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Recorded May 24, 2016This webinar was jointly offered by ASHE and the Association for the Healthcare Environment.

The 2015 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach.

This monograph presents strategies facility professionals can use to develop relationships with hospital leaders and show the value of their work. The monograph includes real-world examples of facility professionals who have successfully shown the value of their departments to organizational leaders.

Speakers: Gerry Kaiser, Ronald van Vilsteren  

Recorded October 29, 2015This webinar explains how a well-designed emergency power system can help health care facilities provide uninterrupted patient care and comfort during routine power outages—as well as during unplanned outages.Sponsored by

Checklist Provides Evidence-Based Criteria to Help Health Care Facilities Select Furniture

Recorded October 28, 2015This webinar introduces viewers to the idea that the built environment and influence organizational culture and that the confluence of the two factors can have a significant impact on patient satisfaction.  

Recorded October 26, 2015This webinar features George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, director of the Department of Engineering at the Joint Commission, and ASHE Senior Associate Director of Advocacy Jonathan Flannery, CHFM, FASHE, MHSA, FACHE. The webinar discusses the collaboration between ASHE and the Joint Commission to create new compliance resources.  

Developed by a group of experts, this Excel file can be used by health care organizations to assess their vulnerabilities and help manage their emergency preparedness programs. ASHE members are permitted to adapt this Excel tool for use at their facilities. Below is the Excel file and a PDF showing sample results. (To use the Excel file, delete the sample data from the Data Entry sheet and enable the macros to create the rest of the information based on your data.)

Recorded September 15, 2015This webinar discusses the latest information about an important Federal Communications Commission decision that will allow unlicensed devices to operate on the same channel as the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service used by hospitals.  

The 2014 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach.

This downloadable Word document is a sample pressure relationship policy you can customize to fit the needs of your facility.DOWNLOAD NOW

This monograph introduces the HCAHPS program and describes improvements health care organizations have made to increase patient satisfaction.

Speaker: Dennis FordTexas Children's Hospital created a pressure dependent spaces program that includes adoption of a national standard, a comprehensive master list of pressure dependent spaces, a plan to monitor these spaces, policies to manage repurposing of these spaces, and training of staff. 

Use this HVA tool to assist your multidisciplinary group in assessing and prioritizing exercises for potential hazards/risk.

Speaker: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

Speakers: Anne Guglielmo, CFPS, LEED AP, Engineer and chief FSES reviewer, The Joint Commission; and Chad Beebe, AIA, CHFM, CFPS, CBO, SASHE, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy, ASHEACCESS THE ASHE FSES TOOLRecorded February 10, 2015

Ensure the safety of your patients with a proper risk assessment of medical equipment. ASHE's monograph provides insights and best practices.

This checklist can help health care facilities inspect fire doors to ensure compliance with Joint Commission standard LS.02.01.10.