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Joint Commission Removes Risk Areas for all Accreditation Programs, Effective January 1, 2026
07/10/2025The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that effective January 1, 2026, the accrediting organization will be removing from standards the risk areas a...
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- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released updates to State Operations Manual Chapter 5 Sections 5500-5590 that provide gu...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
FDA Updates
07/09/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities. Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities with Certain ...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced the formation of a new working group to...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced the addition of one new element of performance (EP) and one revised EP in order to align with the U.S. Center...
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- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
07/02/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Early Alert: Blood Pump Controller Issue fr...
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ATSP Approves SVAP Standards for 2025
07/02/2025The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (hereafter ASTP) is the principal f...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has launched Accreditation 360: The New Standard, a transformed approach to hospital and healthcare accreditation and certi...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix C – Survey Procedur...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced updates to Nursing Home Compare, the webiste that provides detailed informatio...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
06/25/2025The following is a listing of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Import Alerts for Certain Olympus Medical Devices ...
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an update with clarification on the enforcement discretion for CLIA personnel ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an investigation of a major health system in Michig...
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FDA Updates
06/23/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Anesthesia Delivery Systems Recall: GE Heal...
- Food and Drug Administration
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FDA Updates
06/20/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Transderm Scōp (Scopolamine Transdermal Sys...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations