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FDA Updates
03/27/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Medline Industries Recalls Certain Kits and...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance for State Survey Agencies and long-term care (LTC) facilities on the...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Long Term Care
HIPAA Covered Entity Decision Tool
03/22/2024Administrative Simplification standards, part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), govern electronic and admini...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
03/20/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Latest Update on FDA’s Evaluatio...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued revised guidance, “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase i...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released updated interpretive guidelines and updates to Appendix B of the State Operatio...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Home Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the cybe...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
- All Healthcare Organizations
DNV Healthcare has added a new requirement to their Hospital and Critical Access Hospital NIAHO accreditation standards. The addition is intended to a...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving Durable M...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Assisted Living,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) has revised the State Operating Manual (SOM) - Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) to reflect...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Community Mental Health Centers
FDA Updates
03/08/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Ventec Life Systems Recalls VOCSN Patient B...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission has announced that, effective July 1, 2024, they are revising the glossary definition of “designated equivalent source&rdqu...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
FDA Draft Guidance on Informed Consent
03/06/2024The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking input on new draft guidance “Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals