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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health update to share new information with clinicians, public health authoriti...
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Antifungal-resistant Ringworm Infections
08/28/2023The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging clinicians to be aware of antifungal-resistant Ringworm infections. Ringworm, also ...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements to help all hospitals, regardless of...
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The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research has recently published the results of a study evaluating common contributing factors to diagnostic erro...
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FDA Updates
08/24/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Draeger Recalls Carina Sub-Acute Care Venti...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently identified instances of hospices certifying patients for hospice care when they...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospice
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to medication compounding standards for their Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals accreditation...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to its Hospital Accreditation program to better align standards with U.S. Centers for Medicare &...
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FDA Updates
08/18/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Abiomed Recalls the Labeling for Impella RP...
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) toolkit for improving surgical care and recovery addresses common surgical complications such as...
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- Miscellaneous
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
Joint Commission Announces Sentinel Event Alert 67: Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack
08/16/2023According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 707 data breaches in 2022, exposing more than 51.9 million patient records. The m...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it is recommending a new immunization starting this fall to help protect ...
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- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
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- Ambulatory Care,
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Screening for Health-Related Social Needs
08/15/2023Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social, economic and environmental conditions that contribute to one’s quality of life and health o...
- The Joint Commission,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections. Ke...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
08/11/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Datascope/Maquet/Getinge Recalls Cardiosave Hybri...
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