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Healthcare Safety & Compliance Web Sites

• Healthcare Regulatory Agencies
• General Healthcare Safety References
• Cytotoxic Drugs
• Professional Organizations
• Informative Commercial Sites

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Healthcare Regulatory Agencies

• Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • VUMC Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals
  • JCAHO standards
• Federal Agencies:
  • Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA) Conditions of Participation 
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Food and Drug Administration

• State of Tennessee:

  • Division of Radiological Health
  • Division of Laboratory Licensing
  • Division of Healthcare Facilities
  • Division of Emergency Medical Services
  • Division of Food and General Sanitation
  • Occupational Safety and Health
• Metropolitan Nashville (Davidson County)
  • Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County 
  • Metro Nashville Davidson County Health & Safety Regulations
• Other Accrediting Agencies:
  • College of American Pathologists

General Healthcare Safety

• NIOSH Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Healthcare Worker, Sept. 1988
• OSHA Hospital eTool
• OSHA - Information Regarding Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• OSHA - Hazardous Medications
• Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
• Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Events Training Module

Cytotoxic Drugs

• OSHA - Controlling Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs
• ASHP Technical Assistance Bulletin on Handling Cytotoxic and Hazardous Drugs

Cidex (Glutaraldehyde)

• Johnson & Johnson - Cidex safety information provided by the manufacturer.

Professional Organizations that Promote Healthcare Worker Safety

• International Healthcare Worker Safety Center
  The International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System is dedicated to the prevention of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
• American Hospital Association 
  The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities.
• American Society of Healthcare Engineers
  American Society for Healthcare Engineering is the Advocate and Resource for Continuous Improvement in the Health Care Engineering and Facilities Management Professions.
• International Healthcare Safety and Security Foundation
  The Foundation is a not-for-profit educational entity dedicated to the professional advancement of healthcare security, safety and risk management administrators.
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  The mission of ASHP is to advance and support the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems and serve as their collective voice on issues related to medication use and public health.
• American Nurses Association
  ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace.
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Informative Commercial Site

• Hcpro's Healthsafety Supersite (commercial site with free reference material)

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