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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Update to provide additional information about the ongoing outbreak of c...

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  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Joint Commission (TJC) has published new and revised Emergency Management (EM) requirements for their laboratory accreditation program. The revisi...

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  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab

In recognition of World Patient Safety Day on September 17th, The White House announced several new actions aimed at addressing patient and healthcare...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
09/18/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Tracheostomy Tube Recall: Smiths Medical Re...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather information from interested parties, inclu...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The World Health Organization’s Patient Safety Day, commemorated on September 17th, is an opportunity to raise public awareness and foster ...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The United States Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) recently made available Best practices for event logging and threat detectio...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

World Sepsis Day is commemorated annually on September 13th. An initiative of the Global Sepsis Alliance, a non-profit charity organization,with ...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission is seeking comments for proposed revisions to Emergency Management (EM) requirements for accredited Behavioral Health and Human S...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Behavioral Health - Inpatient

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published revised guidance for Rural Emergency Hospitals. The Consolidated Appropriation...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals

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...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) continues to ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
09/05/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Ventilator Correction: Breas Medical Update...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Respiratory Protection Week, September 3-6, highlights the importance of respiratory...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) require reporting of data rela...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Hospitals