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The Joint Commission has announced new and revised requirements for their Infection Prevention and Control chapter that are applicable to their Hospit...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
NFPA 2024 Updates
12/21/2023The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, Health Care Facilities Code has been updated for 2024. While the Centers for Medicare & Medica...
- Miscellaneous
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Best Practices for Cybersecurity Education
12/20/2023As StayAlert! reviewed last week, cybersecurity in healthcare is a growing issue that is getting increased focus from regulators. Cyber-attacks in the...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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FDA Updates
12/20/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Olympus Recalls Bronchofiberscopes and Bron...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Last week StayAlert! reported on the growing incidence of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations and the increasing likelihood that the health care ...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced next steps in the ongoing work to improve and enhance cybersecurity for health car...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to low vaccination rates against influ...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Joint Commission has announced a revision to the definition of suicide for the purposes of their Sentinel Event Policy, effective January 1, 2024....
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers and the public about an outbreak of R...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
12/08/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Getinge Recalls CARDIOHELP Emergency Drive due to...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging healthcare organizations to address the active exploitation of a cybersecurity vuln...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
Highlights from the 2023 OIG Work Plan
12/05/2023The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) uses its Work Plan to identify projects, including OIG audit...
- Office of Inspector General
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting ...
- The Joint Commission,
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
National Influenza Vaccination Week
12/01/2023Next week, December 4-8 is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza v...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/01/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Becton Dickinson (BD) Recalls Alaris Infusion Pum...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations