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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a report summarizing the progress the Department has mad...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
05/26/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Draeger Medical Recalls Seattle PAP Plus an...

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  • Food and Drug Administration
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission (TJC) is seeking comments from the field on proposed revisions to Infection Control (IC) requirements for the hospitals and criti...

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  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals
FDA Updates
05/24/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: G-Supress DX Pediatric Drops by Novis PR:&n...

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  • Food and Drug Administration
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

In response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) did not enforce certain CLIA regul...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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  • Clinical Lab

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have i...

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  • Miscellaneous
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, has announced that five of dozens of defendants charged for their alleged participatio...

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  • Miscellaneous
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  • All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
05/19/2023

The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: BearCare Voluntarily Recalls Rechargeable W...

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  • Food and Drug Administration
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory about an outbreak of suspected fungal meningitis among U.S. pat...

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR)  Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the H...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Update about continued reports of mpox (formerly monkeypox) cases that r...

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

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of t...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services
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  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memorandum to provide information on the status of pandemic-related regulatory ...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

On May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to expire. Social Security Act Section 1135 emergency waivers for health care ...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

As StayAlert! has previously reported, on May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to expire. Social Security Act Section ...

Sources:
  • Department of Health and Human Services,
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations