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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a drug information update to inform stakeholders that the agency generally does not intend...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that, because of significant litigation, the agency will delay implementatio...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD), the first publicly available online...
- Miscellaneous
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Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it is voluntarily recalling the prescription drug products and lots, within expiry, distributed du...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.05.01 addressing the management of anticoagulant therapy has eight (8) new el...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC is voluntarily recalling two lots of Fluorouracil Injection, USP 5g/100mL (50mg/mL), 100mL fill in 100mL vials, to the us...
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Revised Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal on Suicide Prevention Effective Today
07/01/2019StayAlert! is reminding customers that July 1, 2019 is the effective date for the revised Joint Commission (TJC) National Patient Safety Goal (NP...
- The Joint Commission
- Hospitals,
- Behavioral Health
The FDA is warning patients and health care professionals not to use products intended to be sterile produced by Pacifico National Inc., doing bu...
- Food and Drug Administration
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BD is recalling its SmartSite Syringe Administration Sets due to leaking of the sets which may result in under‐infusion of critical medicat...
- Food and Drug Administration
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Edwards LifeSciences is recalling the IntraClude Intra-Aortic Occlusion Device due to a risk of balloon rupture during use, which may add time to...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Hospitals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication warning patients and health care providers that certain Medtronic M...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that, effective immediately, element of performance (EP) 15 for Human Resources (HR) standard HR.01.05.0...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comment on their proposed rule designed to improve patients’ access to...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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FDA Drug Information Update on Angiotensin II Receptor (ARB) Recalls by Macleods Pharmaceuticals
06/27/2019The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients and health care professionals to Macleods Pharmaceuticals’ voluntary recall ...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The Joint Commission (TJC) recently announced new and revised antimicrobial stewardship requirements for accredited ambulatory care organizations...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Care