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The Joint Commission (TJC) is seeking input from the field on a proposed rewrite of the restraint, seclusion, and physical holding standards in the be...
- The Joint Commission
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued two Reports to Congress on Health Insurance Portability and Accounta...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced several revisions to requirements for their Hospital and Critical Access Hospital accreditation programs, eff...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The Joint Commission has announced proposed revisions to its Emergency Management (EM) Chapter for the Laboratory accreditation programs. The pla...
- The Joint Commission
- Clinical Lab
CMS Updates Guidance for Texting of Patient Information for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
02/16/2024The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued new guidance for hospitals and critical access hospitals regarding texting of patient i...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
02/15/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Philips Recalls BrightView Imaging Systems Due to...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a list of vulnerabilities to the health sector that require atten...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
In October 2023, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that people 18 years and older who are at risk or potential risk for mpo...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Rural Health Clinics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office f...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reporting that in 2023 over 134 million individuals were...
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- All Healthcare Organizations
FDA Updates
02/07/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Cardinal Health Issues Medical Device Recal...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released an evidence report addressing deprescribing, an emerging clinical practice aimed at r...
- Miscellaneous
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new dashboard to monitor acute respiratory illness (ARI) in children ages 0-1...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
02/01/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC Recalls Atrium Express...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
In response to the surging number of syphilis and congenital syphilis cases nationwide, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has ann...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics