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CH4
Safety and Compliance Consideration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is OSHA? | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| What does OSHA regulate? | OSHA strictly regulates exposure to Biologic Hazards. |
| What does the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard cover? | it covers all employees who may come in contact with blood and other infectious materials during their regular jobs |
| What is an MSDS? | Material Safety Data Sheet-informs of a chemical, protective measures to be taken, name, trade name, synonyms, address and emergency telephone number. |
| Exposure Control Plan | an OSHA-compliant plan that must be maintained by EMPLOYERS. It documents destruction or removal of biohazardous waste. |
| What is the most commonly laboratory - acquired infection | Hepatitis B |
| What Organizations provide guidelines for BIOLOGICALLY safe working environments? | -OSHA, accrediting agencies, the CDC and state regulatory agencies. |
| What it NIOSH ? | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| What does the NIOSH regulate? | Workplace safety that primarily includes SHARPS containers. |
| What is the role of the Joint Commission regarding Operational Standards? | it focuses on continual improvement of patient safety and quality of care. |
| What is the role of CLSI? | The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute provides voluntary consensus standards and guidelines for clinical laboratory professionals seeking to meet accreditation requirements. |
| What does the CLSI guide? | better quality, highly effective service, assessment/improvement of QC, improving patient care, reducing risks, and implementing time-saving methods and cost cutting measures. |
| What is HIPAA? | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| What are HIPAA's goals? | Improve portability and continuity of health coverage, reduce abuse, fraud and waste in health care and insurance, promote the use of medical savings accounts and simplifying health insurance administration. |
| Who provide OPERATIONAL standards | CLSI and Joint Comission |
| Who investigates disease outbreadks | the CDC |
| Who develops quality assurance practices | CLIAC |
| What agency sets the standards for laboratories? | CLIA |
| When can you place a patient in recovery position | if he is breathing and you DO NOT suspect spinal injury |
| What is Protected Health Information? PHI | Patient information that falls under the regulations of HIPAA. Information, oral or recorded that is created or received by a health care provider. |
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