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Training for Active Shooter in a Hospital: Best Practices
The times we live in call for a more active role in our personal safety and that of hospital patients and staff to be prepared for an active shooter.
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Focus on Physician Relationships to Achieve Better Patient and Financial Outcomes
Bethesda Health CFO Joanna Aquilina shares her belief that the key to achieving good patient and financial outcomes is strong physician relationships. She highlights the importance of every CFO’s commitment to this end.
April 1st, 2021
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Exploring Nursing Education Curriculum Changes: Why, What, and Best Practices
Millennial college students have many strengths thanks to their tech awareness, but can come up short in other areas Smart educators will assess their own programs to see where they can help bridge those gaps.
April 1st, 2021
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Using Gamification to Improve Nurse Training & Career Development
Getting, and keeping, nurses is one of the major challenges in healthcare today. Can gamification help by providing an innovative platform that not only encourages growth and development but also fosters loyalty and teamwork?
April 1st, 2021
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Adopting a High-Potential Healthcare Leadership Model
Healthcare organizations can use research about leadership to identify and sustain a pipeline of leadership talent across leadership roles. This article contains practical applications for enhancing your organization’s talent management capabilities:
April 1st, 2021
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Advancing Nursing Practice in Care Coordination and Transition Management
The time has come to advance the practice of registered nurses to include care coordination and to manage the transition of patients between settings of care, from acute care to the many ambulatory settings and the community.
April 1st, 2021
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Accelerate the Improvement of Your Healthcare Workforce with Learning: eBook
Improving outcomes is top of mind for everyone in healthcare. One really good place to start this effort is to focus on your workforce. The eBook addresses building the skills and competency of existing staff to more quickly realize increases in care quality, experiences, and operations.
April 1st, 2021
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Using Digital Rounding as a Best Practice for Improving Patient Safety
Successful patient safety initiatives improve patient lives and outcomes. Although it may be hard for hospitals to successfully implement changes in workflow to enhance patient safety, technology like digital rounding can make it easier to achieve.
April 1st, 2021
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Adapting to the New Realities of Clinical Trials
A sometimes-daunting array of processes and technologies is putting a new kind of pressure on clinical research professionals that demands innovative training and a core reassessment of how to demonstrate skillsets.
April 1st, 2021
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Communicating with Patients about High Deductible Insurance: Best Practices
But as consumers face higher out-of-pocket costs for care, they become more likely to postpone treatment or service. Two out of five adults with high deductibles have delayed or avoided care based on the amount of out-of-pocket costs, according to a survey by The Commonwealth Fund.
April 1st, 2021
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State of the Industry: Established Competencies Will Drive Better Practices in Clinical Research
The demands on clinical research professionals to deliver high-quality study data more quickly and efficiently have arguably never been greater, but the industry continues to shy away from adapting technologies and new best practices that could help lighten the load.
April 1st, 2021
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Six Key Ways to Provide Better Care for Frail Older Adults
One in five hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries is readmitted within 30 days of discharge from an acute care setting at a cost of $2.6 billion annually; three quarters of these readmissions are potentially avoidable. Here are sic recommendations for improving healthcare for frail seniors.
April 1st, 2021
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Six Ways Nursing Roles and Expectations Are Changing
More importantly, just increasing the number of nurses isn’t going to be a solution. Healthcare is changing, and we are going to need nurses who can play different roles and have different skillsets.
April 1st, 2021
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Resuscitation Best Practices for Staff with Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Here are six of our most common resuscitation practice and certification tips for staff members who are challenged by arthritis in their hands or wrists, or are afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome.
April 1st, 2021
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Five Trends Demonstrate How Non-Acute Care is Changing
Non-acute care is definitely evolving. The changes that are happening across the care environment result from such demographics, new government approaches to reimbursement, and limited financial resources. Here are five of the many trends meriting attention.
April 1st, 2021
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What’s Next in the Evolution of Interactive Learning in Healthcare?
The healthcare industry is changing how it educates and develops employees to meet varying learning demands and likely workforce shortages. Here we discuss developments in the near future of interactive learning in healthcare.
April 1st, 2021
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The Benefits of Interactive Learning for Healthcare: Achievement and Understanding
Interactive learning has proven to improve overall student achievement of learning goals. Transforming classroom experiences from lecture to interaction learning also deepens the understanding of complex concepts.
April 1st, 2021
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The Value of Lifelong Learning Throughout a Healthcare Career
Lifelong learning offers individuals the opportunity to keep their knowledge and skills current through their working tenure. Here we examine how lifelong learning might apply to three healthcare professionals at different stages in their careers.
April 1st, 2021
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Creating a Culture of Compliance in Healthcare with Training
To create a culture of compliance, employees have to understand why the compliance training assigned to them is necessary and important. The goal is to create a culture with a sense of shared responsibility where employees feel, “We're all in the same boat regardless of our position.”
April 1st, 2021
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Strategies to Improve Health Literacy
There is an undeniable link between health literacy and health outcomes, but few Americans have the proficiency needed to manage their health. Here are some suggestions for improving it.