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OSHA & CMS Interagency Agreement Improving Health and Safety in Hospitals
2013-04-16 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
OSHA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) signed an interagency agreement in August of 2012. They agreed to work together on the following three projects:<br /> 1. Developing a Healthcare Injury and Illness Fact Book;<br /> 2. Implementing safety and health management systems in hospitals; and<br /> 3. Implementing safe patient handling/lifting programs in hospitals.<br /> <br /> What do/will OSHA and CMS expect of hospitals? As can be seen by their emphasis in the three ...This story is related to the following:Health, Medical and Dental Supplies and EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Patient Care Products
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