Relias Impact Blog

Post-Acute Care Staff Training Helps Protect Your Assets

A healthcare organization’s biggest asset is its employees. Recognizing the value of staff and fostering a work environment that attracts employees and keeps them coming back is key to achieving sustainable growth and success.

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Pandemic Results in Early Implementation of COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Code

The CDC has issued an off-cycle update to the ICD-10-CM code set to include a new diagnosis code of U07.1, COVID-19, for coronavirus disease 2019.

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Crucial Charge: Attending to Infection Prevention in Home Care

As the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 multiplies, demand is increasing for home-based care of people affected. Diligent attention to infection prevention and control protocols is vital for those providing home care for patients with COVID-19.

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A View from the Front: An Emergency Physician’s Perspective

A front-line emergency physician talks about some of the unspoken challenges the coronavirus pandemic is bringing to the surface.

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How to Improve Onboarding in Behavioral and Community Healthcare: Automate Your Training

Over the years, online learning has come very far in terms of how healthcare professionals use technology to maintain their credentials and stay current on best practices in their field. It can also play a significant role in making your onboarding program more efficient.

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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC): What It Means For Behavioral Health Providers

The CCBHC Demonstration Program may very well outline the future of community behavioral health services. Which providers can become a CCBHC?

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11 Actions Leaders Can Take to Develop a Safety Culture

Strong leadership is needed for a patient safety program to be successful. Leaders must make patient safety a priority and consistently communicate that message through words and actions. Here are 11 ways leaders can improve their safety culture.

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Why Transformational Leadership Belongs in Healthcare

Transformational leadership can play a key role in achieving patient safety, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction. This blog looks at the highlights of our recent webinar, “Design Your Path to Transformational Leadership in 2020”.

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Planning in the Calm Before the Storm: Staffing in a Pandemic Crisis

The evolving public healthcare crisis surrounding the spread of COVID-19 raises many questions about the capacity of healthcare organizations to maintain staffing levels to provide appropriate care. We look at the steps you can take to help plan ahead.

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Build Safety Culture During Patient Safety Awareness Week

With Patient Safety Awareness Week taking place March 8-14, 2020, it’s a good time to make an honest assessment of how your organization is doing in keeping your patients safe.

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Before Founding AARP: How a Retiree in a Chicken Coop Inspired Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus

As part of Woman's History Month we look at a pioneer of assisted living. Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus was the founder of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and created a new housing model for seniors with the opening of the Grey Gables Inn.

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Celebrate Your Social Workers: How to Motivate and Retain a Multigenerational Staff

Social workers perform a vital role in helping individuals access the services and resources they need. Every year, March is Social Work Appreciation Month and a chance to celebrate these heroes. This year's theme highlights the fact that social workers have been working for generations to improve the lives of every single American.

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4 Tools for Improvement on the Journey to High Reliability in Obstetrics

As obstetrics claims continue to be prevalent across the nation, understanding the basic tenets of a high reliability unit is paramount to affect positive change. Here are four tools to help you along your journey.

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Better Benefits Can Boost Retention for Those Providing Care in the Home

As turnover is an ongoing challenge in home health and home care, agency leaders need to continue seeking creative ways to reward and retain the best members of their teams,.

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How to Use Pre-Boarding to Improve Onboarding and Retention in Behavioral and Community Healthcare

If you've just hired a star employee to work at your behavioral or community healthcare center, consider using pre-boarding to ensure you make a great first impression on their first day of work.

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13 Qualities of a Good Nurse: Leadership & Personality Characteristics

With more and more new nurses entering the workforce, we look at 13 specific qualities that hospitals and health systems should be identifying and encouraging to help hire and understand which current nurses on staff would make great leaders.

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