Cost considerations of implementing OSHA tuberculosis regulations.
The resurgence of tuberculosis and the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations has health care organizations struggling to budget for the cost of implementing The Enforcement Guidelines for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities. One acute care hospital spent approximately $102,487 implementing the OSHA standards. Nurses and other health care providers need to become more aware of the regulation requirements to assist the institution in maintaining compliance, minimizing occupational exposure, and containing health care spending.
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D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration