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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new survey protocol in Appendix Y of their State Operations Manual (SOM...
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Alcon Announces Voluntary Global Market Withdrawal of CyPass Micro-Stent for Surgical Glaucoma
08/31/2018Alcon has announced an immediate, voluntary market withdrawal of the CyPass Micro-Stent from the global market. In addition, Alcon advises surgeo...
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- Ambulatory Care
Joint Commission Addresses Non-pharmacologic and Non-opioid Solutions for Pain Management
08/30/2018The Joint Commission (TJC) has released Quick Safety Issue 44 which addresses non-pharmacologic and non-opioid solutions for pain management. Hea...
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Product Quest Manufacturing (“Product Quest”) is voluntarily recalling Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist due...
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The U.S. Food and drug Administration (FDA) is warning that cases of a rare but serious infection of the genitals and area around the genitals ha...
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- Home Health,
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The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released their influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2018-2019 Influenzas se...
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- All Healthcare Organizations
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer Inc., is voluntarily recalling one lot of Children’s Advil® Suspension Bubble Gum Fla...
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
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- Ambulatory Care,
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The Joint Commission (TJC) recently released an FAQ describing considerations for the use of documentation assistants, more commonly referred to ...
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Accord Healthcare Inc. is voluntarily recalling One lot (Lot PW05264 – 46632 Bottles, NDC 16729-182-01) of Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP,...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment on a proposal not to include three bulk drug substances, bumetanide, nicardipine h...
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- Pharmacy
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that it has revised several requirements in their Medication Compounding (MDC) certification program and...
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- Home Health
Class I Recall of BioMerieux VITEK 2 Gram Positive Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Cards
08/23/2018BioMerieux is recalling the VITEK 2 Gram Positive Cefoxitin Screen and VITEK 2 Gram Positive AST for Oxacillin because of false negative or false...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Clinical Lab
Emergency Management in Long Term Care - Best Practices for the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
08/22/2018A core component of emergency management is the Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defin...
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Update on Valsartan Recalls
08/21/2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating health care professionals and patients that Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily reca...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is confirming there is no current, multi-state outbreak of measles. According to the CD...
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