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Recent Cyberthreats to Healthcare Industry
06/21/2023Recent cyberthreats are targeting the healthcare industry and serve as reminder that cybersecurity is a patient safety issue that requires dedicated a...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
A recent report about a patient catching fire at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN has been making headlines and highlights the impor...
- Miscellaneous
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Office-Based Surgery
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a n...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission issued revisions to elements of performance (EPs) for critical access hospitals, effective June 1, 2023. The goal of the revision...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals
FDA Updates
06/14/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Update on Recommendations: Evaluation of Airborne...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new memorandum to remind providers of the health and safety concerns that arise...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a memorandum to provide guidance and clarification about the requirement that Medicare-...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging vigilance from health care providers regarding the fungal meningitis outbreak asso...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Joint Commission has issued several revisions to elements of performance (EPs) for critical access hospitals. The changes are intended to better a...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals
Preparing for Utility Failures in Hospitals
06/06/2023Losing power or water can have serious effects on communities and impact the operations of healthcare facilities. Geographically unusual heat and cold...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a settlement with Manasa Health Center, LLC, ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
06/05/2023The following is a listing of U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Non-sterile, Single-use Pneumatic Tourniquet Cuffs Conse...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Update to provide updates on the status of the ongoing fungal meningitis outb...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule removing expired regulatory language addressing staff and patient CO...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
05/31/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Proposes New, Easy-to-Read Medication G...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations