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…

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2025 – Part 4

Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This four-part webinar will cover the entire CAH CoP manual. ncluded is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific…

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2025 – Part 3

Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific…

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2025 – Part 2

Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment…

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2025 – Part 1

Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific…

Hospital Conditions of Participation – Part 5

Governing Body (Board), Medical Staff, Utilization Review This ten-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…

Hospital Conditions of Participation – Part 4

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services This ten-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…

Hospital Conditions of Participation – Part 3

Nursing This ten-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…