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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...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) modifying...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/30/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Recommends Changes to Labeling for...

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

As 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...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Home Health

The Joint Commission has approved new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements for their assisted living, nursing care center, and ...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The StayAlert! Team wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and a bright New Year!...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/20/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Infusion Pump Battery Recall: ICU Medical R...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/18/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Catheter Correction: Boston Scientific Upda...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
12/17/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Accolade Pacemaker Devices by Boston Scient...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Pharmacy

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Signals...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • 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 ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Office of Inspector General
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations