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The Joint Commission is seeking comments for proposed revisions to Emergency Management (EM) requirements for accredited Behavioral Health and Human S...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP/ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) continues to ...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
09/05/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Ventilator Correction: Breas Medical Update...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Respiratory Protection Week 2024
09/04/2024The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Respiratory Protection Week, September 3-6, highlights the importance of respiratory...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) require reporting of data rela...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has published recommendations for 2024-2...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission has issued new and revised Emergency Management requirements for all accredited nursing care centers, effective January 1, 2025. ...
- The Joint Commission
- Long Term Care
CDC ACIP Recommendation - Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Adults Aged 60 and Over
08/27/2024On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that adu...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Assisted Living,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
Mammography Quality Standards Act and Regulation Amendments - Small Entity Compliance Guide
08/26/2024The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to explain compliance requirements of the Mammography ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is reminding HIPAA regulated entities of the need for vigilance with regard to the physical security ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
08/22/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated mRNA CO...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated their Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements in August 2023 with the intention of h...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Clinical Lab
CMS Publishes Updates Model Signage for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
08/20/2024The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published updated model signage that Medicare-participating hospitals may use to me...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to notify clinicians and public health authorities of an increase in...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics