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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new memorandum with two EMTALA pre-survey reminders and references for use b...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General has issued a fraud alert for consumers about remote patient monitor...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
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FDA Updates
11/22/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall Nationwide of...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission recently announced a change to Medical Staff Standard 06.01.05, Element of Performance 6, effective immediately. This change is a...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule implementing portions of section 6101 of the Affor...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
11/17/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: KinderFarms, LLC Voluntarily Recalling all Kinder...
- Food and Drug Administration
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FDA Updates
11/17/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Kilitch Healthcare India Limited Issues Voluntary...
- Food and Drug Administration
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HHS Issues Updated Language Access Plan
11/16/2023The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published, in conjunction with over 35 federal agencies, a revamped Language Access Plan. Accordi...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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MRI Safety
11/15/2023California OSHA recently issued a fine to Kaiser Permanente - Redwood City after concluding an investigation into an MRI accident that injured a nurse...
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Alert to inform health care professionals that multiple states have repo...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
CDC Reports Increase in Syphilis in Babies
11/13/2023The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that the number of babies born with syphilis in the United States is increasing...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
Beyond-Use Dates for Compounded Products
11/09/2023The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) published updates to the USP 797 on compounding sterile preparations in November 2022. Among the revisions are update...
- Miscellaneous
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy
On November 23, 2022, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (87 FR 72293) that established Rural Emergency Hospi...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
11/07/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Do Not Use Certain Brands of Saline and Ste...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released updated General Compliance Program Guidance (GCP...
- Office of Inspector General
- All Healthcare Organizations