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New Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room

Advisory
New Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room

Medical Device Tax Next Steps

Advisory
The medical device excise tax is a feature of the Affordable Care Act. It is important to be knowledgeable about the tax and its effects.

Advisory: AHE Member Communication Regarding Ongoing CRE Outbreak Investigation

Advisory
Two very important updates regarding CRE and Shigella sonnei outbreak investigations.

CMS memo: Canopy and overhang sprinkler requirements

Advisory
This CMS memo clarifies policy on the use of the FSES when determining Life Safety Code compliance where canopies or overhangs are not sprinklered.

Advisory: Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures

Advisory
As a follow-up to a health update entitled HAN 00382 and distributed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 11, 2015, the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are providing this update to rescind the following recommendation.

Advisory: Hand and Environmental Hygiene: Preventing Pathogen Transmission

Advisory
Recent outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and adenovirus among children have raised questions about ways to prevent transmission when those affected are admitted to a health care facility. This advisory offers information regarding AFM, viruses that are currently implicated, modes of transmission and measures of prevention.

Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices

Advisory
The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction wi

Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting

Advisory
This document provides interim guidance for infection control for healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, long-term care and outpatient facilities, and other settings where healthcare is provided).

Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data

Advisory
Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data

Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities

Advisory
This Special Fraud Alert focuses on the specific attributes and practices of PODs that OIG believes produce substantial fraud and abuse risk and pose dangers to patient safety.