Nurses work diligently to deliver care to patients despite staffing shortages. This demand to provide high-quality patient care with fewer and fewer resources, including staff, creates the perfect environment for burnout, especially for new grads. Ill-equipped preceptors can also increase the risk of new nurses leaving their positions. These six key steps to improve the nurse onboarding process will turn the tide on turnover rates.
The Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist (CPCS®) certification offered by the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has become the gold standard for those working in healthcare credentialing. Get all the details on this designation and the opportunities it opens in this post.
CredentialStream just keeps getting better! See how the recently released Privilege smart logic functionality will help improve clinical and non-clinical decision-making, reduce variability, and optimize patient care delivery.
This blog post examines three nursing informatics competencies and connects them to better patient care, healthcare initiatives and goals like lower readmission rates, and an improved overall sense of job fulfillment and engagement for nurses.
The importance of strong leadership in the evolving healthcare business landscape is clear. The optimal path to create strong leaders is not always as clear. While not all of the attention on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been positive, the emergence of (AI) in leadership development is creating new opportunities to help develop critical leadership skills.
In this special 10-minute conversation, we discuss how understanding generational needs starts with innovative education, as well as what organizations can do to create a more age-inclusive culture.
In this special 10-minute conversation, we discuss how inclusive culture directly impacts nurse retention, as well as best practices to positively impact retention without drastically affecting budgets.
Research suggests that healthcare leaders may be missing some recruitment opportunities amongst student nurses and other clinical students. myClinicalExchange can create efficiencies in your onboarding process and free up leaders so that they are able to help students connect with the organization and its job opportunities. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about how HealthStream and myClinicalExchange can improve recruitment efforts among new nurses and clinicians.
A one-size-fits-all approach to competency management is no longer practical in today’s healthcare environment. HealthStream’s jane AI can help by providing personalized competency development that provides assessment, development, and reporting on clinical knowledge and judgement. To learn more about how to create a personalized competency development program for your organization, contact HealthStream today.
The intersection of AI and healthcare training and development helps professionals maintain credentials and enhance competency in an ever-changing regulatory environment.
The current state of the healthcare system is placing immense stress on healthcare professionals, prompting many to leave the workforce prematurely. Healthcare staffing shortages have a serious trickle-down effect. They lead to heavier workloads, increased anxiety, and burnout for the remaining staff, which can negatively impact patient care and outcomes.
Implementing a fair credentialing and privileging process promotes patient safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, quality standards, and good institutional governance. Understand the basics and see how CredentialStream supports both.
It's important to recognize and honor the power of women who make a difference in their team’s lives, their family’s lives, their friends’ lives, and when in healthcare, their patients’ and residents’ lives. Empowering women in the workplace and in the healthcare workplace requires organizations and their leadership to consider representation.
To learn more about how the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program can help your organization improve the quality of care for both sick and well newborns, contact HealthStream today.
By embracing delegated credentialing, healthcare organizations can unlock a win-win solution for providers, plans, and ultimately, patients. Streamlined processes, quicker enrollment, and enhanced provider satisfaction make delegated credentialing the future of efficient and effective healthcare administration. Partnering with the right NCQA-accredited delegate empowers medical organizations to focus on what they do best – delivering high-quality care – while leaving credentialing in the hands of experienced experts.
Explore the benefits of CredentialMyDoc to improve and streamline your credentialing and enrollment processes.
Coady encouraged leaders to think about whether their current educational programs were truly sustainable. Everyone receiving the same amount of learning regardless of their knowledge and judgement baseline is expensive, inefficient and is not what nurses want. If your existing program is not helping your nurses achieve competency, perhaps it is time to consider a more personalized and efficient approach. Reach out to HealthStream today to learn more about jane and other solutions.
Cybercrime is a growing threat to the healthcare industry as the wealth of sensitive information in healthcare records makes them a valuable target for hackers. Proactive measures can be taken to safeguard patient information. Explore effective strategies to combat cyberattacks and ensure data security.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are gaining ground in the delivery of patient care, offering convenient, cost-effective options for minimally invasive surgeries. Discover the factors driving the ASC market boom and what changes to expect in 2024.
Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are changing the healthcare game with their innovative services and aggressive expansion. Discover their latest moves and what it means for the future of healthcare.
