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Happy Thanksgiving
11/23/2022The MCN Healthcare StayAlert! team wishes you a happy and restful Thanksgiving Holiday. As a reminder our office is closed November 24-25. &...
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FDA Updates
11/23/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and drug Administration updates and activities: FDA investigating risk of severe hypocalcemia in ...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated its MLN Matters Booklet for Federally Qualified Health Centers. Updates fr...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
11/22/2022The following is a listing of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Update: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, B...
- Food and Drug Administration
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Monkeypox cases have declined since mid-August 2022 in the United States; however, new cases, including clinically severe cases, continue to occur. Wh...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Critical Access Hospitals,
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The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services ...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
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FDA Updates
11/18/2022Notice: FDA Updates The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Update on Philips Re...
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Get Ready for Antibiotic Awareness Week!
11/15/2022Every year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) honors U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 18-24) to raise awareness and shar...
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2021 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report, which sho...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
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
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
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...
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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, ...
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