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CDC Health Advisory about Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters
09/01/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers, laboratories, and public health...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Dialysis Facilities,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics
CDC Publishes 2023-2024 Flu Vaccine Recommendations
08/31/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published new recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on th...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
CDC Health Update on Locally Acquired Malaria
08/30/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health update to share new information with clinicians, public health authoriti...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics
Antifungal-resistant Ringworm Infections
08/28/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging clinicians to be aware of antifungal-resistant Ringworm infections. Ringworm, also ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Assisted Living,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Dialysis Facilities,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Hospice,
  • Rural Health Clinics
CDC Releases Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements to Aid in Prevention and Treatment
08/25/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements to help all hospitals, regardless of...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
AHRQ Study Highlights Factors Contributing to Diagnostic Error
08/24/2023

The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research has recently published the results of a study evaluating common contributing factors to diagnostic erro...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
08/24/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Draeger Recalls Carina Sub-Acute Care Venti...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care
CMS Strengthens Oversight of Hospice Facilities
08/23/2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently identified instances of hospices certifying patients for hospice care when they...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Hospice
Joint Commission Announces Revised Requirements for Medication Compounding for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, Effective January 1, 2024
08/22/2023

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to medication compounding standards for their Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals accreditation...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
Joint Commission Revises Hospital Program Standards to Align with Critical Access Hospital Changes and the CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation
08/21/2023

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to its Hospital Accreditation program to better align standards with U.S. Centers for Medicare &...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Hospitals
FDA Updates
08/18/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Abiomed Recalls the Labeling for Impella RP...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
08/17/2023

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) toolkit for improving surgical care and recovery addresses common surgical complications such as...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission,
  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
New RSV Immunization Recommended for Certain At-Risk Infants
08/16/2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it is recommending a new immunization starting this fall to help protect ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Rural Health Clinics
Joint Commission Announces Sentinel Event Alert 67: Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack
08/16/2023

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 707 data breaches in 2022, exposing more than 51.9 million patient records. The m...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs
08/15/2023

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social, economic and environmental conditions that contribute to one’s quality of life and health o...

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