Regulations/Legal

Latest Issue of OR Manager
March 2025
Home Regulations/Legal

FDA: Class I recall of Haimen Shengbang Viral Transport Media Containers

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 9 identified the recall by Haimen Shengbang Laboratory Equipment Co Ltd of its Viral Transport Media Containers as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because the products were distributed in the US without authorization, clearance, or approval…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
August 10, 2022
Share

Senate passes healthcare bill including drug price reforms

Editor's Note On Sunday, August 7, the Senate passed a spending bill allocating billions of dollars to climate reform and healthcare focused programs, including provisions that give “Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices for a small subset of drugs” and extend “enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies” for 3 years,…

Read More

By: Tarsilla Moura
August 9, 2022
Share

FDA: Class I recall of North American Diagnostics’ COVID-19 test

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 1 identified the recall by North American Diagnostics of its Oral Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test Kits as Class I, the most serious. These tests are being recalled because they were distributed in the US without authorization, clearance, or approval…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
August 9, 2022
Share

US uninsured rate reaches all-time low

Editor's Note  The number of Americans without health insurance coverage has hit a record low of 8% this year, exceeding the previous low of 9% in 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services July 3 reports. Since 2020, 5.2 million people have gained coverage, including 4 million adults and…

Read More

By: Lauren McCaffrey
August 4, 2022
Share

Sponsored Message

COVID-19 infection risk on airlines

Editor's Note In this study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, calculate the chances of catching COVID-19 on a US plane flight. The study estimates that from June 2020 through February 2021, the probability of getting COVID-19 on a totally full flight lasting 2 hours was more than…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
August 4, 2022
Share

AHA releases part 2 of 3-part workforce guide series

Editor's Note The American Hospital Association (AHA) released part two of a three-part series of its workforce guide focused on strategies, resources, and case studies from hospitals and other health systems, Becker’s Hospital Review July 29 reports. The report, released July 27, is intended to help hospitals and health system…

Read More

By: Lauren McCaffrey
August 2, 2022
Share

Sponsored Message

Effect of state COVID-19 vaccine mandates on staff vaccinations

Editor's Note This cohort study of nursing homes in 38 states, led by the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, finds that states with a COVID-19 mandate had an increase in staff vaccinations compared with states with no mandates and no worsening of staffing shortages following the mandates.…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
August 2, 2022
Share

FDA: Class I recall of Covidien’s Palindrome, Mahurkar hemodialysis catheters

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 28 identified the recall by Covidien, LLC (Medtronic) of its Palindrome and Mahurkar hemodialysis catheters as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because of a catheter hub defect that connects both extension catheters. There is a potential…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
August 1, 2022
Share

Is nurse staffing legislation in the public’s interest?

Editor's Note This study led by nurse researchers Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Karen Lasater, PhD, RN, FAAN, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, finds that if New York state enacts nurse staffing legislation currently under consideration, many lives would be saved and shorter hospital stays…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
July 28, 2022
Share

CMS updates Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2022

Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 27 updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2022—giving 429 hospitals a five-star rating, based on their performance across five quality categories, the July 27 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. There also were: 890 hospitals that received a…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
July 28, 2022
Share

Join our community

Learn More
Video Spotlight
Live chat by BoldChat