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The Joint Commission recently announced updates to several home health standards and elements of performance to better align with Centers for Med...
- The Joint Commission
- Home Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergen...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals. As required by statute, ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
08/02/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Extended Expiration Date for MaximBio Clear...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
On July 11, 2022, The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rule, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
As of July 28, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health partners are reporting 4,907 cases of monk...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA Updates
07/28/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Seeks to Improve Patient Communication ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) for the first time...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
HHS Threat Brief Addresses Web Applications
07/27/2022The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a new threat brief on web appl...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)(Section 1...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
07/25/2022The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation t...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new memorandum to restate existing guidance for hospital staff and physicians r...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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FDA Updates
07/21/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: UPDATE: Use of Renuvion/J-Plasma Device for...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of inspector General (OIG) is urging practitioners to exercise caution and use heightene...
- FEMA,
- Office of Inspector General
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to make it easier for U.S. healthcare providers to request TPOXX (also called tecoviri...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics