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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it is recommending a new immunization starting this fall to help protect ...
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Joint Commission Announces Sentinel Event Alert 67: Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack
08/16/2023According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 707 data breaches in 2022, exposing more than 51.9 million patient records. The m...
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Screening for Health-Related Social Needs
08/15/2023Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social, economic and environmental conditions that contribute to one’s quality of life and health o...
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The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections. Ke...
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FDA Updates
08/11/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Datascope/Maquet/Getinge Recalls Cardiosave Hybri...
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The Heat-Related EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard, created in partnership between the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity and the DOT ...
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DNV Clarifies Requirements for Patient Diets
08/10/2023DNV Healthcare recently issued an update to their accreditation requirements and surveyor interpretive guidelines for hospitals. Included with t...
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As StayAlert reported in April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that COVID-19 pandemic...
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The HIPAA Privacy Rule at 45 CFR 164.510(b) specifically permits covered entities to share information that is directly relevant to the involveme...
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FDA Updates
08/07/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Dräger Issues Worldwide Voluntary Reca...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) that Medicare pa...
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A recent letter describing case reports of Hansen’s disease (leprosy) in central Florida suggests that the infection may be endemic to the regio...
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FDA Updates
08/01/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Correction fo...
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CMS Issue FY 2024 Final Rule for Hospice
07/31/2023The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final hospice rule which updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, ...
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospice
FDA Updates
07/28/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: GE HealthCare Recalls TruSignal SpO2 Sensors for ...
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