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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period, titled “Medicare and Medicaid Pr...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
05/08/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA activities and updates: ICU Medical Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Lactated Ringer's Injec...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued additional guidance reminding covered health care pr...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
05/06/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA activities and updates: May 6 Update: Updated Information on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 FDA Issues ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its COVID-19 guidance for long term care facilities to include a new Webinar Ser...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Long Term Care
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s Nationa...
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (NEW)
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) clarifying requirements and conside...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
05/04/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Poten...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The second round of blanket waivers issued last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) modifies certain inspection, testing and ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Hospice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new independent Commission that will conduct a comprehensive assessment of...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
04/30/2020The following is a listing of recent FDA updates and activities: FDA Tips on Good Nutrition and using the Updated Nutrition Facts Label During t...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued another round of regulatory waivers and rule changes in response to the ongoing COVI...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
NIH Releases COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
04/29/2020The National Institutes of Health has released COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines to inform clinicians how to care for patients with COVID-19. Because clin...
- National Institutes of Health
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Joint Commission Supports Universal Masking
04/28/2020The Joint Commission (TJC) recently issued a statement in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) revised infecti...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
CDC Hospital COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist
04/27/2020According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), planning for community spread of COVID-19 is critical for maintaining healthca...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals