Codes + Standards

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Plus: FGI publishes errata for 2022 Guidelines, FDA adopts new standard for hyperbaric chambers, cybersecurity national emergency extended.
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Plus: ASHE seeks comments on NFPA cybersecurity chapter, agencies publish guide on OT cyberprotection, CMS updates lab immediate jeopardy rule.
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Plus: The Joint Commission updates life safety standards, IAHSS updates drug diversion guideline, CMS updates signage on patient rights.
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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.
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Plus: HHS shares clean energy resource, FGI Guidelines commenting period closing, HHS shares cyber resiliency report.
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Plus: CMS allows microgrid systems, FCC opens comments on rural telehealth, The Joint Commission releases sentinel event data.