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Standardization in the field of healthcare organization management including: classification, terminology, nomenclature, management practices and metrics that comprise the non-clinical operations in healthcare entities.

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ISO/TC 304
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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 9 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
1

published ISO standard *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 304

8

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 304

25

Participating members

23

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 304/TG 1 Business Plan Task Group Working group
ISO/TC 304/WG 2 Staffing Working group
ISO/TC 304/WG 3 Infection prevention management Working group
ISO/TC 304/WG 4 Pandemic preparation and response Working group
ISO/TC 304/WG 5 Healthcare quality management Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 304

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

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/COPOLCO Committee on consumer policy ISO
ISO/TC 6/SC 2 Test methods and quality specifications for paper and board 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 medical devices ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 249 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

 

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/COPOLCO Committee on consumer policy 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 medical devices ISO
ISO/TC 212 Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems ISO
ISO/TC 228 Tourism and related services ISO
ISO/TC 249 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

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
11 May 2021 Virtual ISO/TC 304  

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