Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

CMS and FDA Launch RAPID Pathway to Speed Access to Breakthrough Medical Devices

The new pathway aims to cut red tape and bring predictability to Medicare coverage for Breakthrough devices.

ECRI Spins Out Spend and Recall Management into New Company
US and UK Regulators Strengthen Cooperation on Medical Device Approvals
AI in Diagnosis, Rural Care Gaps, and Preventable Diseases Lead ECRI’s 2026 Patient Safety Concerns
EPA Proposes Rolling Back Ethylene Oxide Emission Rules Tied to Medical Device Sterilization
Joint Commission Partners With STS and ACC on Outcomes-Based Cardiac Certification
Joint Commission to Align Sentinel Events List With NQF Serious Reportable Events

Government Regulations

AI Chatbots Top Annual List of Health Technology Hazards

ECRI’s report also sounds the alarm on insufficient planning for systems outages, substandard medical products, missed recalls of home diabetes management devices, and more.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance

AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.

Accreditation

Joint Commission Launches Strategy to Tailor Accreditation for Children’s Hospitals

The new initiative aims to revise standards to better reflect the unique needs of pediatric patients.

ECRI Institute

ECRI Experts Spotlight AI Risks, Human Factors, and Maternal Safety at ASHRM 2025

At the ASHRM Annual Conference, ECRI thought leaders urged healthcare organizations to strengthen risk strategies—addressing AI governance, embedding human factors into workflows, and improving maternal outcomes through PSO collaboration.

Joint Commission

Joint Commission Names Inaugural Recipient of the 2025 Healthcare Innovation Award

Tampa General Hospital is honored for integrating new strategies and technologies to improve patient safety and care quality.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

Oct 17, 2013 CABMET Fall Meeting University Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045