Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program
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Lynn Rasnick
Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
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Event Details
- November 19, 2025
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Virtual
Audience
CEOs, chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, compliance officers and legal counsel, department directors, governing board members, pharmacy, dietary, laboratory and radiology staff, physicians, quality improvement staff, regulatory readiness liaisons, risk managers and safety officers
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Overview
This virtual event, necessary for all hospitals, will discuss the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program standards (which are frequently cited condition-level deficiencies nationwide) for acute, critical access and rural emergency hospitals. The session also will cover updated interpretative guidelines.
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- discuss the board's responsibility for the QAPI program
- explain QAPI program standards and interpretative guidelines for all hospital types
- explain the basic requirements for an effective QAPI program
Speaker
Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. Ruzicka previously worked as director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. She also has more than 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.