Provides on-site accredited continuing education, information, training and news to all levels of staff in acute care settings. HSTN also offers a University of Dallas MBA in Health Services Management. Provides on-site accredited continuing education, information, training and news to all levels of staff in long term care settings. LTCN also offers a University of Dallas MBA in Health Services Management. Joint Commission Satellite Network Provides an exclusive series of interactive teleconferences that cover the interpretation of standards for acute care facilities.
Case studies focus on successful compliance strategies and mock surveys.
The live panel generally consists of a representative from the Joint Commission Department of Standards, a Joint Commission Surveyor and medical professionals from healthcare organizations that have successfully demonstrated compliance with the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. Past topics include depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and special patient populations among others. Hosted by Charles Ericsson, M.D., from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Topics in Medicine answers the need for more compelling CME across a diverse range of therapeutic areas and disciplines. Program topics include disease and risk management, advances in surgery, clinical literature and research update, medicine and law, emerging pharmacologic therapies, medical devices, diagnostics and more.