Codes + Standards

CHECKLIST
Plus: The Joint Commission updates life safety standards, IAHSS updates drug diversion guideline, CMS updates signage on patient rights.
CHECKLIST
Plus: ASHRAE publishes Standard 170 errata; cybersecurity cohort warns of OT risks; The Joint Commission launches new accreditation.
CODES & STANDARDS
The new standard conforms to updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ligature risk in health care facilities .
CODES & STANDARDS
The revisions bring greater alignment with NFPA codes, zero in on operational technology cybersecurity and emphasize creating safe workplaces .
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
The accrediting organization shares its reasoning behind citations issued for spare circuit breakers switched to the ‘on’ position.
CODES & STANDARDS
The committee’s work will lead to better alignment with existing health care ventilation standards, NFPA 99 and more.
CHECKLIST
Plus: HHS shares clean energy resource, FGI Guidelines commenting period closing, HHS shares cyber resiliency report.
CHECKLIST
Plus: CMS allows microgrid systems, FCC opens comments on rural telehealth, The Joint Commission releases sentinel event data.
REGULATORY
Public commenting on the proposed interim decision impacting health care sterilization spaces closes June 27.
REGULATORY
A list of memos, guidance and other news and updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.