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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IP...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care
FDA Updates
04/12/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc. Issues Volunt...

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an update to their guidance, Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Epidemi...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has launched a new patient safety initiative, Focus on HARM (Harmonizing, Accountability in Reporting and Monitoring)...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission (TJC) recently released its list of the top five most challenging requirements of 2023 for each of their accreditation programs. ...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CDC) has released a new Health Advisory to inform clinicians, state health departments, and the publ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
04/05/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Honeywell Fendall 2000 Non-Sterile Eyewash ...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report with the results of a review determ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Office of Inspector General
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care
FDA Updates
04/03/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Teleflex and Arrow International Recall ARR...

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

The Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revisions and clarifications about requirements for informed consent in hospital...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to an increase in invasive meningococc...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proposing new requirements for cyber incid...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions, effective July 1, 2024, to its Memory Care Certification for Assisted Living Communities (ALCs). T...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Assisted Living
FDA Updates
03/28/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Methocarbamol Injection USP, 1000 mg/10 mL ...

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

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to address the impact of the cybersecurity incident at UnitedHealth Group’s sub...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations