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» Newsroom Table of Contents | Edition: August 8, 2025
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CIHQ Summit Registration is live! Earn your Continuing Education credits and have some fun!

Are You Gambling with Your Compliance?
Register for the Summit today! Here are some comments from last year:

“As a member of the hospital c-suite, I have been through many surveys with a variety of accrediting organizations. By far – CIHQ provided a rigorous yet delightfully educational survey. Use the ARS resources – you will not regret it! It’s an open book test, beginning with the standards available online today.”

This is our third year exhibiting at the CIHQ Summit. We love seeing familiar faces and meeting new – because it’s a consistently growing audience. Attendees are open and interested in meeting with the vendors and traffic is steady throughout the Summit. It’s our favorite show of the year!”

If you are responsible for compliance to accreditation and regulatory requirements at your organization, then the 2025 Accreditation & Regulatory Summit is the “must attend” conference of the year. The challenges facing healthcare institutions have never been greater while the future offers amazing opportunities. This is one conference you don’t want to miss!

“The level of professionalism and communication meets hospitals where they are – respectfully and with an educational approach. The Summit sessions provide valuable insight and an opportunity to ask the experts – live!”

The 2025 Accreditation & Regulatory Summit has been approved for 16 hours of continuing education by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).

» Register Today!

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CIHQ HACP Course Registration is live!

HACP-CMS, HACP-Physical Environment (PE), and HACP-Infection Control (IC) courses will be taught LIVE on Monday, October 20th.

"Through the presentation of course material and discussions, our HACP-CMS instructor, Richard Curtis, brought the 'why' behind the often-dry topic of healthcare compliance to life in a way that now informs my process improvement decisions on a weekly basis." – Dan Corcoran

Stay for the Summit, and use the hours towards meeting re-certification requirements.

» Register Today!

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NEW! Industry News and Updates: CMS Updates FY 2026 Prospective Payment System Fact Sheets

Hospital Inpatient (IPPS) and Long-Term Hospital (LTCH PPS) » Read More

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility » Read More

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility » Read More

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CMS Listening Session: Opportunities to Enhance Real-Time Claims Processing & EDI Cybersecurity Controls – Wednesday, August 13

As part of CMS’ 2025 priorities, we’re holding a listening session to gather feedback from our industry partners for innovative ideas and opportunities for real-time claims processing. We’re also looking to improve Medicare’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) cybersecurity controls that support the security and integrity of electronic transactions physicians, suppliers, and other providers use to submit Medicare Part A and Part B claims.

We’re interested in getting your feedback... » Read More

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NEW! Industry News and Updates: Help CMS Fight Fraud, Waste & Abuse

Check out the updated Crushing Fraud, Waste & Abuse webpage for the latest information, including:

  • Urgent fraud scheme alerts
  • Recent successes
  • Fast facts
  • How to report
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August 12, 2025 Partner Webinar Series - NDAC: Acute Dialysis: New Standards and Metrics for Hospitals to Up Their Game

In this session open to anyone, you’ll learn about new industry standards now available for credential acute dialysis programs. Identify the critical success elements required to deliver a quality acute dialysis service. Discussion points: documentation, elements of success, and how to validate best practices.

» Available Now on YouTube

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Partner Webinars provided by HealthTech
Relevant – Swing Beds – Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Join Carolyn St. Charles and Cheri Benander for this informative webinar that aims to answer all your questions around swing bed surveys. This webinar reviews the most frequently asked questions and provide strategies for compliance.

» On Demand Here

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Partner Article: Provided by Community Hospital Corp (CHC), CIHQ Summit Welcome Reception and Gold Sponsor
Facing the Pressure: How Operational Assessments Help Rural and Community Hospitals Chart a Sustainable Path Forward

Community hospitals, especially those designated as Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), are facing mounting pressures from multiple fronts. Workforce shortages, rising supply costs, aging infrastructure, and changing reimbursement models all strain hospital operations...

» Read More

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Partner Spotlight: Texas A&M Health Rural & Community Health Institute

CIHQ Summit Silver Sponsor! For some small community or rural facilities that may find it difficult to produce certain programs and services on their own, we provide simple solutions. We offer a variety of quality and patient safety programs, including peer review through case-based learning, benchmarking, assessment services, and database management and analysis.

» Learn More and check out the Partner webinar on YouTube

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Upcoming Conference

August 20 - 22: Mid-South Critical Access Hospital & Rural Hospital Conference.

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Upcoming Conference

September 4 - 5: Kansas Hospital Association Annual Convention and Trade Show: Mission Possible

» Learn More

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