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Telehealth Extensions Explained
04/09/2025According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), many of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were in place during the ...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Telehealth
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is recruiting adult intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free 9-month pr...
- Miscellaneous
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
04/04/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Vascular Cannula Recall: Medtronic Removes ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
According to AAAHC, credentialing, privileging, and peer review are high deficiency requirements, meaning that accredited organizations often face cha...
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
CDC Update on Measles Outbreak
04/02/2025The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided the following update about the measles outbreak in the United States. As ...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced the following revisions: APR.01.03.01, EP 1 for all accreditation programs CPR.02, EP 1 for all certi...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
HHS Announces Agency Restructuring
03/31/2025Notice: HHS Announces Agency Restructuring The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a dramatic restructuring in accorda...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
According to a new revised memorandum from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) technological advancements have led to the availa...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Dialysis Facilities
Last week StayAlert! reported on the the American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC issued warning for hospitals to be on alert for potential ...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission – New Requirements for Opioid Treatment Programs, Effective July 1, 2025
03/26/2025The Joint Commission has announced the approval of new and revised requirements for opioid treatment programs (OTPs) within their Behavioral Health an...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have released two technical assistance documents focu...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
Measles Outbreak Updates
03/21/2025The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated information about the current Measles outbreak in the United States. As of M...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
Potential Terror Threat Targeted at Health Sector – AHA & Health-ISAC Joint Threat Bulletin
03/20/2025The American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC issued a warning Thursday, March 20, 2025, for hospitals to be on alert for potential terrorism atta...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
03/20/2025The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Embolization Device Recall and Correction: ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
CMS Special Alert for Hospitals - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation
03/19/2025The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Special Alert for Hospitals, Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilati...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations