Get actionable insights from survey data on the biggest quality, compliance, cybersecurity, AI, and workforce trends shaping healthcare in 2026 — plus strategies to strengthen safety and reliability.
To understand how organizations are preparing for the future, we analyzed perspectives from more than 600 healthcare leaders across the nation. The findings are published in our 2026 Trends in Quality and Compliance report, which reveals a critical shift: successful organizations are moving beyond reactive problem-solving to proactive prevention. They are building cultures of accountability, prioritizing workforce readiness, and leveraging data to keep outcomes on track.
ViVE 2026 stands as the premier event for healthcare innovation and technology, bringing together industry leaders to share transformative ideas and foster valuable networking opportunities.
To understand how organizations are preparing for the future, we analyzed perspectives from more than 600 healthcare leaders across the nation. The findings are published in our 2026 Trends in Quality and Compliance report, which reveals a critical shift: successful organizations are moving beyond reactive problem-solving to proactive prevention. They are building cultures of accountability, prioritizing workforce readiness, and leveraging data to keep outcomes on track.
A large, integrated Atlanta-area health system used HealthStream’s SafetyQ to streamline required compliance training, achieving a 97.1% compliance rate—their highest ever—while saving an estimated 6,500 staff hours in 2024. By bundling standardized SafetyQ courses with custom content and tailoring training by role, the learning services team reduced development burden, improved engagement, and enabled staff to return to patient care faster.
Credentialing and enrollment are critical processes for healthcare organizations, but managing countless forms and requirements can be overwhelming. Historically, credentialing and provider enrollment have involved a mountain of paperwork. Each health plan required providers to submit extensive documentation—from licensure and training to demographics and practice history—every few years.
While many healthcare leaders recognize HITECH’s role in accelerating EHR adoption, the law's impact extends much further. It established the foundational framework for today's interoperability standards, strengthened privacy protections, and created accountability structures that still shape healthcare IT decision making.
Network by HealthStream® supports adherence to laws and standards, thereby contributing to a reliable and transparent healthcare system.
HealthStream is excited to announce that our expertise has expanded beyond scheduling and learning to include medical credentialing.
The healthcare industry is growing in size and scope and it's important to take the right steps to capitalize on the opportunities with a proper learning management system.
Hospitals and other healthcare provider organizations have been navigating a complex situation as it relates to the president’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
In a world where every decision can impact lives, strong leadership at every career stage in healthcare is critical. Whether navigating the early uncertainty of a first management role or steering an organization through transformation, healthcare leaders need support tailored to their specific leadership stage.
Life Link III® provides on-scene emergency response and inter-facility transportation for the most critically ill or injured patients. Established in 1985 as one of the first nonprofit consortium programs in the nation, it has grown into one of the largest hospital-based programs in the United States, completing over 2,000 patient transports annually. With a robust history of improving patient care and transport safety, Life Link III is the first and only critical care air medical transport program in the nation to receive the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence at the Gold level.
Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI), not just for clinical applications but also to optimize operations and workforce management. With 78% of healthcare leaders reporting that their AI budgets would grow in 2025, the pressure to streamline staffing, reduce costs, and boost productivity has never been greater.
By moving beyond a legacy platform, Zotec Partners deployed CredentialStream to modernize enrollment workflows, reduce charge-hold time, and enable high-velocity decision-making through advanced reporting and automation.
Healthcare organizations face an unprecedented challenge: protecting sensitive patient data while navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, the consequences of a breach extend far beyond financial losses. For instance, a breach damages patient trust and has the potential to compromise care quality.
In early 2024,Altru Health System faced a complex challenge: implement a new enterprisescheduling platform that integrated with Workday—and do it in less than three months.
Faced with the growing demand to maintain resuscitation credentials across a large clinical workforce, Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) set out to modernize its training approach. Their nurse educators were entrenched in live, in-person classes for over 3,000 staff members, running weekly sessions that required significant time and resources.
In Spring 2023, UHealth adopted Jane, HealthStream’s AI-powered competency solution. Jane identifies individual knowledge gaps and creates tailored learning pathways for each nurse, supported by standardized assessments and always-updated content. Each nurse received individualized training based on their unique needs.
St. Elizabeth implements HealthStream’s Insights tool, designed specifically for healthcare organizations. The platform’s user-friendly interface empowered administrators to quickly identify and resolve issues without escalation, enabling managers and staff to focus more on patient care and less on manual reporting processes.