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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...
- The Joint Commission
- 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...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
10/24/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Fresenius Medical Care Recalls Some Hemodia...
- Food and Drug Administration
- 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...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/23/2023The following is a listing if recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Philips Respironics Recalls V60 and V60 Plus Vent...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) Sentinel Event Alert 68 addresses surgical fire prevention and updates recommendations and resources to reflect current bes...
- The Joint Commission
- 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...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
Timeframe for Operative Note Documentation
10/17/2023Reports of operative and other high-risk procedures should be written or dictated for inclusion in the medical record immediately after the operative ...
- The Joint Commission
- 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...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/13/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Issues Final Guidance on...
- Food and Drug Administration
- 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...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- 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...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
DNV Healthcare has published an Advisory Notice describing updates to the accreditation process for all DNV accredited, certified and applicant acute ...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
FDA Updates
10/06/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Update on Recalled Philips Ventilators, BiPAP Mac...
- Food and Drug Administration
- 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 ...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Long Term Care