The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has issued a proposed rule (81 Fed. Reg. 39448, 6/16/16) to modernize and revise requirements hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.  [See “Conditions of Participation” …

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent a warning letter to RXQ Compounding LLC in Athens Ohio, finding deficiencies in how the outsourcing facility was producing drugs.  Outsourcing facilities* must comply with Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act …

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued two rules on “how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, Pub. Law 101-336, 7/26/90) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA, Pub. L. 110-233, 5/21/08) apply …

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