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In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that, as of today, the U.S. C...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics

On February 25, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order 14221, “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is assisting with an ongoing multistate investigation involving use of non-sterile ultrasoun...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Dialysis Facilities,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is seeking input, through the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), on newly proposed c...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordi...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

AAAHC has announced the upcoming release of version 44 Standards for all programs. The agency will contact its accredited organizations with planned r...

Sources:
  • Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Ambulatory Care
FDA Updates
05/15/2025

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: HHS, FDA Initiate Comprehensive Review ...

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) announced the initiation of a compliance review of a hospital to ...

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

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of May 9, 2025, a total of 1,001 confirmed measles cases were reported by 3...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is switching to electronic fee coupons and CLIA certificates. By March 1, 2026, laboratories and ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Clinical Lab

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for over 60 years, state-based public health newborn screening programs...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to clarify the ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
05/02/2025

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Heart Pump Accessory Removal by Abbott: Ale...

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is continuing to monitor H5 Bird Flu which is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is caus...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Joint Commission (TJC) recently published a standards FAQ about whether spit guards and hoods are considered restraints in the Hospital, Hospital ...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals