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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...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • 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, ...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care
FDA Updates
08/02/2022

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Extended Expiration Date for MaximBio Clear...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • 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 (...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
07/28/2022

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA Seeks to Improve Patient Communication ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) for the first time...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a new threat brief on web appl...

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

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...

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation t...

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

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...

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
07/21/2022

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: UPDATE: Use of Renuvion/J-Plasma Device for...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • 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...

Sources:
  • FEMA,
  • Office of Inspector General
Relevant To:
  • 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...

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