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.
2024 Webinars
Improving Health Outcomes Through Effective Operations to Enhance Population Health Management and Equity
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |10–11 a.m. CST
Speaker: Matthew Berkley, MBA, MPH, Speaker, Director, Consultant, Huron
Population health management (PHM) is a framework that aims to improve a population’s health by focusing on the health needs of individuals. Effective PHM is crucial in the healthcare industry because it can reduce costs, improve quality, and enhance patient outcomes. Additionally, it can help reduce health disparities and achieve equity in health outcomes. In this session, we will discuss the importance of effective population health management in healthcare and its relationship with equity in health outcomes.
2025 Webinars
Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) 2025
Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 25, 27, April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 and 24, 2025 | Noon–1 p.m. CST
*March 27 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
This ten-part online seminar series will cover a majority of the CMS Hospital CoP manual – Appendix A. Every hospital that accepts payment for Medicare and Medicaid patients must comply with the Conditions of Participation. The manual has interpretive guidelines that must be followed for all patients treated in the hospital or hospital owned departments. This program will include the 2020 changes, 2023 and 2024 updates and where some of the gaps continue – absence of interpretive guidelines and survey procedures, and any recent updates.
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.