The fee for each session is $225 for GHA members, $195 for members of any affiliated GHA Society, and $295 for non-members. Please note our convenient pricing! To support social distancing and remote work, a single registration provides unlimited lines for all employees and trustees of your hospital, including a link to view the recording. Please register just one person from your facility and have that person share the access information with others who wish to participate. Speaker Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM President Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting, LLC Course Curriculum This five-part webinar series will cover the entire Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation (CoP) manual from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This program offers an excellent opportunity to educate everyone in your hospital on all the CMS manual sections, especially ones that apply to their department. Attendees will learn how to do a gap analysis to increase compliance and we will discuss common areas of deficiency. Part One will provide an overview and introduction to the Conditions of Participation manual, including: where to find key information, memos, relevant laws and compliance, safe injection practices, advance directives, emergency services, and observation status. At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: Describe methods to find information on CMS regulations. Recall the process to identify common deficiencies cited by CMS. Discuss recommendations to do a gap analysis to ensure compliance with all the hospital CoPs. Identify changes to CMS CoP manual within the last 3 years. Accredited Continuing Education In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AXIS Medical Education and Georgia Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation. AXIS Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Credit Designation for Nursing AXIS Medical Education designates this continuing nursing education activity for a maximum of 2.0 contact hours. Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity. If you would like to be invoiced or need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.