Most serious FDA recall issued for Abiomed heart pump controllers
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers due to the potential for serious injury or death. The...
Critical Oracle E-Business Suite Vulnerability Requires Immediate Action
Health care organizations using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) are urged to take immediate action following a newly published Oracle Security Alert addressing a critical...
Medicare operations update: claims, telehealth & MACs during shutdown
As the federal government shutdown continues, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance regarding Medicare operations. The South Dakota Association...
Request for public comment: measuring and evaluating AI-enabled medical device performance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a request for public comment on a series of questions regarding current approaches to evaluating artificial intelligence-enabled...
FDA discloses warning letters for dozens of drug companies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently disclosed dozens of warning letters sent to drug companies that accuse them of using misleading or deceptive advertising....
CDC Measles Preparedness and Response Toolkit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a toolkit for health care facilities to support measles infection prevention and control actions...
CMS Updates Released for Critical Access and Acute Hospital Manuals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updates to both the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Acute Hospital manuals. These updates,...
CMS launches Rural Health Transformation Program website, application to open soon
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has launched a website for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT)Â Program. The RHT Program was authorized by the...
CDC releases respiratory illness season outlook
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects the upcoming U.S. fall and winter respiratory disease season will likely have a similar combined...
Grant Spotlight: August 2025
Executive Order Tightens Federal Grants Oversight
On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, which represents a major...
