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CMS Hospital Price Transparence Enforcement Updates
05/01/2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new fact sheet that outlines process updates CMS is making to increase complian...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
FDA Updates
04/28/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Akorn Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
TJC Announces Reinstatement of Ventricular Assist Device Implant Volume Requirement
04/27/2023

The Joint Commission has announced that, beginning on May 11, 2023, the day the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, the requirement to count the vo...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Hospitals
Joint Commission Eliminates Term “Licensed Independent Practitioner” for Ambulatory and Office Based Surgery Programs
04/25/2023

Last December, The Joint Commission (TJC) announced the elimination of the term “licensed independent practitioner” for their hospital and...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery
TJC Revises Requirement Related to National Practitioner Data Bank Queries
04/24/2023

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a revision to standard MS.06.01.05, EP 7, effective August 27, 2023. This standard requires hospitals and cri...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals