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The agency will accept comments until May 9 on ways to improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
The customizable toolkit offers resources to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
The AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership will present 2022 awards for diversity, leadership and achievement during its annual conference next week in San Antonio.
As Congress prepares to adjourn for its April recess, AHA today emphasized to congressional leaders the need for immediate additional support for hospitals and health systems.
Health care providers who missed the deadline to report on period 1 Provider Relief Funds due to certain extenuating circumstances may request April 11-22 to submit a late report.
Certain emergency blanket waivers issued for nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and other settings in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency will end in 30 or 60 days, depending on the waiver.
Congress in December prohibited implementing the model before January 2023.
The agency recommends health care facilities that still use fixed endcap duodenoscopes complete their transition to newer models that can lower infection risks.
Comments are due June 6.
The legal principles discussed also apply to individuals with other types of substance use disorders.