In this eBook, we examine the benefits and share best practices of pursuing accreditation from three perspectives—nurse leadership at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth, leaders at ANCC, and nursing coaches at HealthStream. Their stories will make you want to step up your own game when it comes to transitioning nurses.

On average, hospitals have 30% of all claims denied and an average of 35% of these denied claims are attributed to inaccurate patient identification or inaccurate/incomplete patient information.

Most reports on the opioid crisis in America focus on individuals who receive a prescription for an opioid pain killer and then become a victim of opioid dependence. But what about the issue of dependence that occurs within the walls of the hospital, connected to Drug Diversion?

The combination of an aging nursing population and not enough new nurses coming in to fill those roles plays a large part in today’s nursing shortage. With this nursing shortage there will come a shortage of nurse leaders.

Nurses are at the heart of everything that happens in healthcare and spend the greatest amount of time delivering direct care to patients. However, the industry is approaching a dilemma that "the supply of qualified nurses cannot meet the projected demand." 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.

If the amount of opioids prescribed per year were averaged out over each person living in the U.S., everyone would get about a two-week supply. What should clinicians and CMS do?