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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement requiring all LongTerm Care (LTC) facilities to report COVID-19 information using the...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
HHS Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Modifying HIPAA to Strengthen Cybersecurity Protections
12/31/2024The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) modifying...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/30/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Recommends Changes to Labeling for...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
New CMS Home Health Requirement Related to Evaluating Patient Referrals, Effective January 1, 2025
12/30/2024As a part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CY25 Home Health Prospective Payment System Payment Rate Update there is a new requi...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Home Health
The Joint Commission has approved new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements for their assisted living, nursing care center, and ...
- The Joint Commission
- Assisted Living,
- Long Term Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
DNV Healthcare has updated their 2024 NIAHO® Program Accreditation Process for all hospital types, effective immediately. Below is a summary of...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
Happy Holidays!
12/23/2024The StayAlert! Team wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and a bright New Year!...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/20/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Infusion Pump Battery Recall: ICU Medical R...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) is a strategic national framework for how federal, private sector, state, local, tribal and ter...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/18/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Catheter Correction: Boston Scientific Upda...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/17/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Accolade Pacemaker Devices by Boston Scient...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a final rule that adopts updated versions of the retail pharmacy standards for el...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Pharmacy
New Guidance on Strengthening Visibility and Hardening Network Devices in Response to Cyberthreats
12/13/2024The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Signals...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a Special Fraud Alert for warn Medicare Advantage ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
- All Healthcare Organizations
On May 6, 2024, OCR published a final rule updating regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits d...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations