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Highlights from the 2022 OIG Work Plan
01/13/2023The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) uses its Work Plan to identify projects, including OIG audit...
- Office of Inspector General
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Clinical Lab
FDA Updates
01/12/2023The following is a listing of recent US Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Epinephrine (L-Adrenaline) USP Bulk Active Pharmace...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission Updates Emergency Management Standards for Home Care, Effective July 1, 2023
01/11/2023The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a new and revised Emergency Management chapter for their home care accreditation program. The new chapter is ...
- The Joint Commission
- Home Health
Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) has issued a safety alert about reports of cardboard cases labeled “Isoflurane USP 100 mL” by ...
- Miscellaneous
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is alerting healthcare providers to the Clop ransomware threat. In a new advisory, HHS provides detail...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
DNV Healthcare Advisory Notice Addresses Block Charting During Rapid Titration Interpretation
01/09/2023DNV Healthcare recently released an Advisory Notice to provide information on quality and safety considerations for the use of block charting during r...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
CDC Urges Healthcare Processionals to Be Alert for Sepsis in Patients Following Platelet Transfusion
01/06/2023According to a new alert from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. blood supply is safer than it has ever been. However, ...
- Food and Drug Administration,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Urgent Care,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
According to a new study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multis...
- Miscellaneous
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that, effective July 1, 2023, Leadership standard LD.04.03.08, requiring organizations to addresses health ca...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Safeguarding th...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a clarification for the new healthcare equity standard LD.04.03.08, that is effective January 1, 2023. The new s...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission Announces Elimination of Use of Term “Licensed Independent Practitioner”
12/28/2022The Joint Commission has announced that, effective February 19, 2023, the term “licensed independent practitioner” will be eliminated from...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
12/27/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Daptomycin for Injection 500 mg/vial and Da...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Happy Holidays!
12/23/2022Wishing you a joyous holiday season with peace and good health in the New Year. Happy Holidays from MCN Healthcare’s StayAlert! Team...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
CDC Issues Health Advisory about Increase in Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections
12/23/2022The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to notify clinicians and public health authorities of a recent incre...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics