2026 Accreditation Professional Orientation Certificate Program - Welcome Webinar On-Demand

Accessing the recorded power point presentation provides a review of the foundation information contained in the Continuous Readiness White Paper; provides an opportunity for participants to complete an operational partner worksheet; and outlines the requirement for the course project.

Target Audience

Nurses
Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Define the historical evolution of accreditation and certification and its purpose and value.
Explain how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Conditions of Participation (COP) form the foundation of voluntary accreditation for various health care providers.
Discuss the roles of leaders and accreditation professionals in continuous accreditation and regulatory readiness.
Identify the sources of truth and strategies for staying current with regulations, standards, and survey processes

Course summary

Available credit:

1.25 ANCC
1.25 General CE - Attendance

Course opens:

03/27/2026

Course expires:

10/13/2026

FACULTY & PLANNERS

Faculty

Wendy Forys, MSN, BS, RN
Sr. Director Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient, Inc.

Diane Cullen, MSN, MBA, RN, CIC, CPHQ
Advisor, Accreditation
Vizient, Inc.

Planners

Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Accreditation Director
Vizient, Inc.

Wendy Forys, MSN, BS, RN
Sr. Director Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient, Inc.

Kim Bentley, CHCP
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education
Vizient, Inc.

DISCLOSURE

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.

Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.

Statement of Content Validity

Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.

FDA Off-Label Use

Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.

Usage Disclosure: “Off-label/unapproved drug uses or products are mentioned within this activity.”

Evidence-based Content: “Low/absence of evidence-based topics are mentioned within this activity.”

Disclaimer

The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.

Course Director(s)