Tracer Methodology
Use of actual clients, patients or residents as the framework for assessing standards compliance. Tracers follow the experience of care for individuals through the entire healthcare process.
CE Mark
Logo placed on a medical device to show it conforms to specific requirements. The mark shows the device is fit for its intended purpose, meets legislation relating to safety, and can be marketed anywhere in the European Union, but does not indicate the device’s country of origin.
non-exempt employees (Fair Labor Standards Act)
Employees who must be paid at least the federal minimum wage for each worked and given overtime pay of not less than 1.5 times their hourly rate for any hours worked beyond 40 each week
Quality
Consistent delivery of products and sevices according to accepted standards.
plan-do-check-act (PDCA)
Quality process improvement technique that utilizes a four - step sequential cycle to move toward a defect free work system.
Fishbone Diagram
it cause and effect tool. It visually displays the problem at the head of the fish and lists possible contributing causes on the smaller bones within the body. By arranging ideas into useful categories, the tool helps leaders identify possible causes for a problem that might not otherwise be discovered.
Targeting zero
Initiative emphasizing that every healthcare facility should be working toward a goal of zero healthcare-associated infections
carbapenem-resistant Enterbacteriaceae (CRE)
Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to the carbapenem class of antibiotics
Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
OSHA regulation, aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, that requires chemical manufacturers. Suppliers and importers to identify and assess the hazards of these chemicals and communicate that information to their employess and customers with the use of safety data sheets (SDS)
Pictogram
Picture or symbol for a word or phrase. OSHA pictograms, for example, convey basic, standardized information about a hazard.
abatement plan (OSHA)
Plan submitted by the healthcare facility to OSHA that details actions taken to correct a safety or health hazard or violation that led to an OSHA citation
permissible exposure limits (PELs)
Limits developed by OSHA to indicate the maximum airborne concentration of a contaminant to which an employee may be exposed over the duration specified by the type of limit assigned to that contaminant
threshold limit values (TLVs)
Guidelines designed by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists for use by industrial hygienists when making decisions regarding safe levels of exposure to various chemical substances and physical agents found in the workplace
ambient air
Atmospheric air in its natural state
call-back roster
Listing of each staff member’s name and telephone number that leaders use to inform employees about an emergency
