This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.SpeakerLaura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse Curriculum2025 has presented healthcare providers with changes to federal and state laws, updates to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) regulations, and acute care hospitals interpretative guidelines and survey procedures impacting several areas of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) manual. There were also updates to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) regulations.This webinar will cover the new interpretive guidelines for acute care hospitals and newly released regulations for Critical Access Hospitals, some of which mirror regulations already present for acute care hospitals. There will also be a brief discussion of the multiple CMS memos that expired or were rescinded this year. Hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payment must comply with these changes for all patients, regardless of the payment source.Continuing Education CreditsThe Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long-term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 2 contact hours. By attending 2025 CMS CoPs, Regulations and OCR Updates for Acute Hospitals and CAHs Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
2025 has presented healthcare providers with changes to federal and state laws, updates to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) regulations, and acute care hospitals interpretative guidelines and survey procedures impacting several areas of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) manual. There were also updates to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) regulations.
This webinar will cover the new interpretive guidelines for acute care hospitals and newly released regulations for Critical Access Hospitals, some of which mirror regulations already present for acute care hospitals. There will also be a brief discussion of the multiple CMS memos that expired or were rescinded this year. Hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payment must comply with these changes for all patients, regardless of the payment source.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long-term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 2 contact hours.
By attending 2025 CMS CoPs, Regulations and OCR Updates for Acute Hospitals and CAHs Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.