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Standardization in the field of healthcare organization management comprising, terminology, nomenclature, recommendations and requirements for healthcare-specific management practices and metrics (e.g. patient-centered staffing, quality, facility-level infection control, pandemic management, hand hygiene) that comprise the non-clinical operations in healthcare entities.

Excluded are horizontal organizational standards within the scope of:

  • quality management and quality assurance (TC 176);
  • human resource management (TC 260);
  • risk management (TC 262);
  • facility management (TC 267), and;
  • occupational health and safety management (TC 283).

    • Also excluded are standards relating to clinical equipment and practices, enclosing those within the scope of TC 198 Sterilization of health care products.

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    Sustainable Development Goals

    This committee contributes with 21 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

    3
    Good Health and Well-being
    8
    Decent Work and Economic Growth
    9
    Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    10
    Reduced Inequalities
    11
    Sustainable Cities and Communities
    12
    Responsible Consumption and Production
    14
    Life Below Water
    17

    Published ISO standards *

    6

    ISO standards under development *

    31
    Participating members
    27
    Observing members

    * number includes updates

    Reference Title Type
    ISO/TC 304/WG 1   Vocabulary Working group
    ISO/TC 304/WG 4   Pandemic preparation and response Working group
    ISO/TC 304/WG 8   Healthcare textiles Working group
    ISO/TC 304/WG 9   Smart hospitals Working group

    Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 304

    The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 304:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    ISO/TC 94/SC 13 Protective clothing ISO
    ISO/TC 106 Dentistry ISO
    ISO/TC 168 Prosthetics and orthotics ISO
    ISO/TC 170 Surgical instruments ISO
    ISO/TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance ISO
    ISO/TC 176/SC 2 Quality systems ISO
    ISO/TC 194 Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices ISO
    ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of health care products ISO
    ISO/TC 210 Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices ISO
    ISO/TC 212 Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems ISO
    ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
    ISO/TC 249 Traditional medicine ISO
    ISO/TC 249/SC 1 Traditional Chinese medicine ISO
    ISO/TC 251 Asset management ISO
    ISO/TC 260 Human resource management ISO
    ISO/TC 262 Risk management ISO
    ISO/TC 267 Facility management ISO
    ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO
    ISO/TC 283 Occupational health and safety management ISO
    ISO/TC 314 Ageing societies ISO
    ISO/TC 342 Management consultancy ISO
    ISO/TC 351 Contact centers ISO

     

    Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 304

    ISO/TC 304 can access the documents of the committees below:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
    ISO/TC 94/SC 13 Protective clothing ISO
    ISO/TC 106 Dentistry ISO
    ISO/TC 168 Prosthetics and orthotics ISO
    ISO/TC 170 Surgical instruments ISO
    ISO/TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance ISO
    ISO/TC 194 Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices ISO
    ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of health care products ISO
    ISO/TC 210 Quality management and corresponding general aspects for products with a health purpose including medical devices ISO
    ISO/TC 212 Medical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic systems ISO
    ISO/TC 228 Tourism and related services ISO
    ISO/TC 249 Traditional medicine ISO
    ISO/TC 249/SC 1 Traditional Chinese medicine ISO
    ISO/TC 251 Asset management ISO
    ISO/TC 260 Human resource management ISO
    ISO/TC 262 Risk management ISO
    ISO/TC 267 Facility management ISO
    ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO
    ISO/TC 283 Occupational health and safety management ISO

     

    Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

    Acronym Title Category
    ETUC European Trade Union Confederation A
    ISQua International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) A
    ITUC International Trade Union Confederation A

    ISO/TC 304 - Secretariat

    KATS (Korea, Republic of)

    Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
    93, Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon
    Eumseong-gun 27737 Chungcheongbuk-do
    Korea, Republic of

    Tel: +82 43 870 5400
    Fax: + 82 43 870 5668
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    2. Taking part
    3. Who develops standards
    4. Technical Committees
    5. ISO/TC 304