Healthcare providers are entering a period of uncertainty as potential changes to Medicaid and funding structures loom. With already tight budgets, any shift could significantly impact your ability to care for residents, and it’s
understandable to feel anxious about what’s ahead.
Healthcare Academy has heard you! Our entire team brainstormed how we could
provide real support during this time of change and one solution stood out for its
immediate and lasting impact
Introducing Knowledge Checks: Smarter Training for Real Results
Our Knowledge Checks are 2–7-minute microlearning assessments. Experienced
staff can demonstrate their knowledge instead of going through long, required
training courses, they prove their competence quickly, effectively, and
meaningfully.
Facilities that have embraced Knowledge Checks have seen:
- A 25% or more reduction in employee hours dedicated to annual eLearning
- Reallocated training time back into direct care
- A noticeable boost in staff morale and engagement
Prioritizing Cost Savings Through Smarter Education
In this era of financial unpredictability, one of the most accessible levers an organization can pull is reducing the cost and time associated with employee education. Training is essential, but it doesn’t have to drain your budget. When you consider the expenses tied to mandated learning—such as overtime pay, backfilling shifts, and the administrative overhead of scheduling and tracking completions the financial weight adds up fast.
Knowledge Checks offer a breakthrough. By giving experienced staff a quick, targeted way to demonstrate competence, facilities can dramatically reduce the hours (and dollars) spent on redundant training. Think of it as paying only for what your team actually needs not for what they already know.
Here’s the exciting part: your organization can measure the impact. Assess how many hours your staff currently spend on annual training. Calculate the wages and operational disruptions tied to that time. Then compare it to the reduced time with Knowledge Checks. The potential for savings is not just theoretical…….it’s measurable, actionable, and immediate.
Even modest reductions in training time can translate into thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars saved each year. That’s real money that can be redirected toward direct care, staffing support, or quality initiatives. In a time when every dollar matters, this shift from traditional training to competency-based validation is not just smart, it’s transformative.
Knowledge Checks Help:
- Reduced Training Time
Knowledge Checks let experienced staff test out of long courses, cutting down on total training hours without sacrificing learning outcomes. - Improved Retention and Fewer Errors
Bite-sized competency-based learning boosts engagement and retention, leading to fewer mistakes, less retraining, and better care delivery. - Cost-Effectiveness and Scalability
With lower delivery costs and increased flexibility, Knowledge Checks scale easily across departments and locations, while improving employee satisfaction and retention.
We see this as more than just an eLearning update—it’s a budget-saving, morale-boosting resource we’re proud to offer.
As we all prepare for whatever lies ahead, Healthcare Academy is here to give your organization innovative, budget-friendly training tools that keep your teams sharp and your focus on care.
Together, we can face change with confidence, compassion, and smarter solutions.
Contact us to learn how Knowledge Checks can deliver training that is FASTER, SMARTER, and BUDGET-FRIENDLY.
Author
Amanda Keith, MSN, RN, PHN, PhD
Healthcare Academy Clinical Content Manager
