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Best Practices Framework for Health Care Cyber-Physical Protection
This document outlines a team approach, starting with the health care organization leadership setting the expectations and cyber-risk mitigation tone for the project. When executive leadership empowers information technology, operational technology and facilities professionals, an effective cyber-risk mitigation plan can be enacted. A thoughtful cyber-risk process addresses the safety, efficiency and compliance goals of the health care facility.
Operational Excellence, Health Care Facility Management, Planning, Design, and Construction, Quality & Patient Safety, Cybersecurity, Facility Engineering, Risk Management, Maintenance and Operations, Project Management, Administration
Compliance Tools
Behavioral Health Patient Bathroom Ligature & Safety Risk Evaluation
This tool is intended to help facilities professionals make good decisions about psychiatric unit toilet room renovations.
Health Care Facility Management, Quality & Patient Safety, Risk Management, Safety Management
Standards/Guidelines
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.3-2021
The purpose of this standard is to prescribe the procedures, methods, and documentation requirements for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance, sustainable health care facilities.
Sustainability, Quality & Patient Safety, Compliance, Planning, Design, and Construction
Focus on Compliance: Sample policy on utility mapping
This downloadable Word document is a policy on maintaining utility system drawings and documents to aid in the shutdown process during emergencies. DOWNLOAD NOW
Compliance, Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness
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ASHE: Mgt Mono - Facility Management
Operational Excellence, Health Care Facility Management, Quality & Patient Safety, Safety Management, Risk Management
On-Demand Educational Webinars
ASHE | Compliance with CMS Emergency Management Rule: What Might Be Missing
Monday, May 22, 2017Speaker: Susan McLaughlin, MBA, FASHE, CHFM, CHSP, Chief Operating Officer, MSL Healthcare Partners
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Compliance, Planning, Design, and Construction
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Roadmap to Resiliency | ASHE
Lessons learned from previous disasters, explains how to assess vulnerabilities, and suggests new ways to safeguard emergency power through new technologies, innovative protocols, and information sharing.
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Sustainability, Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Management
On-Demand Educational Webinars
CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule – Deciphering the Implications
Recorded October 24, 2016Speaker: Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, Senior Associate Director of Advocacy for the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Compliance, Safety Management
On-Demand Educational Webinars
Disaster Preparedness and Maintenance Considerations
Recorded October 27, 2016Speakers: Joe Fiorito, Caterpillar Inc., Electric Power Division, Rental Manager; Ben Thomas, Caterpillar Inc., Electric Power Division, North American Product Support ManagerA well-designed emergency power system is a quality asset to health care facilities by providing uninterrupted patient care and comfort during routine power outages, as well as through unplanned outages. This webinar will cover disaster preparedness, contingency and emergency response plans, and emergency system maintenance considerations.
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Project Management, Maintenance and Operations, Planning, Design, and Construction, Safety Management, Risk Management
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HPOE Guide: Improving the Patient Experience Through the Health Care Physical Environment | ASHE
Quality & Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Administration, Health Care Industry Fundamentals
Compliance Tools
Focus on Compliance: Sample pressure relationships policy and procedure
This downloadable Word document is a sample pressure relationship policy you can customize to fit the needs of your facility.DOWNLOAD NOW
Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Health Care Facility Management, Quality & Patient Safety, Infection Prevention and Control, Maintenance and Operations, Planning, Design, and Construction
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ASHE: HCAHPS Scores, the Patient Experience, and the Affordable Care Act from the Facility Perspecti
This monograph introduces the HCAHPS program and describes improvements health care organizations have made to increase patient satisfaction.
Quality & Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Administration, Health Care Industry Fundamentals
Videos
Disaster Readiness: Joplin, Missouri (Four Part Series)
Lessons learned from the perspective of health care facility managers, clinicians, and executive staffSpeaker: ASHEIn 2011 a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, devastated a community, including Mercy hospital. Mercy’s incredible story offers an opportunity to assess your facility’s emergency preparedness and to use their lessons learned to better prepare for potential future emergencies. 
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Risk Management, Safety Management
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Monograph: The Environment of Care and Health Care-Associated Infections: An Engineering Perspective
This monograph explores the role of the health care environment in infection control, provides information on common pathogens, and gives details on strategies to reduce health care-associated infections.
Quality & Patient Safety, Infection Prevention and Control, Project Management, Maintenance and Operations, Planning, Design, and Construction, Safety Management
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ASHE Mgt Mono: Hospital Disaster Preparedness
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Risk Management, Safety Management
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Designing and Engineering MRI Safety
Operational Excellence, Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Project Management, Safety Management
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ASHE: Mgt Mono - Hospital Security - Access Control Through Design and Technology
Operational Excellence, Emergency Readiness, Quality & Patient Safety, Risk Management, Safety Management
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ASHE Mgt Mono: Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
Learn about the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) with the ASHE management monograph. Improve your hospital's emergency preparedness.
Quality & Patient Safety, Emergency Readiness, Risk Management, Safety Management