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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued Transmittal 229 with revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care
FDA Notice
04/24/2025

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: SmartDrive Speed Control Dial by Max Mobili...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued proposed Fiscal Year 2026 payment rules for inpatient psychiatric facilities and ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient,
  • Hospice

AAAHC is reminding accredited organizations of the importance of allergy documentation. According to the accreditation body, during surveys,...

Sources:
  • Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Ambulatory Care
FDA Updates
04/18/2025

The following is a listing of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Early Alert: Intravascular PICC Catheter Issue fro...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance regarding potential unauthorized access to a legacy Oracle cloud ...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Assisted Living,
  • Telehealth,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Dialysis Facilities,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Community Mental Health Centers,
  • All Healthcare Organizations,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient,
  • Hospice,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Joint Commission is reminding health care occupancies about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) final rule effective July 5, 2016, wh...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Hospice

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published new guidance and launched a new online portal where whistleblowers can ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule for updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursi...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payments and policies for inpatient and l...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has vacated the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' minimum staffing mandate ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

DNV Healthcare recently issued updated and revised Accreditation Requirements, Interpretive Guidelines & Surveyor Guidance for Hospitals (Revision...

Sources:
  • National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
Relevant To:
  • Hospitals

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), many of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were in place during the ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Telehealth

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is recruiting adult intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free 9-month pr...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
FDA Updates
04/04/2025

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Vascular Cannula Recall: Medtronic Removes ...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations