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The Biden Administration recently announced the COVID-19 Winter Preparedness Plan with the intention of helping the country stay ahead of an increase ...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the 2022-2023 season to date, there have been at least 13 million illnesses, 12...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CMS) has released a new, high-level training video and infographic about the&...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
In a recent letter to governors, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra addresses the strain that the conflu...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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CMS Offers Details on Good Faith Estimate Requirements of 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
12/12/2022The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a third and final FAQ document in the agency’s series about the implemen...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC,) in conjunction with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health I...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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FDA Updates
12/09/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Dewei Medical Equipment Co. Recalls DNA/RNA...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new Bulletin to highlight the obligations of ...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission has announced that, effective immediately, the agency is revising requirements for the time frame in which organization must eval...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
Joint Commission Adds Safety Briefings to Survey Process for All Programs, Effective January 1, 2023
12/06/2022The Joint Commission (TJC) is adding safety briefings to all accreditation surveys and certification and verification reviews, effective January 1, 20...
- The Joint Commission
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FDA Updates
12/05/2022The following is a listing of recent US Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Impella RP System Post-Approval Study Results and U...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
As part of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) Health Care Subgroup, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Insp...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
12/01/2022The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Medtronic Recall Related to HeartWare Ventr...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) has updated their healthcare laundry standards for 2023. HLAC offers a voluntary accreditatio...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new memorandum for hospitals that addresses workplace violence and reminds hosp...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals