ASHE News

This is the last edition of the ASHE Insider newsletter in its current format; starting Jan. 2, ASHE members will receive the revamped HFM Insider newsletter instead. The change is part of ASHE incorporating Health Facilities Management magazines and newsletters into its communications. To prepare for the change, please be sure to whitelist the email address hfmonline@aha.org through your email program.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memo clarifying several issues related to ligature risk. Although the memo is not comprehensive final interpretive guidance from CMS, it provides a definition of a ligature risk, interim guidance for surveyors, a timeframe for correction of ligature risk deficiencies, and the requirements for requesting a time extension for a plan of correction taking longer than 60 days.

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As 2018 approaches, take time to consider your plans for the upcoming year.

Health care leaders are giving patients high quality care in an easy, accessible way.

The Joint Commission is updating its emergency management standards to reflect new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

Take time to celebrate your successful projects through the Architecture for Health Showcase.