Product & Courseware Notifications

Clinical Development Notification: 2025-08 (August) 

08-12-2025 02:41 PM

Revised: 8/6/2025

Table of Contents

    Announcements & Reminders
    New & Expiring Content: NIH Stroke Scale Training & Certification
    In February, we added one more course to your hStream benefits: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification. This new course offers a 2-year certification and is accredited for 2.0 ANCC contact hours and a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ – learn more. If you have not transitioned to using this HealthStream-owned course, please be aware that our partnership with APEX Innovations is ending and their courses* will permanently expire next year on August 5, 2026.
     
    If you have existing assignments with the APEX courses, we recommend ending those assignments no later than July 31, 2026. Please review our transition guide for additional recommendations related to student groups and assignments.
     
    *Permanently Expiring: August 5, 2026
    • APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 1-Year Certification (free course)
    • APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 2-Year Certification (free course)
     
    Updated Medical Product Training Courseware List
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    Included with your hStream subscription, access these Medical Product Training courses via the Services tab. Just “Accept” relevant content, and then choose your preferred publishing settings. In addition to the "Master List," click here to review detailed information on MedTech partner course additions, expirations, and more.

    NOTE: Last week on July 29, Genentech immediately retired these 3 courses due to compliance requirements. We’re actively collaborating to provide you with updated content as quickly as possible and will provide replacement recommendations as available.
    • FDA-approved Cathflo® Activase® (alteplase) for the treatment of thrombotic occlusions
    • CathEd Module 1 Introduction to Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs)
    • Genentech Stroke: Activase® (alteplase) in Clinical Practice
      • Consider the course, Genentech webinar: Treating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with Activase (alteplase), that includes the administration video and an evaluation at the end.
     
    Updated Contact Info for Customer Support
    In upgrading our support systems, we now have a new Customer Support phone number, 1-877-301-HSTM (4786), and updated URL for our Portal: 
    NOTE: Our previous number (1-800-521-0574) will continue to work as we all make this transition. However, if you previously bookmarked our Portal URL, please update it.
     
    Upcoming Maintenance & 2025 Schedule
    Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, August 8, from 8pm — 4am Central Time. Click here to view the 2025 system maintenance schedule.

    jane AI™
    Expected This Month: New Automation & Learning Profile
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    Live
    • Content Updates: Last month we updated these Skills Self-Evaluations: Acute Behavioral Health, Cardiovascular Technologist, Surigical Technologist, Emergency Medical Technician, and Social Worker. The Student Graduating Nurse and the New Graduate Nurse knowledge assessments were also updated.
    Expected August
    • Student Group Automation: Based on customer feedback, we're refining a few functions before releasing this new feature that enables auto-enrollment using HealthStream Learning Center (HLC) student groups. Once available, jane administrators can auto-enroll learners into Pathways based on their department, job title, job category, etc. Once enrolled in the automated Pathway, learners are assigned assessments and development based on the Pathway’s configuration.
    • Learner Profile: We’re enhancing the learning profile page – preview here! This new version provides a tabbed layout (Pathways, Assignments, Skills Passport, User Information, and Admin Access) and will display profile details, assessment scores, transcripts, and development milestones. It also tracks assessments, development courses, and reassessment progress, showing completion statuses, scores, and percentage improvements. 
     

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    Checklist
    Live: "Checklist Completions" Report Added to My Team
    If you contract for Checklist, your managers/proxy managers now see the Checklist Completions report on their My Team dashboard. As a reminder, this report was already available to administrators and functions similarly for your managers/proxy managers to view Checklist completions for their direct employees, including their responses (preview here). 
     

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    CE Unlimited
    Monthly Update
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    If you contract for CE Unlimited, we recommend reviewing our updated Master List each month, especially the Change Log tab that details recent retirements, applicable replacements, course title changes, version updates, and more. In addition, please note:
    • National Pharmacy Technician Association (NTA) Content: Courses are now separated by discipline with distinct versions available for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians – refer to the Master List’s Change Log for exact titles. NOTE: The pre-existing courses were revised to create the pharmacy versions, so learners previously enrolled will remain in the pharmacist technician versions. The pharmacist versions are brand-new courses and require new enrollments or assignments.
    • New Titles: Last month we added the course “Tourette Disorder,” plus 8 new ANCC-accredited courses:
      • Behavioral and Mental Health Concerns in Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
      • Bias and Its Impact on Health 
      • Case Study: Optimizing Care for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
      • Designing a Patient Centered Plan for In-patient Care and Safe Discharge for Hospitalized Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
      • Effective Communication: Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in the Hospital Setting
      • Pain Assessment for Hospitalized Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
      • Recognizing Symptoms of Deterioration in Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
      • Sensory Friendly Interventions for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

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    EBSCO Dynamic Health
    Effective Oct. 1: Skill Development Courses Require Course Evaluation 
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    Beginning October 1, the course evaluation for all Dynamic Health skill development courses will be updated from optional to required when assigned via the HealthStream Learning Center (HLC). With this change, the existing course evaluation will also be updated to a simple 6-question format to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the training material. Collecting and reviewing this feedback is a necessary step to maintain course accreditation and is the normal practice for CE-bearing courses. NOTE: This update does not require new course versions. No additional administrator or learner action is required. 

    Specialty Content
    Live: New EFM Tracing Activities for "Quality OB"
    If you contract for Quality OB, we released new versions of these courses with brand-new activities/content on July 9 (previous versions will expire September 30): 
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 01
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 02
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 03
    • Quality OB: EFM – Tracing Activity 04
    This update is the first of several as we plan to release a total of 24 brand-new tracing activities this year. For modules 01 – 04, key improvements include: 
    • High-risk clinically based scenarios
    • Enhanced focus on communication and risk management 
    • Enhanced strips with magnifying feature to improve ease of interpretation
    • Enhanced feedback with rationale for incorrect answers and highlighted strip showing where in the strip the correct answer was found
     
    New & Expiring “Activated Insights” Course Versions
    If you contract for Activated Insights, we published a new course, Understanding the HOPE Tool, and new versions of these courses between July 14 – 23. NOTE: Anyone in progress with the old versions must complete by August 15. Otherwise, they must be unenrolled and reenrolled in the new content by an administrator.  
    • Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
    • Effective Communication for Hospice Clinicians
    • Effective Communication in Home Health
    • Fall Prevention Strategies
    • Medication Safety in Home Health
    • Medication Safety in Hospice
    • Opioid Diversion in the Home Setting
    • Professional Boundaries for Clinicians
    • Successful Documentation for Hospice Long Length of Stay
    • Cultural Competence in Health Care
    • Skin Care Basics
    • Time Management Skills
     
    Expected This Month: New & Expiring “Care Essentials” Course Versions
    If you contract for Care Essentials, we’re publishing new versions of these courses with updated titles and renewed CE credit in mid-August. NOTE: Anyone in progress with the old titles must complete prior to these new titles/versions being published in mid-August. Otherwise, they must be unenrolled and reenrolled in the new content by an administrator. 
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Handling Aggressive Residents and Patients with Dementia
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Dementia, Behavior Management
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Developmental Disorders: Introduction
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Developmental Disorders, Introduction
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Patient Rights in the Healthcare Setting
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Ethical and Humane Treatment
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Understanding Grief
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Grief, Loss, and Coping
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Introduction to Infection Control
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Infection Prevention, Overview
    • NonCE_Occupational Therapy: Safety and Positioning
      • New Title: Occupational Therapy: Safety and Positioning
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Elder Abuse and Neglect
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Abuse, Older Adults
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Effective Communication Among Caregivers
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Communication, Caregivers and the Team
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Drugs in the Workplace
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Drugs in the Workplace
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Global Diversity and Cultural Differences
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Global Diversity and Cultural Differences
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Understanding Grief
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Grief, Loss, and Coping
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: HIV and AIDS: Prevalence in Special Populations
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: HIV, Minority Populations
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Introduction to Infection Control
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Infection Prevention, Overview
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Hepatitis B Virus
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Infection, Hepatitis B
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Zika Virus
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Infection, Zika
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Diet and Nutrition
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Nutrition, Diet Modifications for Health
    • NonCE_Physical Therapy: Post-Stroke Inter-Professional Rehabilitation Care Team
      • New Title: Physical Therapy: Post-Stroke Interprofessional Rehabilitation Care Team
     
    Expiring Aug. 31: ENA’s Healthy Work Environment
    If you contract for ENA content (review full catalog), the course Healthy Work Environment (what the ED Leader must know) expires on August 31, 2025. In order for learners to obtain CE, please ensure they complete prior to the expiration date.


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