Empowering Safety Culture Through an Effective Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES)

This virtual learning forum will explore the core components of an effective PSES, highlight real-world case studies, and offer best practices to support meaningful implementation.

EMTALA Update 2026

Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can…

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2026

Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This ten-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual, including two webinars that address Patient Rights – one of the most cited areas cited by CMS. Though the CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights, as does the Acute manual, hospitals still must provide a safe environment…

2026 CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation

This eleven-part online seminar series will cover a majority of the CMS Hospital CoP manual – Appendix A. It is an excellent way to educate everyone in your hospital on all the sections of the CMS hospital manual, especially ones that apply to their department. Every hospital that accepts payment for Medicare and Medicaid patients must comply with the Conditions…

What Happened? Patient Safety and Risk Management Tips Through Case Studies

This program will address common and often-occurring patient safety events that lead to patient harm. Information on medical errors and the importance of a culture of safety are addressed. Patient care errors typically result from more than one contributing factor: Human and processes. This program will cover the diverse types of harm and common error-prone situations. The program will cover…

Patient Restraints in Acute Care Settings: Navigating Clinical Judgment and Legal Responsibility Webinar

This on-demand webinar explores the complex clinical and legal considerations surrounding the use of chemical and mechanical restraints in acute care hospital settings. Participants will gain insight into best practices for ensuring patient and staff safety, maintaining ethical standards, and staying compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Experts will discuss case studies, risk management strategies, documentation requirements, and the importance…

Texas’ Nurse Staffing Law Webinar

In 2009, Texas passed a flexible staffing law establishing requirements that hospitals must implement to make sure their nursing ranks are properly and adequately meeting the needs of patients and communities. That law – passed as Senate Bill 476 – is a cornerstone of Texas hospitals’ commitment to serving their communities. Recently, the law and hospitals’ compliance with it has been a…

EMTALA 2025 – Part 2

Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can…

EMTALA 2025 – Part 1

Every hospital that has a dedicated emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid payment must follow the federal law and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Hospitals without such emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can…

Strategic Planning with 2+ Years of COVID Data: Which Trends Matter and Which Ones Don’t?

In this webinar, attendees will hear from Lee Ann Lambdin, senior vice president of Healthcare Strategy at health care analytics company, Stratasan, and learn how to: Analyze strategic planning data with and without COVID-19 cases to determine growth opportunities Separate meaningful data trends from COVID-19 data anomalies Build a strategy that takes into consideration changes in how patients are consuming…