Please be aware of new guidance for revision 200 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services State Operations Manual Appendix A. ...

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Appeals Panel has issued final decisions regarding General Chapters <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding...

AORN has provided a recent update regarding cancellation of the Surgical Conference and Expo 2020, scheduled for Anaheim, California. ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has created a fact sheet to be shared with colleagues and...

Important updates from CDC through a series of webinars. This will include: NHSN 2020 Patient Safety Component protocol, annual survey,...

The Joint Commission has updated its website and published the 2020 Survey Activity Guide. I would encourage users to go to the website...

SGNA and AORN leadership recently spoke at the public advisory committee of the FDA to address the nursing perspective and effective...

Dr. Mark Chassin discusses challenges and growth in performance for quality of care and patient safety with Dr. Nancy Foster, VP of AHA....

The Guideline for Infection Control for Healthcare Personnel was published in 1998 by the CDC. Four parts of this guideline have...

The use of service animals is becoming more prevalent in hospital settings. An organization should include clear policy regarding use of...

This video is a little over one hour long, but provides a great foundation for understanding of surgical site infections (SSIs)....

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Innovative Sterilization Technologies, LLC (IST) in regards to use of One Tray use for terminal...

The Joint Commission has published it's top scoring standards for the first half of 2019 for each accrediting program. As usual,...

The FDA's latest safety recommendation is to transition to innovative designs to enhance safety. This includes, moving away from fixed...

As of July 1, 2020 there are new requirements within the Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC) chapter at PC.06.01.01 and...

More than likely, if you are asking this question regarding an established practice, you do need a risk assessment (RA). This assessment...

In July 2019, the FDA published an update ( https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/reprocessing-reusable-medical-devices/infections-associat...

The Joint Commission has announced prepublication standards that are to be effective January 1, 2020. This announcement can be found at:...

On August 2, 2019, the FDA issued a docket requesting comments regarding the magnetic resonance (MR) environment and device safety. The...

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