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Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent and Control Infection: A Best Practice Guide to Help Health Care Organizations Create Safe, Healing Environments

LUNCH AND LEARNTuesday, October 16, 2018Speaker: Rick Cowman, QSSP & OSHA 30, Sr Manager, Service and Solutions Development, Grainger; Mark Schwartz, Director of Medical Center Facilities, University of Rochester Medical Center; Tony Martinez, VP of Quality & Marketing, Audit Pro

Stay up to date with fire door inspection requirements. ASHE offers resources for implementing effective door inspection and maintenance programs.

Barrier Management Symposium Video SeriesImprove your barrier management strategies and avoid some of the top citations through this video series. Then, take the following quiz to earn 12 CECs."A great resource for all frontline staff, contractors, and healthcare leaders."

 

Hospitals and health systems are working to address the environmental risks associated with the care of patients at risk for suicide and self-harm. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently creating comprehensive interpretive guidance, which will incorporate Joint Commission patient safety recommendations. To help hospitals and other health care facilities understand and implement these recommendations, ASHE is developing tools and resources for members.

This checklist can be used to gather data on requirements of new health care construction and major renovation projects.

This monograph shows health care facility managers how to conduct succession planning for their departments and shows individuals in all positions how to develop a path for personal career development.

Many health care facilities need greater investment to improve the country's health care infrastructure. This monograph outlines the state of health care facilities and explores potential areas for investment.

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.

The 2016 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach.

There are currently many different methods for determining the square footage of health care facilities. This monograph outlines a much-needed standard method for calculating the area of health care spaces.

Gain a greater understanding of finances and budgeting in health care facilities.

This monograph sets forth energy procurement best practices and explains how hospitals should approach energy procurement using the principles of aggregation, alignment, and analytics.

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