Webinars
Offered through the Texas Hospital Association Foundation, a nonprofit THA subsidiary, THA online education programs bring hospital leadership teams and staff a broad range of continuing education focused on enhancing hospital operations and performance. In our industry, change is constant. With this in mind, THA develops easily accessible programs to help members strategize and meet the challenges of frequent changes in regulations and operations head on. Check out the webinars slated for the upcoming months.
If you cannot attend a scheduled program, recordings and program materials are available to those who register. Contact the Education Team at 512/465-1514 for more information.
2025 Webinars
Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation: Ensuring Compliance 2025
Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 29, May 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 and 27, 2025 | Noon–1 p.m. CST
*May 1 session will be a two hour session, Noon-2 p.m.
Speaker: Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, President, Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO
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 section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment for patients and method to ensure all patient rights are met.
EMTALA 2025
Wednesdays, July 16 and 23, 2025 | Noon–2 p.m. CST
Speaker: Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, President, Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO
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. This 2-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. It will cover all twelve sections – Tag Numbers – plus an additional section for on-call physicians and the shared and community care plan process.