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Plus: CMS fully sprinklered high-rise requirement; agencies issue secure connectivity principles; CMS establishes new rural health office.
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The accreditation organization eliminated certain fire drill timing requirements that went beyond the NFPA code adopted by CMS.
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After successfully advocating for a 12-year grace period, ASHE is pushing organizations to start now to comply with the sprinkler coverage rule.
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Plus: Joint Commission updates standards; NFPA elects new Health Care Section Chair; ASPR tests biocontainment transporting unit.
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Plus: ASHE leader appointed to battery safety committee; ASPR shares violence prevention recommendations; IAHSS releases updated guidelines.
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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.
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The new standard conforms to updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ligature risk in health care facilities .