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Recorded June, 2016Speaker: Tim AdamsThis video outlines changes made in 2016 to the CMS Conditions of Participation regulating health care facilities. ASHE members can share this resource with others, including health care executives within their facilities, to explain the codes and standards process and outline major changes recently made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  

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

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 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.  

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

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.

Speakers: Gerry Kaiser and Lindsey Brackett  

The emergency power supply system (EPSS) is a critical hospital system, and its failure to function in a power outage can have tragic results. Not all authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) look at documentation of weekly inspections. Nonetheless, a weekly visual inspection is highly recommended.This checklist is based on charts in the Annex of the 2013 edition of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.

A sprinkler system can be complex with many different zones and valves. Some of those valves may be easily to locate. Others may be in more obscure locations. If there is a inadvertent sprinkler activation, or when maintenance or system modifications are being performed, it is imperative that sprinkler system valves be properly identified and can be quickly located.There are many forms of documentation that can help manage this process including accurate drawings, valve charts, valve identification tags or labels or other documentation for the sprinkler system.

This document provides a checklist for hospitals to document the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire safety equipment and fire safety building systems.DOWNLOAD TOOL  

This monograph describes an EPS management program that will equip health care facilities to meet the requirements and challenges they face today.

This 2013 ASHE Advocacy Report features articles on the unique hospital environment, improving codes and standards, and ways to get involved.

The study compares anticipated plug load with energy intensity data provide guidance for designers in estimating a facility's design load.

Recorded December 4, 2013Speaker: Mike Daniel, President of Daniel Consulting, Ltd.This webinar provides a brief overview of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® with specific emphasis on health care occupancy chapters. General information related to chapter content and requirements will be discussed, but the main focus of the session will be on major changes between the 2000 and 2012 editions of NFPA 101 and their benefit to health care facilities.

Speakers: Robert Gesing & John ChoryWhile the planning and design of health care facilities represents only a small part of the overall cost of a building over its lifetime, if properly leveraged, these efforts offer an outstanding opportunity to move an organization into a better business-centered position. Using real-life examples, this presentation outlines where and how to place seven "levers" that can benefit a health care system and maximize profitability in a constantly changing environment.

Speaker: Robert RayTemperature variation in patient rooms can negatively affect staff efficiency, costs, and customer experience. This presentation shows how the Six Sigma DMAIC model (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) can effectively reduce temperature variations in patient rooms.Learning Outcomes: