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The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced the approval of 81 new requirements for Joint Commission–accredited behavioral health and human service...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient
The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a new Quick Safety report stressing the importance of using validated tools to conduct risk screening. According...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient,
- Rural Health Clinics
HHS Mobile Device Security Checklist
03/29/2023The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a mobile device security check...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched the Organ P...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
CMS Issues Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Interpretive Guidance for Rural Emergency Hospitals
03/27/2023As StayAlert! has previously reported, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new Medicare Part A provider type and as of January 1, 2023, CMS pays fo...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals
CDC Warns of Increasing Threat of Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities
03/24/2023According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimic...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission Seeks Comment on Proposed Requirements Addressing Environmental Sustainability
03/23/2023The Joint Commission (TJC) is seeking comment from the field on proposed new requirements that address environmental sustainability. The proposed requ...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register on Decemb...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
03/21/2023The following is a listing of recent US Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: FDA Releases New Educational Resources for Pat...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
Blockchain technology applications in healthcare continue to evolve. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) blockchain ca...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
Maternal Mortality Rates Climbed in 2021
03/18/2023According to a newly released report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), maternal mortality rates saw a significant increa...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
According to the newly released annual report from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), physical and verbal violence towards h...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program Conditions of P...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
Patient Safety Awareness Week
03/15/2023Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual awareness event held every March to raise awareness and inspire action to improve the safety of the health ...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
03/13/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Correct...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations