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HHS OIG Releases Updated Nursing Facility Compliance Program Guidance: Quality and Safety Lessons
Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory ...
TB or not TB? A new clinician decision support tool for tuberculosis
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs are tasked with implementing the appropriate isolation of patients with ...
Tougher security required for poultry indemnity payments after repeated bird flu infections
Under new rules, poultry facilities seeking indemnity payments after repeated bird flu infections must show biosecurity precautions ...
Surveillance tool can detect fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants before they take off
Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential before ...
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APHIS strengthens biosecurity requirements for bird flu related indemnity payments
Poultry producers who have had previous bird flu outbreaks would have to pass a biosecurity audit to receive future USDA ...
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IDPH offers recommendations for avoiding respiratory viruses as seasonal illnesses increase
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that in line with the national trend, the state’s overall respiratory illness level has ticked up from Moderate to High, driven by ...