented to prepare new nurses to be more successful in their profession.

April 01, 2021

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Using Data To Help Improve Healthcare Staff Retention

Assessments are a valuable tool in healthcare’s effort to improve retention, but they can’t be used in isolation.

April 01, 2021