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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued guidance for Accrediting Organizations (AOs) (e.g., The Joint Commission, DN...
- The Joint Commission,
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV),
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding healthcare professionals seeing patients affected by wildfire smoke to be alert to t...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking input on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
06/30/2023The following is a listing of recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Update on NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics&rs...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authoritie...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
One component of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 is a mandatory, one-time, 8-hour CME training on managing and treating opioid and other&n...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) recently announced revised requirements for medication compounding, effective January 1, 2024, for their Home Care and Medi...
- The Joint Commission
- Pharmacy
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to remind clinicians and public health officials to provide gui...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Joint Commission (TJC) is seeking comment from the field on proposed revisions to Emergency Management (EM) requirements for their ambulatory heal...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery
Recent Cyberthreats to Healthcare Industry
06/21/2023Recent cyberthreats are targeting the healthcare industry and serve as reminder that cybersecurity is a patient safety issue that requires dedicated a...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
A recent report about a patient catching fire at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN has been making headlines and highlights the impor...
- Miscellaneous
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Office-Based Surgery
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, a n...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission issued revisions to elements of performance (EPs) for critical access hospitals, effective June 1, 2023. The goal of the revision...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals
FDA Updates
06/14/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Update on Recommendations: Evaluation of Airborne...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new memorandum to remind providers of the health and safety concerns that arise...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals