Outpatient Clinic Case Study

An outpatient clinic offers a number of patients that need expanded services. The services provided allow the patients to receive primary care. The other services provide women healthcare, phlebotomy, social services, mental health and weight management. The outpatient clinic affiliated with other clinics. The safety aspect of the facility is making sure the patients provided with quality services.

VANESSA

1. Standard Operating Procedures for Fire and Safety Management in a New Outpatient Healthcare Facility

A. New healthcare facilities are regulated to the highest extent to assure the staff is aware of Standard Operating Procedures on following appropriate protocol in an emergency. Fire and safety equipment should be properly maintained,

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

A. A newly planned outpatient clinic should have a fire and safety plan for employees and patients. The leadership should create policies and establish processes regarding fire and safety management protocols. Regular drills should be practiced and all employees should know their role in a fire or safety emergency.

B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established many standards to ensure employees work in a safe work environment. OSHA has established guidelines and checklists for reference on several safety topics that applies to an outpatient clinic. For example, "Every workplace must have enough exits suitably located to enable everyone to get out of the facility quickly" (OSHA, n.d). The positive thing about a newly planned design is that there is plenty of opportunities to get the exit plan right from the beginning versus having to work with existing entrance and exits in a renovation.

OMEKIA

1. Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

A. Accreditation ensures that a healthcare organization maintains high standards and delivers quality care through the provision of regulation and code achievement. These outpatient clinics include but are not limited to; physician 's clinics, hospitals, surgery centers based out of offices, behavioral treatment centers, nursing homes, home care

Types of facilities

C. Imagery facilities, diagnostic imaging centers that are freestanding, urgent care and sleep centers. Having the accreditation needed for an organization helps to support the patient, applicant processing, resolves scheduling conflicts and provides the integrity need to encourage desired outcomes for consumers and patients. (The Joint Commission,