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The Joint Commission (TJC) has released new and revised requirements related to histocompatibility and personnel requirements, effective January 1, 20...
- The Joint Commission,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
OIG Issues Final Assessment on National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers
11/08/2024The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) created the Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks on Direct Patient Acc...
- Office of Inspector General
- Long Term Care
Organ Transplant Requirements
11/07/2024StayAlert! recently reviewed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates to Chapters 2 and 9, and to Appendix X of the State Operatio...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2023 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report shows progres...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) has announced ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
11/01/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: IPV Therapy Device Recall: Percussionaire Removes...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Social Engineering – What You Need to Know
10/30/2024Cyber threats targeting individuals often take the form of social engineering, where attackers attempt to convince someone to engage in actions o...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
On August 28, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published revisions to the Condition of Participation (CoP) requirements for ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
10/25/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Update: Do Not Use BioZorb Marker Implantable Rad...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 13 with CY 2024 requirements an...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Health Clinics
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published the AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings. The Toolk...
- Miscellaneous
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has pub...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to Chapters 2 and 9, and to Appendix X of the State Operations Manual (SOM) fo...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation requirements at 42 CFR §482.80, transplant programs mus...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
10/17/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Infusion Pump Recall: Zyno Medical Removes Certai...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations