Vizient Southern States Annual Accreditation Update 2026 - Day One

Baton Rougef, LA US
September 1, 2026

This activity is designed to enhance the healthcare team’s ability to interpret and apply evolving regulatory and accreditation standards by strengthening both knowledge and strategy. Participants will not only gain awareness of 2026 updates but also practice identifying risk-prone areas and applying mitigation strategies.

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Quality Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  
  • Identify new standard and regulatory requirements for 2026.
  • Identify regulatory/accreditation standard challenges with mitigation strategies to meet compliance.
  • Discuss the updated Accreditation 360 for Joint Commission and the comparison to the CMS CoPs.
  • Describe compliance and mitigation strategies for high-risk areas identified for each of the functional chapters.
  • Identify changes and updates from CMS and the accrediting organizations for 2026.
 
 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 ANCC
  • 5.00 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 5.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
07/08/2026
Course expires: 
10/31/2026
Event starts: 
09/01/2026 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/01/2026 - 3:00pm CDT
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Woman's Hospital
100 Woman Way
Baton Rougef, LA 70817
United States
FACULTY & PLANNERS

Planners
Michael McLemore
Course Director

Sharon Ellis, Med, BSN, RN
VP PI and Clinical
Vizient Southern States

Faculty
Gina Holiway, MHA, MSN, RN, CLNC
Nurse Advisor Regulatory and Accreditation Services
Vizient

John Nicely
Accreditation Advisor
Vizient

Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education      
Vizient, Inc.
 
Rebecca Easterwood
CE Programs Manager             
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.
 
 
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.
 
Disclosure Statements
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
 
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
 

Designation Statement(s)

 

Nurses (CNE)

This activity is designated for 5.00 contact hours.

Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)

This activity is approved by NAHQ® for 5.00 CPHQ CE credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

 

 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 5.00 ANCC
  • 5.00 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 5.00 General CE - Attendance
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