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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding health care providers that tests to detect rupture of the amniotic membranes should not be...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Survey and Certification Memorandum to communicate an update about their work o...
- The Joint Commission,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Behavioral Health
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided clarification regarding the operation of multiple laboratories at the same ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clinical Lab
OSHA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
08/06/2018The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to better protec...
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Tianeptine (marketed as Coaxil or Stablon) is an atypical tricyclic drug used an antidepressant drug in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In the U...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA Warning about Zithromax, Zmax
08/03/2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning health care providers that the antibiotic Zithromax, Zmax (azithromycin,) should not be gi...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has made available a new patient safety resource in the form of a case example that provides a step-by-step case of an...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
AuroMedics Pharma LLC is voluntarily recalling two lots of Piperacillin and Tazobactam for injection, USP 3.375 g (Piperacillin Sodium equivalent...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a new Perinatal Care (PC) performance measure, PC-06 Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns, effectiv...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating health care professionals and patients after discovering that several additional companie...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients and health care providers that the use of energy-based devices to perform vagina...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
Ranier’s Rx Laboratory is voluntarily recalling all sterile compounded drug products within expiry to the hospital or consumer level. &...
- Food and Drug Administration
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Treatment for Smallpox Now Available
07/30/2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the approval of TPOXX, the first drug with an indication for treatment of Smallpox...
- Food and Drug Administration
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Pharmacy
The Joint Commission is seeking input from the field on proposed revisions to their pain assessment and management standards within the Nursing C...
- The Joint Commission
- Long Term Care
New TJC HR Requirements for Fluoroscopy
07/27/2018Today’s StayAlert! Notice reviews the new Human Resource requirements that TJC has published for Fluoroscopy and CT services. As StayAlert!...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab