The answer to the above controversial question is that it depends upon two critical factors: how effectively online educational courses are utilized by institutional leaders and educators that purchase and assign offerings to their constituents and how seriously individual users learn and apply the content to enhance their clinical competency and patient outcomes.
It might surprise many to know that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reported that one out of every 25 patients in US hospitals are said to have been harmed by medical care. This stunning statistic accentuates the need to develop a clinical staff that is providing optimal care at all times.
One of the responsibilities of a leader, especially in healthcare, is to create a learning culture where employees are at the very least technically competent and ideally at the cutting edge of their respective disciplines. With strong leadership, employees are never permitted to rest on their laurels regardless of age or length of employment. Nobody is permitted to practice OJR (on-the-job-retirement).
For those of you who want to read a personal story about why hospitals are all focusing on Stopping Sepsis and Surviving Sepsis--the link below is about a 12-year old boy who died a few months ago of sepsis because the signs of early sepsis weren’t recognized by the healthcare providers. Not many things can take out a healthy 12 year old boy in 4 days – but sepsis can. The last paragraphs of the article can really break your heart.
While competency evaluation is obviously a tool for developing clinical and non-clinical staff, secondary – and equally important – goals of competency evaluation are to create business alignment among nursing, ancillary, and facility support staff.
Understanding the what, where, and why of coding audits provides a deeper understanding of what they are designed to do and the many benefits they offer to healthcare providers and systems.
Research has identified a wide range of leadership styles. What is the best one for your organization and how do you develop leaders that will help build a great healthcare organization?
Here are some questions to ask yourself if you wonder about becoming an Emergency Room Nurse. Healthcare organizations can select the best nurses for the ED by ensuring that they have both the clinical and non-clinical skills to be successful in this department.
Understanding the risks inherent in sterile and nonsterile compounding and incorporating established standards into daily practice is essential for patient safety. Ensure staff is aware of the risks involved with this treatment option.
There are four questions asked in our Employee Insights surveys that determine the level of engagement in a hospital. Responses represent a four point scale and these are Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree (about their level of engagement).
Everyone’s jobs have become more demanding. We all seem to do more with fewer human or material resources and those we serve have higher expectations. Healthcare is the same but with two additional factors... increased regulation/reporting requirements and their ultimate outcome... the health of its consumers.
When mistakes and errors occur in our organizations, it is our obligation to analyze these problems and assess the reason(s) why they occurred. These problems have many different names: sentinel events, incident reports, near misses, etc.
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From patient satisfaction to leader accountability, HealthStream analyzes what hourly rounding is not, why it often fails, and differences from traditional practice.
Given demographic trends, Healthcare organizations need to pay special attention to developing a pipeline of leadership talent for the future
The 2010 Affordable Care Act has initiated broad and transformational change to our healthcare system, with reimbursements shifting from fee-for-service care to value-based care. In response to the changes upon us, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) launched a two-year initiative to assess and provide thought leadership on transforming the nursing profession.
It’s not always easy to talk about money with patients. Having the right conversation, at the right time, in the right way, can better serve patients’ needs, increase compliance, and reduce problems throughout the revenue cycle.
Learn how medical pro providers have begun to take a closer look at hospital readmissions that occur within 30 days of discharge, from HealthStream.
By the early 2000s, research started to show that even small gifts, such as the pens and mugs that were routinely given to physicians, could influence prescribing patterns. This led to significant changes to some pharmaceutical marketing practices.
HealthStream conducted a survey of healthcare HR executives and asked for their opinions on talent acquisition plans and priorities for the 2016 calendar year. The survey revealed how acquisition strategies are taking center stage for many organizations as the competition for quality nurses is heating up.
