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Joint Commission streamlines accreditation process, removes over 700 requirements 

The Joint Commission June 30 announced a new, streamlined process that removes 714 requirements from its hospital accreditation program.

AHA’s Pollack details significant progress hospitals have made improving patient safety

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explains how hospitals have made meaningful progress in patient safety and delivering high-quality care, in a column published June 27 by the Future of Personal Health that also appeared in printed copies of USA Today. 

ASPR tests biocontainment unit for transporting simulated patients with high-consequence infectious diseases to hospitals

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 25 announced it conducted an exercise transporting simulated patients with high-consequence infectious diseases in a new portable biocontainment unit from Toronto to U.S. hospitals in the northeast and southeast.

AHA podcast: 20% Drop in Sepsis Mortality — Inside Ochsner Health’s Life-Saving Strategy 

Ochsner Health's Stephen Saenz, sepsis program manager, and Teresa Arrington, director of robust process improvement for quality and patient safety, reveal how a mix of smart technology, clinician-led design and flexible implementation reduced sepsis-related mortality by 20% across its health system.

CDC adds resources to measles toolkit 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added new resources for health care providers to its Be Ready for Measles Toolkit.

White House announces tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

The Trump administration yesterday announced it issued

Measles cases surpass 1,100

There have been 1,168 confirmed cases of measles across 33 states as of June 6 this year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FDA issues most serious recall for two Smiths Medical infusion pumps

The Food and Drug Administration issued Class I recalls, the most serious type, for two Smiths Medical infusion pumps due to the potential for serious injury or death.

AHA podcast: How Duke University Is Fighting Hypertension Through Community Collaboration

Duke University’s Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing hypertension disparities by integrating community health workers, student ambassadors and local clinics.

FDA doesn’t appeal court ruling invalidating lab-developed tests rule, effectively eliminating it

A 60-day appeal window has passed for the Food and Drug Administration to appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated its final rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests as medical devices, ef