FDA Recognizes Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide for Sterilization.
The FDA has now finalized the 2024 guidance for 510(k) information required for sterilization of reusable medical devices with some...
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Have You Evaluated Your Patient Care Contracts?
This article begins to highlight the need for effective contract performance documentation and evaluation. You must place specific,...
Masking in Healthcare Facilities
On Sept 23, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised its guidance related to masking in healthcare facilities. The new guidance...
Recall to Stop High Level Disinfection of Storz Urological Scopes
On April 2021 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to providers to communicate issues with reprocessed urological...
Surgical Site Infection Reporting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Safety Healthcare Network (CDC NHSN) published in January guidance for the...
26ml ChloraPrep™ Recall
Becton, Dickinson and Company have issued a voluntary recall of the 2Hi-Lite Orange™ 26 mL Applicator (2% w/w chlorhexidine gluconate...
Now Where Do I Put All My Equipment?
Remember when that overhead announcement is made regarding The Joint Commission being in the building, and the activity that occurs at...
Steam Sterilization Guide Update
ANSI/AAMI have updated ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 Comprehensive Guide to Steam Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in Health Care Facilities. ...
CMS Updates COVID Infection Control Worksheet
CMS has updated its COVID-focused Infection Control Worksheet for Acute and Continuing Care. This aligns practices with the CDC...
The Joint Commission Medication Standard Changes effective 1 Jan 2021
Effective 1 Jan 2021, Medication Management (MM) standard 04.01.01 element of performance (EP) 2 will include details for the...
CDC Update for Contact Exposure Time
The CDC has updated the definition for contact exposure time from 15 consecutive minutes to 15 minutes over a 24 hour period. This is...
Nursing Homes and Patient Rights
Just in case you haven't noticed, it is an election year! As Americans look forward to exercise their right to vote for the candidate of...
FDA Issues Letter to Health Care Providers Regarding Use of Passive Protective Barriers
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had originally approved an Emergency Use Authorization on 1 May 2020 for passive protective...
Joint Commission Medication Titration Prepublication Standard
The Joint Commission has issued a prepublication standard note effective September 13, 2020 to RC.02.01.01, EP 2. This note will allow...
COVID-19 HOSPITAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Per HHS published memo "COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs For Hospitals, Hospital Laboratory, and Acute Care Facility...
URGENT FDA Notice Regarding Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFPs)
The FDA revised one criterion for Emergency Use Autorization (EUA) for Non-NIOSH-Approved disposable FFPs manufactured in China. As a...
USP Considerations During Pandemic
On 11 April 2020, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) issued guidance regarding operational considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Resuming Elective Surgery
A Joint Statement has been released by the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of...
Perioperative PAPR Use References
Is it safe to use a PAPR in the operating room? Is it necessary to use a PAPR for COVID-19 patients? These are questions that should be...
Perioperative Focus - Canceling Elective Surgeries
On March 13, 2020, in response to guidance given by the CDC to hospitals in the outbreak areas of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),...
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