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Learning & Performance Notification: 2026-02 (February)
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02-06-2026 03:23 PM
HealthStream Success Management
Revised: 2/6/2026
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Announcements & Reminders
Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026: Insights for IT and Nursing Leaders
As you plan for the year ahead, staying informed about workforce trends is critical to building resilient, future-ready teams. Our latest blogs,
Healthcare IT Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026
and
Nursing Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026
, highlight the key forces shaping healthcare workforces, from AI’s impact on IT and nursing workflows to cybersecurity demands, staffing shortages, burnout, and data-driven workforce planning. Each resource includes practical insights and executive perspectives to support smarter strategic decisions. Explore the full blogs and access additional resources for
CIOs
and
CNOs
on our 2026 workforce trends resource pages.
hStream for Portal Coming Soon!
Soon, you’ll see a refreshed, modern look—while keeping the same easy experience for submitting and tracking your support cases.
What’s new?
The Support Portal will move to
hStream ID
for login, so you’ll no longer need separate credentials to access support. One login, fewer passwords to remember.
We’ll be sharing timeline details soon as we begin beta testing. Stay tuned!
Year+ in Review (2024-25)
Congratulations to you and your colleagues as we celebrate another year working together to improve the quality of healthcare by developing the people who deliver care. Before we get too far into planning what we'll accomplish together in 2026, we thought you may like a recap of key releases over the last year+ to our My Team dashboard and the HLC: HealthStream Learning Center, as well as expansions to your hStream benefits.
My Team:
Navigate by Timeline
|
Navigate by Topic
HLC
:
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Upcoming Maintenance & 2026 Schedule
Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, January 6, from 8pm — 4am Central Time.
Click here
to view the 2026 system maintenance schedule.
Insights+
Live: Student Group Analytics
If you contract for
Insights+
, we hope you’re enjoying our recent redesign and the new License and Certification analytics. You can now see Student Group analytics:
Live – Student Group Analytics:
A new Student Group page provides clear and actionable metrics for managing student groups, including the number of assignments per student group, the number of students per student group, student groups by institution/role/job function/admin, and more.
Live – Institution-Level Access:
Institution Administrators now have access to analyze data at the institution(s) they are associated with in the HealthStream Learning Center (HLC).
Live – Certification Analytics:
A new Certification page provides insights into important metrics, like the number of students with a certification expiring in the next 30 days, a breakdown of unverified certifications, and more.
Live – License Analytics:
Similarly, a new License page provides insights into relevant metrics, like number of student licenses expiring in the next 30 days, breakdown of licenses by institutions, and more.
HLC: HealthStream Learning Center
Effective February 26, 2026: Assessment Assignments will now require an End Date
Beginning on February 26, 2026, Assignments with Assessments (such as HealthStream Performance Center and HealthStream Competency Center) will require an End Date similar to other assignments. Previously, End Dates were optional for assessment assignments and were temporarily hidden. To help organizations meet this requirement, the following changes will take effect:
End Dates Will Be Required:
The End Date field will be restored and be required for all assessment assignments.
End Dates Must Be Within 5 Years:
The End Date field must be within 5 years of the creation or date of update of the assignment.
Default for Ended Assessments Updated:
The default for ended assessments will be updated to no longer automatically delete the assessment assignment. This means the assessment will still be accessible for completion.
Non-Compliant Assignments Auto-Updated:
In March, HealthStream will be adding the date of 12/31/2030 to assignments with assessments that do not have an End Date at that time.
Effective February 26, 2026: Redesigned Catalog Experience
As part of our newly redesigned catalog page, users will notice several updates designed to streamline discovery and improve navigation:
A cleaner, more focused landing view:
Course results no longer appear automatically upon opening the catalog. Instead, the new landing screen highlights a simple prompt: “Discover new content by selecting a category or by utilizing the search.”
Simplified category display:
Category totals have been removed from the initial page load to create a more modern and uncluttered visual experience.
Smarter search behavior:
To ensure more meaningful results, the search bar will no longer accept blank searches. Search criteria must have at least 3 characters.
Expected This Month: Expanded Functionality for Smart Notes
Smart Notes functionality will be expanded this month to include two important new updates:
Create Smart Notes for Curriculums
- Currently, Smart Notes can be created for courses, but we will be expanding this functionality to allow for the creation of Smart Notes at the curriculum level as well. Curriculum-level Smart Notes can be used in conjunction with course Smart Notes, where a curriculum has one Smart Note and courses within it have others. This update will also include a modification to the Manage Smart Notes and Add/Edit Smart Notes pages to allow for easy switching between curriculum and course Smart Note views.
Draft Smart Notes
- You'll soon be able to save a Smart Note in draft status without selecting a course to link it to. This update improves flexibility in drafting and creating Smart Notes.
Expected Q2: Redesigned “Assignment Progress” Report
Now that all Enterprise and hStream Administrators have access to Insights (
Training
│
Help
), we’re gearing up for several design updates based on your feedback. We’ll provide more details as our teams progress, but you can expect a more intuitive workflow with your report parameters and results visible on the same page. For administrators working within a hierarchy, you’ll have a new option to easily run reports at different institutions (
preview here
).
NOTE:
Because Insights’ Assignment Progress report will change with these enhancements, we do not plan to retire any HLC reports before early 2027. Following this upgrade, once a report is available in Insights, its equivalent(s) on your Reports tab will be retired after 12 months.
Expected in March: New Field to Assist with Student Group Maintenance
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Following the release of our End Date initiative to assist with assignment maintenance (
see above
), we’re introducing a “Conversion Date” field to assist with
Profile Student Group
management and maintenance. If populated, the Profile Student Group will automatically be converted to an Individual Student Group on the Conversion Date. To help your organization begin using the Conversion Date field, you’ll see several changes in March (specific date TBD):
New “Conversion Date” Field:
Conversion Date will be a new field for all Profile Student Groups, including Enterprise Profile Student Groups and Certification-Based Profile Student Groups.
NOTE:
Conversion dates cannot be more than 5 years in the future.
All Profile Student Groups Associated with CBAs Auto-Updated:
To set a foundation for future maintenance initiatives, HealthStream will automatically add a Conversion Date to all Profile Student Groups associated with Certification-Based Assignments (CBAs). The Conversion Date HealthStream populates will be the same date as the CBA’s
End Date
.
If multiple CBAs are associated to the Group, the Conversion Date will auto-update to match whichever CBA’s End Date is furthest in the future.
If a Profile Student Group is associated with a CBA and a(n) Interval or Learning Plan, a Conversion Date will not be added during the March release. Post-release, the Conversion Date will be auto-removed if a Group is associated with a CBA and a Plan. If all Plans are removed, the Conversion Date will be populated to 5 years in the future.
Updated “Student Group” Report:
Will include additional student group mapping details, like custom fields, job functions, and Enterprise Student Group data.
New “Conversion Date Range” Filter:
New search filter available via Manage Student Groups.
New “Convert to Individual Student Group” Instant Option:
Only Enterprise and hStream Administrators will see this new option when editing any Profile Student Group.
New Auto-Alerts for Admins:
These new automatic system alerts will come from
noreply@healthstream.com
:
1-Month Prior to Conversion Date:
This summary alert will include a listing of all Profile Student Groups scheduled to convert in the next month. As applicable, recipients will be 1) the administrator who created the Group and 2) the last administrator to update the Group.
Post-Conversion:
An individual alert will be sent for each Profile Student Group that is converted. It will include the student group mapping (selected Depts, Job Titles, etc.) and included students (User ID & Student Name) at the time of conversion. As applicable, recipients will be 1) the administrator who created the Group, 2) the last administrator to update the Group, and 3) the Enterprise or hStream Administrator who used the “Convert to Individual Student Group” instant option.
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