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Edwards Lifesciences is recalling EV1000A, EV1000NI, EV1000CS EV100 Clinical Platforms due to the potential for fluids to leak into the AC power ...
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Class I Recall of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences DxH800 and DxH600 and DxH 900 Hematology Analyzers
05/23/2019Beckman Coulter is recalling the DxH 800, DxH 600, and DxH 900 Hematology Analyzers due to sporadic erroneously elevated platelet count results w...
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Joint Commission Recommendations for Disinfection of Tonometers and other Ophthalmology Devices
05/23/2019The Joint Commission has issued Quick Safety #49, which addresses disinfection of tonometers and other ophthalmology devices. According to TJC, t...
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- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
CMS Releases MDS 3.0 RAI Manual
05/22/2019The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 RAI Manual. MDS 3.0 contains many updates, in...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
FDA Advises of Increased Rate of Mortality in Patients Receiving Abiomed Impella RP System
05/21/2019The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update to the February 4, 2019 letter to health care providers to inform the health car...
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a new requirement for its office-based surgery accreditation program. The new requirement is for office-...
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- Office-Based Surgery
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning health care providers and people with diabetes of risks associated with use of devices for...
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Class I Recall of Ethicon Circular Staples
05/16/2019The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care professionals of the class I recall of Ethicon circular staplers for insuffici...
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new resources to assist Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel identify s...
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The Joint Commission recently issued a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about their revised National Patient Safety Goal, NPSG.03.05.0...
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care
The Joint Commission (TJC) recently released a series of FAQs that clarify NPSG.03.05.01 for Ambulatory, Hospital, Critical Access Hospital and N...
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care
Novartis is voluntarily recalling of three lots of Promacta (eltrombopag) 12.5 mg for oral suspension to the consumer level. The oral suspension ...
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The Joint Commission requires that accredited organizations confirm and verify the information for any individual seeking privileges. According t...
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
CDC Measles Outbreak Digital Toolkit
05/09/2019The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a digital toolkit to support providers during the current multi-state measl...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication to alert health care providers and patients about issues that may c...
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