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May Webinar
| Title: | Management of Contract Services |
| Time: | 2PM(ET) 1PM(CT) 12N(MT) 11AM(PT) |
| Length: | 1 - 1.5 Hours |
| Date: | May 28, 2026 |
Description
True story – a hospital underwent an extension survey. The surveyor reviewed the medical record of a patient receiving dialysis by a contract service. Multiple issues were found and the hospital sustained condition-level deficiencies. This triggered a full inspection by CMS. Like it or not, hospitals are responsible for the services provided by contracted entities.
Join us for this informative webinar as we dissect key requirements and compliance strategies.
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.