OSHA, JCAHO, & the Healthcare Industry
I. Objectives..........................................02
II. Literature Review..................................02
A. Occupation Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) &
Healthcare.........................................02
B. JCAHO & Healthcare..............................04
C. OSHA & JCAHO Partnership........................06
D. Key OSHA Standards for Healthcare...............07
E. JCAHO Compliance of Environmental Regulations in
Healthcare.........................................08
F. Enforcement of Regulations Standards Cited for
SIC 8000...........................................10
G. Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities..........11
III. Discussion........................................12
IV. Recommendations....................................14
X. References..........................................15
This literature review on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and their relationship to the healthcare industry has the following objectives:
. Highlight the relationship between OSHA and the healthcare industry.
. Highlight the relationship between the JCAHO and the healthcare industry.
. Illustrate the similarities and differences in the OSHA and JCAHO partnership.
. Identify key OSHA standards for healthcare.
. Identify JCAHO compliance measures for environmental regulations in healthcare.
. Enumerate standards cited for SIC 8000.
. Illustrate the pros and cons of accreditation.
. Discuss the overall findings of the literature review.
. Provide recom...