NASHVILLE, Tenn. – HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leader in workforce development and healthcare solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with EBSCO Health, a premier provider of evidence-based clinical information and healthcare resources. This collaboration will introduce a groundbreaking Clinical Skills Development Program, designed to address the diverse competency needs of clinical staff across the healthcare spectrum. By combining HealthStream’s expansive platform with EBSCO Health’s authoritative content, this partnership aims to set a new standard for clinical competency training and accessibility.
The innovative Clinical Skills Development Program integrates EBSCO Health’s gold-standard, evidence-based skills and procedures content directly into HealthStream’s user-friendly, mobile-ready platform. Furthermore, the content will be accessible through EBSCO Health’s established Nursing Reference Center™ Plus app, also known as Clinical Skills Center™ and Clinical Decision Support™. The seamless integration with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) via Nursing Reference Center Plus ensures healthcare professionals have immediate access to critical information when and where they need it most, minimizing decision-making time and enhancing patient care.
This program caters to both continuous learning and immediate point-of-care reference needs, addressing a growing demand within healthcare organizations. The comprehensive approach of the Clinical Skills Development Program ensures that clinical skill enhancement is strategically aligned with organizational goals, empowering frontline staff with readily available resources at critical moments.
Robert A. Frist, Jr., CEO of HealthStream, emphasized the partnership’s patient-centric vision: “Healthcare improvement starts with those providing the care. Healthstream Partners with EBSCO Health because we share a deep commitment to equipping healthcare professionals with the most advanced, accessible clinical knowledge and skills training. By combining EBSCO Health’s clinical expertise with HealthStream’s extensive network and technology, we are pioneering a new era in clinical competency development. Our vision is to accelerate learning through diverse modalities, essential for healthcare organizations focused on superior patient outcomes.”
A key feature of this collaboration is the integration of EBSCO’s clinical skills content into HealthStream’s Checklist Management™ application. This integration allows healthcare organizations to efficiently validate and document skills acquisition within a centralized system, creating an automated audit trail for simplified reporting and compliance. Checklist Management, already utilized by hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, will now offer enhanced capabilities through this partnership, further supporting knowledge accumulation, skill development, and competency validation – all crucial for quality patient care and meeting stringent regulatory and accreditation standards, such as those set by The Joint Commission.
EBSCO’s Clinical Skills Center and Decision Support resources are extensive, encompassing over 1,400 standardized skills and procedures across more than 50 clinical specialties. The resources also include over 17,000 evidence-based entries covering a wide array of clinical topics and more than 8,000 patient-teaching handouts designed to improve caregiver-patient communication. EBSCO Health’s dedication to providing unbiased, evidence-based clinical content has earned industry-wide recognition, including accolades from KLAS, which recognized it for “highest overall performance” in their Clinical Decision Support 2013 report.
Betsy Jones, Senior Vice President of EBSCO Health, highlighted the synergy between the two organizations: “EBSCO Health partners with HealthStream to deliver our premium, evidence-based content through their widely adopted platform, which is trusted by over 4.5 million healthcare professionals, including a significant portion of the nursing workforce. Together, HealthStream and EBSCO Health are dedicated to providing healthcare professionals with unparalleled educational solutions. Our combined offering will cultivate a highly competent and skilled clinical workforce, while simultaneously delivering the best evidence-based point-of-care solutions – the cornerstone of superior patient care and improved healthcare outcomes.”
For further information about HealthStream’s Clinical Competency Solutions and how HealthStream partners with leading content providers like EBSCO Health, please visit www.healthstream.com.
About HealthStream
HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is committed to enhancing patient outcomes by focusing on the development of healthcare organizations’ most valuable asset: their people. Their comprehensive suite of solutions is utilized by approximately 4.5 million healthcare employees across the U.S., supporting workforce development, training, talent management, performance assessment, and simulation-based education programs. HealthStream’s research solutions provide crucial insights for healthcare providers striving to meet HCAHPS requirements, improve patient experience, foster workforce engagement, and enhance physician alignment. Provider solutions offer innovative tools for healthcare organizations to effectively manage workforce credentialing and privileging. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthStream operates additional offices across the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.healthstream.com or call 800-933-9293.
About EBSCO Health
EBSCO Health, a division of EBSCO Information Services, is a leading provider of clinical decision support solutions, healthcare business intelligence, and medical research information for the healthcare sector. EBSCO Health serves professionals in medicine, nursing, and allied health. Their flagship products include CINAHL®, DynaMed Plus™, Nursing Reference Center™, clinical e-books and e-journals, EBSCO Discovery Service™, and licensed databases like MEDLINE®. EBSCO databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, a globally recognized electronic resource platform favored by libraries.
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