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As StayAlert! previously reported, The Joint Commission (TJC) recently announced revisions to the Environment of Care and Life Safety accreditation re...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Ambulatory Care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory about early, elevated respiratory disease incidence caused by multip...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
11/09/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Teleflex Announces Worldwide Recall of Gibe...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
November is C. diff Awareness Month
11/09/2022Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes severe diarrhea, which can be life-threatening. It can affect anyone and is usually asso...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Hospice,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update as a follow-up to a HAN Health Advi...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, ...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
CMS Updates Medicare Compliance Tips Website
11/03/2022The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Medicare Compliance Tips website to reflect the latest improper payment rate...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to emphasize the importance of following existing recommendations fo...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published updated guidance, 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Fa...
- Environmental Protection Agency
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a revised memorandum to notify the State Agencies (SA) and other stakeholders tha...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Long Term Care
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding health care providers and the public that coadministration of the COVID-19 vacc...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
In September 2022 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations ...
- The Joint Commission,
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
10/26/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. Initiates Volunt...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Cybersecurity Advisory about Daixin Team
10/26/2022The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
HIPAA Security Rule Incident Procedures
10/25/2022According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cybersecurity incidents and data breaches continue ...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations