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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.
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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 1st, 2021
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What Does Successful Patient Access Training Look Like?
Patient Access training needs to go beyond basic orientation to match roles and individual aptitude in the effort to meet client needs. A best practice is to use trainee test scores and to determine the subjects where more focused time should be spent to best serve the client’s needs.
April 1st, 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 1st, 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 1st, 2021
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The methodology of restorative healthcare
Unlock the benefits of Restorative Healthcare. Learn about its methodologies, impact on patient recovery, and how to implement it in your healthcare practice
April 1st, 2021
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2021 – New Healthcare Regulations: What You Need to Know
The pandemic has, in some cases, slowed the pace of healthcare regulation implementation and enforcement, but new regulatory issues continue to emerge. Key initiatives will likely find new implementation dates in 2021.
April 1st, 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 1st, 2021
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What Is Patient Compliance in Healthcare?
Patient Compliance involves following the recommendations of healthcare professionals in such areas as medication treatment, therapy, diagnostic tests, and lifestyle changes. Learn why noncompliance is common and what to do about it.
April 1st, 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 18th, 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 26th, 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 12th, 2020
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Introduction to Privileges: Credentialing versus Privileging and CMS Requirements
For Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) who are new to the profession or even seasoned MSPs who are not regularly involved in privileging processes and are interested in a brief refresher, the following blog post details some privileging basics.
May 8th, 2020
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Introducing CredentialMyDoc™, the newest member of the HealthStream Credentialing Family
Adding CredentialMyDoc to HealthStream Credentialing enables our clients and theirs to receive the benefits and network effects of a larger and more robust ecosystem. Clients of CredentialMyDoc can expect the same excellent level of support, a seamless continuity of services, and the same first-rate staff.
January 7th, 2020
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Credentialing for Ambulatory Surgery Centers - What You Need to Know
An excellent approach to clinical privileging is one of the most critical components of your organization’s quality program. But privileging can be challenging at a busy ambulatory surgical center like yours. Here is what you need to know:
September 5th, 2019
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What Is Ahead for Credentials Verification Organizations (CVOs)?
As credentials verification matures, the CVO function will undoubtedly change. Electronic processing will accelerate, by necessity. What does that mean for changing how the CVO does things?
January 30th, 2019
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6 Credentialing Metrics to Standardize
Without industry standards on defining credentialing metrics, there is no way to benchmark your organization with others. Standardizing six metrics in your organization can help you collect and analyze data and identify opportunities for growth.
November 14th, 2018
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The Why, Who and How to Setting up Authorized and Delegated Officials Using PECOS
Using PECOS (the Provider Electronic Chain, and Ownership System), Medicare’s online enrollment system to enroll your providers create efficiencies for your organization and can help accelerate your enrollment process. However, you need to register your Authorized Official(s) and Delegated Official(s) in the I&A System so they can electronically approve transactions like they physically sign paper applications today. The process seems scary, but in reality it is relatively straight-forward.