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Use National LGBT Health Awareness Week To Address Disparities In Care

National LGBT Health Awareness Week is the ideal time to review policies and procedures in place—as well as appropriate training—for treating this large, diverse, and at-risk community with compassion and respect.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — In Healthcare, We Need More Joy in Work

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is embracing the issue of burnout and calling on the industry to aim for a higher goal—not just the absence of burnout but actually the presence of joy in the workplace.

April 01, 2021

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The Growing Employee Burnout Problem in Healthcare

Many people working in healthcare are well aware of the growing employee burnout problem in the industry. This problem, affecting the quality of care and employee engagement, deserves a greater focus, for the sake of all involved.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — CMS Is Changing Course

A major healthcare trend is CMS’s effort to reduce onerous regulation on providers and the industry. At the same time the Agency’s commitment to value-based care over fee-for-service continues.

April 01, 2021

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Defining Staff Competencies to Build Healthcare Employee Engagement

Given the increasing intensity of the focus on competency, have we really connected the dots between competency and employee engagement? If not, we may be missing a fairly significant benefit of competency development.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare Will Continue to Grow

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds lots of promise for the effort to improve healthcare, especially in terms of personalized training, as discussed in a webinar based on the article, 10 Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2019.

April 01, 2021

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Three Healthcare Hiring Trends for 2019 – What You Should Know

Developing strategies to match emerging healthcare HR and talent acquisition trends will help healthcare organizations compete more effectively for talent.

April 01, 2021

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Patient Safety Awareness Week Provides Chance to Recommit to Healthcare’s Essential Mission

Patient Safety Awareness Week is a great opportunity to evaluate your facility’s safety practices and protocols — are they where they should be, or is some work needed to ensure the best patient care?

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Workforce Shortages and Suggestions for What to Do about Them

Experts have been talking about the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage for some time. To combat this serious problem, here are five solutions that have been proposed.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare HR Week Salutes the Important Work of Healthcare Human Resources Professionals

Healthcare HR Professionals Week has arrived, and that means it’s a great time to look at how HR supports every aspect of the HR workplace — and discover ways to help these hardworking professionals deliver comprehensive, successful solutions for workplace training and development.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — We Are Finally Addressing Population Health Management

A greater focus on population health management is emerging. Some top priorities for healthcare executives are data and analytics, total consumer health, and population health services.

April 01, 2021

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Challenges for Resuscitation across the Care Continuum

The care continuum involves many settings, including home health/hospice, ambulatory surgery, assisted living, and clinics. Care varies widely across the continuum from a traditional hospital environment, and these settings face unique challenges when it comes to resuscitation.

April 01, 2021

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13 Smart Things Every Medical Staff Services Professional Should Know

How well we react to the changes in our worklife is an indicator of how effective we will be in our profession. Here are 13 smart things that every medical staff professional should know.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact on Healthcare as Disasters Occur with Greater Frequency

Whether manmade or natural, disasters seem to be occurring much more often. This post discusses some examples and considerations about the impact on healthcare.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Trend Watch — We Need to Prepare for New Health Risks

Hotter temperatures, poorer air quality, mass casualty shootings, and an increased number of extreme weather events have healthcare organizations scrambling to adjust to a “new normal.” Events over the past several years have taught us that we may not be as prepared as we should be.

April 01, 2021

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Turn Mistakes into Opportunities for Performance Improvement: FPPE Action Plans

A medical or professional mistake may trigger a Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) for cause. These recommendations can help organizations create an FPPE action plan that embodies a culture of learning and opportunity for improvement.

April 01, 2021

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Automate Provider References to Close The Credentialing Loop Faster

If you were to ask medical staff office employees about the most common obstacle to complete a credentialing file, the likely answer would be obtaining professional references, often the most labor-intensive and time-consuming step in this process.

April 01, 2021

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Identifying a Conflict of Interest in Healthcare and How to Prevent Them

A conflict of interest in healthcare can range from the most simple and obvious to extraordinarily complex, as a few examples can demonstrate. Well defined policies and procedures can provide a template for improved understanding and compliance.

April 01, 2021

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The Danger of Healthcare Conflicts of Interest and How to Identify and Prevent Them

April 01, 2021

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How to Improve Healthcare Hiring Outcomes – Best Practices

“Big data” can make an important difference in the world of healthcare hiring, retention, and employee satisfaction, according to Bryan Warren, Director of Healthcare Solutions, and Dr. Ted Kinney, Vice President of Research and Development, at Select International.

April 01, 2021