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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is continuing to raise awareness about errors during administration of the Respiratory Syncy...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
Preventing Wrong Site Sentinel Events
05/17/2024The Joint Commission (TJC) recently released its report of the top most-reported sentinel events in 2023. Wrong site sentinel events tied for the seco...
- The Joint Commission
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Office-Based Surgery
FDA Updates
05/17/2024The following is a listing if recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: FDA alerts patients, caregivers, and h...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission (TJC) has released a review of sentinel event alert data for 2023. TJC’s sentinel event program is intended to support orga...
- The Joint Commission
- Assisted Living,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Hospice
FDA Updates
05/14/2024The following is a listing if recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Do Not Use Cue Health COVID-19 Tests Due to...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a final rule that prohibits discrimination on the basi...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule, the In...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
05/10/2024The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Safely Charge Hearing Aids, Glucose Monitor...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all persons aged ≥65 years receive 1 additional dose of any updated ...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Rural Health Clinics
FTC issues Final Rule Banning Noncompetes
05/03/2024The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental fr...
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HHS Issues Final Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Health and Human Services Grant Programs
05/02/2024The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ...
- Department of Health and Human Services
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The Joint Commission (TJC) has developed a new Telehealth accreditation program (TEL) that will be effective July 1, 2024. According to TJC, the progr...
- The Joint Commission
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has is...
- Department of Health and Human Services
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian i...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- All Healthcare Organizations