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The Joint Commission is seeking input from the field on potential new requirements related to medication orders for their Office-Based Surgery (OBS) a...
- The Joint Commission
- Office-Based Surgery
FDA Updates
09/25/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: Benadryl (diphenhydramine): Drug Safety Communication - Serious Problems with H...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million to Settle PHI Breach Affecting Over 6 million Individuals
09/24/2020The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with CHSPSC LLC, (“CHSPSC”) ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a revision to Environment of Care (EC) Standard EC.02.04.03, EP 34, effective January 1, 2021. The revision i...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
FDA Updates
09/23/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: FDA alerts of Perrigo’s voluntary albuterol inhaler recall ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) has released documents outlining the initial strategy to delive...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance addressing visitation in nursing homes during the COVID-19 public health emer...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
09/21/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: FDA Publishes Comparative Performance Data for COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Te...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a memorandum reviewing the requirements for their final rule issued on August 25, 2020 ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Clinical Lab
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) has published Safer Together: A National Ac...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
CMS Seeks Comments on Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Measure for Skilled Nursing Facilities
09/16/2020The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is seeking input from the public...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have released version 3.2 of the ...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
09/15/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: Becton Dickinson (BD) CareFusion 303 Recalls Alaris System Infusion Pumps Due t...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period on August 25, 2020 establishing Long-Term Car...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a call to review their recommendations for testing and treatment of 2020-2021 sea...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Hospice