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FDA Updates
10/31/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: FDA Advises on Pulse Oximeters and Oxygen Concentrators Paroex (chlorhe...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made enhancements to its website to provide greater accessib...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
OIG Work Plan - October Updates
10/28/2020The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released updates to their Work Plan. Audits of inte...
- Office of Inspector General
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) announced that it has updated its on-site survey protocols and resumed survey activities for their laboratory accredit...
- The Joint Commission
- Clinical Lab
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memorandum that provides Medicare and Medicaid hospitals and critical access ho...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
Joint Commission Revises Emergency Management Standard for Certain Accreditation Programs
10/23/2020The Joint Commission has announced revisions to emergency management standard EM.03.01.03, effective January 1, 2021, for their ambulatory health, beh...
- The Joint Commission
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Behavioral Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday updated their definition of “close contact” as it relates to SARS-CoV-...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a cybersecurity advisory on Chinese state-sponsored malicious cyber activity. This...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission Announces Deletion of Element of Performance Related to Influenza Vaccination Rates
10/20/2020The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that, effective January 1, 2021, Infection Control standard IC.02.04.01, EP 5, will be eliminated. Accordi...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Clinical Lab,
- Behavioral Health
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has added a Point of Care Laboratory Reporting P...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Long Term Care
CMS Clarifies Use of Contract Nurses in Hospice Facilities During Extraordinary Circumstances
10/16/2020According to findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,a shortage of nurses is forecasted through 2024, with a job growth rate that is faster...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Hospice
The Joint Commission has issued a new Quick Safety report that addresses optimal use of telemedicine to deliver safe patient care. The COVID-19 pandem...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/14/2020The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Issues Warning Letter to Battelle Memor...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
DNV GL Healthcare has issued a reminder that hospitals accredited through their program should notify DNV GL through the client dropbox, DNVClientDrop...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals