In an era where healthcare labor shortages and patient safety concerns are colliding, Kahuna Workforce Solutions and Relias have teamed up to solve one of the industry’s most persistent challenges: ensuring that clinicians aren’t just trained—but truly competent at the bedside.
The two workforce technology providers announced a strategic partnership that integrates Kahuna’s skills and competency management platform with Relias’ accredited learning ecosystem, serving over 13,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers. The goal? To close the loop between education and performance, validating that clinical knowledge translates into safe, effective care in real time.
From Education to Execution
Healthcare leaders have long struggled to connect training outcomes with actual workforce capability. Kahuna’s competency data now feeds directly into Relias’ training infrastructure, creating a real-time competency validation system. This means organizations can confirm not only that a clinician completed a course—but that they’re qualified to apply those skills in practice.
“At its core, this partnership is about helping clinicians perform at their best,” said Felicia Sadler, VP of Quality at Relias. “By integrating education with competency validation, we’re giving healthcare organizations a faster, smarter way to improve patient outcomes and elevate care quality.”
What This Means for Healthcare Systems
The integrated Kahuna–Relias solution is designed to bring both operational efficiency and patient safety benefits. Among the highlights:
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Verified Workforce Readiness: Direct links between learning modules, competency validation, and compliance requirements.
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Faster Onboarding: Competency-based learning pathways that reduce ramp-up time for new hires.
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Improved Care Quality: Validation that clinicians meet required proficiency levels before treating patients.
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Workforce Mobility: Real-time visibility into who’s qualified for which units, roles, or patient types.
“Relias equips clinicians with knowledge, while Kahuna ensures that knowledge translates into validated competencies at the bedside,” added Jai Shah, CEO of Kahuna. “Together, we’re giving healthcare leaders visibility and confidence in their teams’ readiness.”
The Bigger Picture: Data-Driven Workforce Enablement
This move reflects a broader HRTech and HealthTech trend toward skills intelligence—the use of real-time data to align workforce capability with organizational goals. For healthcare, that means fewer compliance gaps, faster deployment of qualified staff, and measurable improvements in patient outcomes.
As the sector continues to digitize, partnerships like this signal a shift from reactive training models to proactive, performance-linked workforce strategies—bridging the gap between knowing and doing.
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