From the AHAP blog: AHAP kicks off annual conference

February 13, 2026

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Today’s first few sessions have been a huge success. Our 7th annual conference kicked off with a great keynote address by Kurt A. Patton, MS, RPh, on “Joint Commission and CMS standards requirements: Keeping up with the pace of change,” pictured below, and we are currently listening to AHAP advisor Jean Clark, RHIA, CSHA present on “Solving compliance issues: Regulatory changes in 2013 and top RFIs.”

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