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OIG November Work Plan Updates
11/18/2019The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released updates to their workplan. OIG’s work planning process is dynamic, and adjustments a...
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CMS Guidance for MBI Changes
11/15/2019The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance for Medicare beneficiaries or their authorized representatives who might...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has launched a new patient safety campaign, Speak Up for Your Rights, focusing on patient rights. This new Speak Up c...
- The Joint Commission
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FDA Update
11/14/2019The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: UPDATE on angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) recalls...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing updated information from recent CDC laboratory testing of bronchoalveolar lavag...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Update
11/12/2019The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: Med Man Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Up2 Due t...
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule that addresses discharge planning. The final rule, Revisions ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Home Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule that addresses discharge planning. The final rule (Revisions to Di...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
11/08/2019The following is a summary of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. Initiates Voluntary Nationwi...
- Food and Drug Administration
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As of October 29, 2019, 49 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 1,888 cases of e-cigarette or vaping assoc...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health a...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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FDA Updates
11/07/2019The following is a summary of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: FDA outlines risk-based best practices for conducting o...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the CY 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Cente...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Ambulatory Care
FDA Updates
11/05/2019The following is a summary of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: FDA reminds patients, health care professionals and lab...
- Food and Drug Administration
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