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June Webinar

Title: Top Compliance Issues in Patient Rights
Time: 2PM(ET) 1PM(CT) 12N(MT) 11AM(PT)
Length: 1 - 1.5 Hours
Date: June 25, 2026

Description

Assuring the rights of patients is a fundamental obligation of hospitals, and one that is taken seriously by CMS and accrediting agencies. Significant violations of patient rights requirements usually result in condition-level deficiencies and sometimes result in immediate jeopardy.
Join us for this informative webinar as we cover the most frequently cited issues around patient rights and how to avoid them.
Note: This webinar will not address patient rights around restraint and seclusion.
Register for the webinar online.

Your Webinar Host

Richard Curtis, RN, MS, HACP
Richard (Rick) Curtis is the Chief Executive Officer for CIHQ. Rick is nationally recognized as an expert on the Medicare Conditions of Participation and the CMS Certification & Survey Process. As CEO, he successfully guided CIHQ in becoming the nation's 4th CMS approved deeming authority for acute care hospitals as well as critical access and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
Rick's clinical background is in critical care nursing with a focus in cardiovascular and trauma service lines. He has held both clinical and executive management level positions in Quality, Risk, Education, Infection Control, and Regulatory Compliance.
Rick is a regular speaker at numerous state and national conferences on the CMS Survey & Certification Process and is host of CIHQ's popular monthly webinars addressing key compliance challenges in today's environment.
Rick is nationally certified in healthcare accreditation and serves as Chair of the Board of Examiners for the Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program (HACP). Rick has a degree in Nursing with a master’s degree in health services administration.
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