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Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an update for health care leaders on the impacts of Hurrica...

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

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to the agency’s survey process for deemed home health agencies in their Home Care Accreditati...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Home Health

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding long term care facilities of the regulatory expectation that ensures nursing home ...

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health have issued a consensus s...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration,
  • National Institutes of Health,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the Republic of Rw...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
10/03/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: IPV Therapy Device Correction: Sentec/Percussiona...

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated surveillance and trends information for pertussis. According to the CDC, re...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/01/2024

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Infusion Pump Software Correction: Fresenius Kabi...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently i...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
  • Community Mental Health Centers,
  • Ambulatory Care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for Florida to address th...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule entitled, “Medicare Program: Mitigating the Impact of Significant...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Hospice

The Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ) has released new beta software that allows states and healthcare organizations to calculate seve...

Sources:
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued new and revised elements of performance for their Laboratory accreditation program. The changes are related to C...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab

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

Sources:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab