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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved revisions to three required Medicare beneficiary notices. CMS has added revised...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

A recent article in ASHE’s Health Facilities Management Magazine raises awareness about fire safety issues related to micromobility devices in h...

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued immediate-in-effect guidance on compounding certain ibuprofen products in an effort to imp...

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  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to address the growing concern over ...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals

As part of the continuing efforts under the Biden Administration’s initiative to improve nursing home transparency, safety and quality, and acco...

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  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

In conjunction with a new Sentinel Event Alert addressing maternal mortality, The Joint Commission (TJC) has published a new Quick Safety report ...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Community Mental Health Centers,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Joint Commission has issued Sentinel Event 66 aimed at eliminating racial and ethnic disparities causing mortality and morbidity in pregnant and p...

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  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Rural Health Clinics

Employers are reminded that March 2, 2023, is the deadline to electronically report OSHA Form 300A data for calendar year 2022. OSHA’s Form 300A...

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) uses its Work Plan to identify projects, including OIG audit...

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  • Office of Inspector General
Relevant To:
  • Home Health,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care,
  • Clinical Lab
FDA Updates
01/12/2023

The following is a listing of recent US Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Epinephrine (L-Adrenaline) USP Bulk Active Pharmace...

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  • Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced a new and revised Emergency Management chapter for their home care accreditation program. The new chapter is ...

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Home Health

Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) has issued a safety alert about reports of cardboard cases labeled “Isoflurane USP 100 mL” by ...

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  • Miscellaneous
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is alerting healthcare providers to the Clop ransomware threat. In a new advisory, HHS provides detail...

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  • Department of Health and Human Services
Relevant To:
  • All Healthcare Organizations

DNV Healthcare recently released an Advisory Notice to provide information on quality and safety considerations for the use of block charting during r...

Sources:
  • National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV)
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals

According to a new alert from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. blood supply is safer than it has ever been. However, ...

Sources:
  • Food and Drug Administration,
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Ambulatory Care,
  • Office-Based Surgery