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As StayAlert! recently reported, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their 1998 Guidelines for Infection Control and...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory advising of a possible risk for Legionnaires’ disease ass...
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FDA Update
11/19/2019The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities: Update on Device Failure Associated with Getinge's ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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