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.
Health care facilities must be in full compliance of new emergency preparedness requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by November 15.
Registration is now open for the 2018 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction, which will be held in Nashville March 25-28.
The number of suicides continues to increase in the United States, and is now the tenth leading cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At ASHE conferences, a popular session is the Just Ask ASHE panel, which features code experts answering audience questions on a variety of codes and standards issues.
ASHE members selected new leaders in the 2017 elections, including the next ASHE president-elect, and members passeda terminology change shifting ASHE bylaws to policies.
Hurricane Harvey has caused unprecedented flooding in the Houston area, and the storm continues to cause new challenges. ASHE has been in touch with several members in Texas hospitals, and is also communicating with the ASHE affiliated local chapter in Texas to find ways to best support recovery efforts.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has dropped its proposal to make survey reports and plans of corrections from accrediting organizations publicly available online.
George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering for the Joint Commission, made the remarks in his Joint Commission Update session at the conference.
ASHE will be combining HFM magazines and digital newsletters with its existing communications, with the first editions of ASHE’s Health Facilities Management coming out in January 2018.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says hospitals must develop and adhere to policies and procedures that reduce the risk of legionella and other waterborne pathogens.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released interpretive guideline and survey procedures for the emergency preparedness rule that became effective in November 2016.
A webinar on Friday will cover the ways risk assessment requirements are applied to new and existing health care facilities under the 2012 edition of NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code.
Nearly 100 ASHE members attended important NFPA meetings last week to speak about and vote on important proposals being considered for the next editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new Vital Signs report highlighting the risk to patients from exposure to Legionella bacteria in health care facilities, including hospitals and long-term care facilities.
ASHE sent an advocacy alert last week notifying members of a proposal that would make survey reports from accrediting organizations available to the public.
Health care facility managers are often tasked with doing more with less. But without an understanding of finances, budgeting, and the language of business, facility managers may have a more difficult time meeting that goal.
ASHE has created a new crosswalk that compares K-Tags with Joint Commission, NFPA, and International Code Council requirements. ASHE members can download this members-only document for free online.
ASHE's Health Facility Design Information Checklist monograph can help you gather data and answer fundamental questions associated with the architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, and fire protection requirements of new health care construction and major renovation projects.
A performance improvement measure on the Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals provides step-by-step instructions on how to implement battery recycling programs.
The annual Energy to Care awards recognize health care facility professionals who are saving valuable resources by making their facilities more energy efficient.
A new Energy to Care Success Story shows how Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center embarked on a sustainability journey that has led to efficiencies.
The American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and ASHE will co-host a January 17 webinar on workplace violence prevention strategies and emergency response plans.
