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FDA Updates
01/16/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Risks with Exactech Equinoxe Shoulder System with...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The Joint Commission (TJC) is conducting a field review for proposed revisions to the “Infection Prevention and Control” (IC) chapter requ...
- The Joint Commission
- Assisted Living
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that restores the longstanding process for handling conscience complaints, stren...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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FDA Updates
01/12/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC Recalls Ivenix Larg...
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Utility Failures Toolkit
01/11/2024Utility failures are a major concern for health care and can cause substantial harm to patients, staff, and facilities. Threats include infrastructure...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as state and local officials are investigating a...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
01/09/2024The following is a listing if recent U.S. food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Vancomycin IV Bags, Phenylephrine IV Bags, and Fe...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
On October 23, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance for prioritization of nirsevimab given limited supply of the...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates Recommendations from Ongoing Evaluation of Airborne Chemicals from Neonatal Incubators
01/05/2024In February 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed health care providers and facilities about the potential for exposure to airbor...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
On December 15, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Optum Medical Care ...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule that updates the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (C...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated clinical resources on antiviral treatment for influenza. Clinicians should be...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
On December 21, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would establish appeals processes for certain...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements for their behavioral health care and human service...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
FDA Updates
12/28/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA issues guidance to help minimize b...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations