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FDA Updates
03/02/2021The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Medtronic Recalls HVAD Pump Implant Kits Du...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
DNV GL Healthcare, USA, Inc. accredited and certified organizations should be aware that, effective March 1, 2021, the accreditation organization...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Behavioral Health
The Joint Commission (TJC) is reminding healthcare organizations of the upcoming dates, announced by the Global Enteral Device Suppliers Association, ...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Ass...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
02/25/2021The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Unused Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft ...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
OSHA Releases New Guidance - Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
02/24/2021The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released new guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the wor...
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
02/23/2021The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: EMBLEM S-ICD (Subcutaneous Implantable Card...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
As StayAlert! reported in January, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced hospital survey limitations intended to assist ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
As StayAlert! previously reported, the Joint Commission (TJC) has made changes to the Environment of Care and Life Safety Chapters for their Behaviora...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Norris Cochran declared a public health emergency for the state of Texas on Fe...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a bulletin outlining a limited waiver of HIPPA sanctions and...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
On January 20, 2021 the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memorandum outlining revised hospital survey priorities amid ...
- National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory addressing extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella&nbs...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Medical Office,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is increasing evidence that some racial and ethnic minority groups are being ...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing new guidance for visitation in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with ...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Behavioral Health