Webinar Center

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Non-ARS Member or CIHQ Accredited Facilities

Outside organizations are invited to participate in our webinars. Please note the following:

The webinar fee is $235 per line (1 WORK email address per registration).
Full payment must be received prior to the webinar date. There are no refunds.
Webinar information and materials will be emailed approximately 3 - 5 days prior to the webinar date.

September Webinar

Title:	Anesthesia & Surgery – The Top 10 Deficiencies
Time:	2PM(ET) 1PM(CT) 12N(MT) 11AM(PT)
Length:	1 - 1.5 Hours
Date:	September 25, 2025

Description

If your hospital provides anesthesia and surgery, then this webinar is a must attend. Both CMS and accrediting agencies closely inspect these services and condition-level deficiencies are often levied for non-compliance to regulations and standards. We’ll cover the most frequently cited areas of non-compliance, why they occur, and most importantly, how to address them.

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.