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Duties and Responsibilities of an Ambulatory Nurse

Healthcare leaders need successful strategies to attract, retain and challenge ambulatory care nurses. They need solutions that will help them address clinical competency as well as quality and compliance and the basics of scheduling and capacity management. HealthStream has solutions that can help you create the kind of ambulatory care environment that will be attractive to your patients, physicians and employees.

May 23rd, 2022

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Ready for a smarter, safer way to monitor your workforce?

Keeping up with your changing workforce and the evolving regulatory landscape is a tall order. We get that. That’s why we built Workforce Validate. From initial onboarding to ongoing monitoring, with Workforce Validate, you can be sure each member of your staff and vendors are clear to be on the floor.

May 18th, 2022

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Advances in Resuscitation Training with HCA and the American Red Cross

American Red Cross Resuscitation SuiteTM is the most flexible resuscitation training program in healthcare. The American Red Cross is committed is to driving improvement in resuscitation quality, to lowering costs, and improving accessibility to training. In addition, the flexible and adaptive nature of the program results in a faster, more efficient journey to competence.

May 15th, 2022

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Onboarding: Designing the optimal journey from orientation to productivity in healthcare

Orientation and onboarding are critical steps in ensuring retention and engagement but getting it right can be difficult. HealthStream has resources to help newly hired staff make a real connection to your organization.

May 13th, 2022

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Your Guide to Mastering Professional and/or Peer References

Credentialing providers involves evaluating professional and peer references, which must be obtained from a suitable source to be effective.

May 11th, 2022

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Are we headed towards a risk tsunami?

In order to minimize an organization’s risk from the coming risk tsunami, healthcare leaders need to be able to embrace innovative and multi-modal educational tools and new ways of thinking about how to rapidly onboard employees.

April 12th, 2022

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Need to Know Facts About Credentialing, Privileging, and Enrollment for FQHC Executive Leadership

If you’re a leader of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), it’s important to know the ins and out of the credentialing, privileging and enrollment requirements your organization must adhere to. In this post, we outline the facts you need to know.

March 29th, 2022

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Credentialing Residents and Fellows

To remain in compliance, our industry experts explain the definitions and credentialing requirements set by the Joint Commission for organizations that teach residents and fellows.

February 22nd, 2022

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ShiftWizard Celebrates Record Customer Growth

In nursing, shift management involves the right balance between people and patients and quality of care. Developed by nurses, ShiftWizard’s nurse scheduling software helps with communication and reporting. Learn how ShiftWizard’s 99.99% technical uptime performance and increased R&D investments in 2021 are contributing to record customer growth.

February 11th, 2022

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Provider Validate by HealthStream Supports the Transfer of Provider Data to Aid in Improving the Quality of Patient Care

Provider Validate, available in the App Orchard, allows Epic users to add external referring providers to their master provider database - directly from Hyperspace.

February 8th, 2022

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Six Professional Goals for Nurse Managers

Prioritizing personal and professional goals can be difficult for nurse leaders, but maintaining and improving clinical and managerial skills is essential. Prioritize these six goals to maintain focus on those skills while modeling personal and professional growth for nurses on your team.

December 15th, 2021

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From Commitments to Competitive Advantage: Implementing a GRC Framework

Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) affects nearly every department within a hospital or healthcare system. GRC is vitally important to complying with regulation, adequately assessing risk, and ensuring policies and procedures are followed enterprise-wide. Learn more about what needs to consider prior to implementing a GRC strategy at your organization.

December 1st, 2021

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Setting SMART Goals as a Charge Nurse

The optimal way to create a SMART goal is to look at the big picture and then establish an attainable process for getting there. Having the right resources and using a disciplined approach that includes the right kinds of learning tools and people performance solutions can help ensure that your professional goals are achieved.

November 23rd, 2021

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Age-Specific Competencies: What are They and How to Manage Them

Training and measurement around age-specific competencies should be a part of your competency measurement program. Use the right tools to ensure that providers understand the needs of patients at every age and stage of life. Also, use tools that will help your organization’s leaders know whether or not your team is providing the best in age-specific care.

November 19th, 2021

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What is Ambulatory Care and Why is it Important?

Ambulatory care is an area of healthcare expected to experience a disproportionate share of growth in the coming years. This blog post explores the changing nature of ambulatory care and the work environment an ambulatory care nurse could expect to encounter.

November 16th, 2021

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What is healthcare analytics in data reporting?

Healthcare analytics can drive the kinds of change that can lead to a safe, efficient and reliable organization by helping leaders to better understand how to harness the power of your organization’s data.

November 9th, 2021

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Ambulatory Surgery Centers – The Challenges

Despite the vigor of the Ambulatory Surgery Center market, this care sector is facing some significant challenges in the years ahead, like much of the rest of healthcare. Some of the challenges are discussed briefly here.

November 4th, 2021

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Legal and Compliance Issues in Healthcare 2021

The pandemic has complicated some legal and compliance issues and also created new ones. HealthStream can work with your organization to address legal and compliance issues in healthcare.

November 2nd, 2021

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The Importance of Soft Skills in Healthcare

Soft skills are essential in healthcare. Providers with good soft skills can improve a patient’s perception of their experience and improve the quality of the workplace for employees. Be sure to include soft skills when setting learning goals.

October 28th, 2021

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How Technology Is Impacting Healthcare Compliance

There are many ways to increase safety, improve efficiency and reduce costs through technology innovations.

October 26th, 2021

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