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The Joint Commission (TJC) has published a new Quick Safety Issue #70, Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries, to raise aware...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Assisted Living,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

A new Health Advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides options for clinicians to protect infants from respiratory sy...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
10/24/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Fresenius Medical Care Recalls Some Hemodia...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) October 2023 Cybersecurity Newsletter highlights the importance o...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/23/2023

The following is a listing if recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Philips Respironics Recalls V60 and V60 Plus Vent...

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

The Joint Commission (TJC) Sentinel Event Alert 68 addresses surgical fire prevention and updates recommendations and resources to reflect current bes...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Office-Based Surgery

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has issued two resource documents to help explain to pati...

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

Reports of operative and other high-risk procedures should be written or dictated for inclusion in the medical record immediately after the operative ...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) new Health Sector Alert is informing the health care sector of a critical vulnerability...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/13/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Issues Final Guidance on...

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

The. U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued guidance to provide information and clarification about the evaluation of Q...

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

The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Poli...

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

DNV Healthcare has published an Advisory Notice describing updates to the accreditation process for all DNV accredited, certified and applicant acute ...

Sources:
  • National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient
FDA Updates
10/06/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Update on Recalled Philips Ventilators, BiPAP Mac...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General recently published the results of an audit of nursing homes in New ...

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