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Healthcare Compliance Training

Reduce Audit Anxiety and Engage Your Staff

Best-in-class mandatory healthcare compliance training saves you time and reduces risk. Our platform manages and tracks regulatory compliance programs for you — automatically.

Reduce Audit Anxiety and Engage Your Staff

Best-in-class mandatory healthcare compliance training — automated, tracked, and always current.

Our training is current with federal and state mandates. Assign and track completion by role or team. Annual plans can be centralized and auto-assigned to new hires — eliminating manual enrollment entirely.

Mandatory training

Course Coverage

Every Required Topic. Pre-Built and Ready to Assign.

Our library covers 100+ mandatory training topics required by CMS, OSHA, state Medicaid agencies, and accreditation bodies — updated automatically when regulations change.

HIPAA Privacy & Security

Annual HIPAA training required for all staff handling PHI.

Abuse & Neglect Reporting

State-mandated training for all care staff on recognition and reporting.

Infection Control & Bloodborne Pathogens

OSHA-required annual training for healthcare workers.

DSP Core Competencies

State-specific DSP training requirements aligned to NADSP standards.

Emergency Preparedness

CMS and state-required emergency response and evacuation training.

Fire Safety & Environment of Care

Annual fire safety and safety environment requirements.

Person-Centered Practices

HCBS Settings Rule and person-centered care training for all direct care staff.

Medication Administration

State-specific medication aide and administration training modules.

Field Guide

Who Requires What: The Three Layers of Mandatory Training

Mandatory training isn't one list — it's three stacked layers of requirements from different authorities. Understanding which layer a requirement comes from tells you how it changes and who enforces it.

Federal Requirements

Apply everywhere

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens

Annually

29 CFR 1910.1030 — required for any staff with occupational exposure risk, which includes most direct care roles.

HIPAA Privacy & Security

At hire + after material changes

Required before staff access any protected health information. Document the date — surveyors check it against the start date.

EVV Awareness (21st Century Cures Act)

At hire

Staff delivering personal care or home health services must be trained on electronic visit verification procedures.

State Requirements

Vary by state

Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation / Mandated Reporter

At hire + annually (most states)

Nearly every state requires this before unsupervised contact. Reporting timelines differ — some states require reports within 24 hours, others immediately.

Medication Administration

Initial certification + periodic renewal

State-certified curricula with observed practicums. Delegation rules (what unlicensed staff may administer) are entirely state-specific.

CPR / First Aid

Every 2 years

Most states require certification with a hands-on skills component for direct care staff — fully-online cards are commonly rejected.

Waiver / Program Requirements

Set per program

HCBS Settings Rule Training

At hire + when plans change

CMS Final Rule requires staff to understand community integration, individual rights, and setting requirements for the specific waiver.

Person-Centered Planning

At hire + annually (typical)

Staff must be trained on each individual's specific plan — generic training alone does not satisfy this requirement.

Service Documentation & Billing Integrity

At hire + refreshers

Waiver-specific documentation standards. Documentation errors are a leading cause of Medicaid payback demands — not just citations.

When a requirement exists at multiple layers, the strictest one wins. The platform resolves these overlaps automatically for your state and waiver programs.

Increase completion rates with our mandatory training content

Unparalleled depth of content that's easy to manage. Auto-enrolling support and helpful reminders build stronger, more consistent training programs.

Completion rates

Our platform is built to drive completion — not just track it. With mobile-first delivery, bite-sized modules, gamification, and automated nudges, staff actually finish their training.

  • 200+ unique certificates from 100+ accrediting bodies
  • 100+ regulatory frameworks pre-mapped to required courses
  • Strong completion rates with mobile-first delivery
  • Gamification system that motivates and rewards progress
  • Automated nudges to staff and supervisors for overdue training
  • Language options for diverse, multilingual workforces

Smart Automation

Set it once. Run all year.

Configure your annual mandatory training plan once — and let the platform handle the rest. Auto-assignment, automated reminders, escalation alerts, and completion tracking run in the background so you don't have to.

  • Annual training plans auto-assigned at hire and renewal dates
  • Role-based assignment — DSPs, nurses, supervisors each get the right courses
  • Automated 30/60/90-day renewal reminders sent to staff
  • Escalation to supervisors when staff miss deadlines
  • New hire auto-enrollment from your HRIS or manual import
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Set it once. Run all year.

100+

Regulatory Frameworks

4,500+

Accredited Courses

95%

Avg Completion Rate

50

States Covered

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