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FDA Updates
10/01/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Infusion Pump Software Correction: Fresenius Kabi...

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) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently i...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Community Mental Health Centers,
  • Ambulatory Care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for Florida to address th...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule entitled, “Medicare Program: Mitigating the Impact of Significant...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Hospice

The Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ) has released new beta software that allows states and healthcare organizations to calculate seve...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued new and revised elements of performance for their Laboratory accreditation program. The changes are related to C...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Update to provide additional information about the ongoing outbreak of c...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Joint Commission (TJC) has published new and revised Emergency Management (EM) requirements for their laboratory accreditation program. The revisi...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab

In recognition of World Patient Safety Day on September 17th, The White House announced several new actions aimed at addressing patient and healthcare...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
09/18/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Tracheostomy Tube Recall: Smiths Medical Re...

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

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information from interested parties, inclu...

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

The World Health Organization’s Patient Safety Day, commemorated on September 17th, is an opportunity to raise public awareness and foster ...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The United States Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) recently made available Best practices for event logging and threat detectio...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

World Sepsis Day is commemorated annually on September 13th. An initiative of the Global Sepsis Alliance, a non-profit charity organization,with ...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published revised guidance for Rural Emergency Hospitals. The Consolidated Appropriation...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals