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Compliance / en Wed, 07 May 2025 00:15:35 -0500 Mon, 31 Mar 25 12:00:00 -0500 ��Թ�ICRA 2.0™ Toolkit /icra2 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:53:31 -0500 Compliance Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) Tool /hva Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:26:31 -0600 Compliance Water Management in Health Care Facilities, Second Edition /watermanagement Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Compliance ��Թ�Academy 2025 | Chicago /education-events/ashe-academy-2025 Education for you, all in one place, all in one week. Learn from leading field experts, explore factors unique to your field and study how to implement effective strategies to improve your health care facilities.��Թ�Academy is your one-stop shop for earning your CEC’s through a personalized learning experience. Join us for in-depth sessions and workshops led by experienced leaders in health care facilities management.Attendees have a chance to connect with top health care facilities leaders and peers in a small-group classroom setting.<a href="/ashe-academy">View more information and programming here</a>! Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:05:08 -0600 Compliance FGI seeking comments on Facility Code for Hospitals draft /fgi-seeking-comments-facility-code-hospitals-draft <h2>Share your facilities management insight by Sept. 30</h2>The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) has issued a call for public comments on the draft of the 2026 FGI Facility Code for Hospitals, FGI Facility Code for Outpatient Settings, and FGI Facility Code for Residential Care and Support Settings. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 30. Submitted comments will be visible to the public and members of the Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC).FGI documents have been adopted by the vast majority of states to serve as the minimum design criteria for health and residential care facilities. ��Թ�encourages its members to contribute feedback to ensure a range of perspectives are considered, including the voices of those who maintain and operate these facilities.Major 2026 Hospital Changes Included in the DraftNew to the 2026 editions, the documents published by the Facility Guidelines Institute will no longer be called the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction, and instead will be called the FGI Facility Code. &nbsp;This change reflects the revised document structure. The FGI Facility Code will consist of only mandatory code language; any appendix material that previously was included in the Guidelines to provide clarity and best practice will now be included in a new handbook currently under development for each FGI Facility Code. FGI intends to make a version of the FGI Facility Code available for no charge to the public. An enhanced license with new tools and features will be available for purchase, as will the handbooks.��Թ�Regulatory Affairs staff have identified key changes in the draft likely to affect ��Թ�members. These changes include:<ul><li>1.2-2.1.3.3 Determining Clinical Room Need</li><li>1.2-4.9.2 Disaster, Emergency, and Vulnerability Design Features</li><li>1.3-3.5 Emergency Access</li><li>2.1-6.3.4 Discharged Patient Waiting Facilities</li><li>2.1-6.3.6&nbsp;Incident Command Center</li><li>2.1-7.2.3&nbsp;Surfaces</li><li>2.1-8.3.4&nbsp;Lighting</li><li>2.1-8.3.5&nbsp;Electrically Powered Equipment</li><li>2.1-8.4 Plumbing Systems</li><li>2.2-2.17 Behavioral and Mental Health Medical Complexity Patient Care Unit</li><li>2.6-2.2.2.6 Rehab Hospitals Patient Toilet Room Space Requirements and Clearances</li><li>2.6-2.3.1 Rehab Hospitals Dining, Recreation, and Social Spaces</li><li>2.6-3.1.1.3&nbsp;Rehab Hospital Ambulance Entrance</li><li>2.7&nbsp;Specific Requirements for Mobile Units</li></ul>To submit comments, log in at <a href="https://www.fgiguidelines.net/login" target="_blank" title="FGI login">www.fgiguidelines.net</a> and select “Submit Comment.” Please provide reasons for your feedback. Note that only comments on the draft are being accepted. Any new proposals will need to be submitted during the next revision cycle. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:13:37 -0500 Compliance The EPA’s Refrigerant Ruling: Impacts to Walk-In Chamber Design /education-events/epas-refrigerant-ruling-impacts-walk-chamber-design <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/webinar/register/4717279703144/WN_huL02BaaReeVzTeTuJbNhA" target="_blank">View On Demand recording here</a>With the EPA’s Technology Transitions Program January 1, 2026 compliance deadline looming, manufacturers, designers, and building operators are preparing for the move to low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants for various applications.The current ruling is scoped to impact the entire refrigeration industry and there will be ripple effects into other technologies, including those leveraged in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech, and other life science industries.Based on these guidelines, industrial process refrigeration (IPR) applications will be impacted by the EPA’s most recent ruling. It’s important to understand the available refrigerant options, that not only support application requirements and sustainability goals but are also compliant with proposed regulations.Join FARRAR’s David Craig and Nate Fries on Thursday, September 19 when they will provide an overview of the EPA’s refrigerant ruling, discuss how it will impact the future of cold storage chamber design, and review currently available refrigerant options so you can make an informed, sustainable choice.<h3>Learning Objectives:</h3><ul><li>Gain an understanding of the EPA’s Technology Transitions Program and how it will impact walk-in chamber design</li><li>Review advantages and disadvantages of low-GWP refrigerant options, accounting for application and temperature set point</li><li>Discover the importance of optimized engineering design to achieve both sustainability and efficiency goals</li></ul><h3>Speakers:</h3><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/david-craig-farrar-trane-400x400.png" data-entity-uuid="b60bfdb6-a267-4411-b447-357a3a556ab1" data-entity-type="file" alt="david craig" width="120" height="120">David Craig Regional Business Manager, FARRAR David graduated from State University of New York at Geneseo and has enjoyed a 30+ year career in the life sciences industry. With experience ranging from supply and equipment distribution to cell culture and other critical areas, David leverages years of complex project expertise to assist engineering firms, architects, and facilities personnel in developing custom solutions for applications that require cold rooms. &nbsp;<img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/nate-fries-400x400.png" data-entity-uuid="bcae0d26-e303-4dab-9855-36e6c3af6435" data-entity-type="file" alt="Nate Fries" width="120" height="120">Nate Fries Project Developer, FARRAR Nate has over 20 years of experience in mechanical engineering with the majority of his career focused on refrigeration solutions. From design to installation and service, Nate has experience with all aspects of the business, giving him the unique insight and understanding of the intricacies required to successfully deliver walk-in cold room solutions to life science customers. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:29:37 -0500 Compliance PDC Summit™ 2025 | Atlanta /education-events/pdc-summit-2025-atlanta Save the Date: March 8-11, 2026 | Houston, TX&nbsp;Thank you for attending the 2025 PDC Summit™! Thousands of professionals from all disciplines of health care planning, design and construction advanced the health care built environment together.Catch up on sessions you missed!&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://ashe.digitellinc.com/p/cf/2025-pdc-summit-on-demand-7556" target="_blank">Session Recordings</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;Couldn't make it to the first conference of the year? Connect with your health care facilities management community at the Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference, July 27-30, 2025, in Columbus, OH.&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/education/health-care-facilities-innovation-conference" target="_blank">Explore &amp; Register</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;See what happened at the 2025 PDC Summit™ on social media!&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23pdcsummit&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED&amp;sid=rQV" target="_blank">View #PDCSummit</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<h4>The 2025 International Summit &amp; Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design &amp; Construction™</h4>Join 3,300+ health care planning, design and construction professionals to learn, network and create value for the health care built environment.No other event in the field unites this many health care constructors, facilities staff, owners and clinicians with designers and architects. Meeting stakeholders at the PDC Summit means you can:<ul><li>Complete projects more efficiently.</li><li>Get more insight per market research dollar you invest.</li><li>Enhance your future projects so they exceed stakeholder expectations.</li></ul>Attendees can expect:<ul><li>Peer-to-peer discussion</li><li>Timely and innovative sessions from leading experts</li><li>The latest solutions from vendors</li><li>CECs toward certifications like CHC, plus AIA LUs &amp; LU|HSWs, ACHE Qualified Education Credits and Nursing Credits</li></ul>Choose from 50+ Sessions across 7 topics:<ul><li>Behavioral Health</li><li>Clinical Perspectives</li><li>Collaborative PDC Methodologies</li><li>Safety and Resiliency</li><li>Site of Care</li><li>Sustainability &amp; Decarbonization</li><li>Regulation and compliance</li></ul>Plus hear from inspiring keynote speakers:Morris Morrison Inspirational disruption and leadership expert, futurist, author, entrepreneur Disrupt Yourself: Driving Change to Create Growth and OpportunityApril Hansen Group President at Aya Healthcare, Top 100 Workforce Leader, Nurse, and Recognized Business and Personal Growth Expert&nbsp; Growth Game Plan™: Turning Challenges into OpportunitiesTake advantage ��Թ�Member discounts when you register! View complete programming <a href="/education/pdc-summit">here</a>.&nbsp; Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:45:02 -0500 Compliance ��Թ�Core Competency Framework™ /core-competency-framework Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:10:37 -0500 Compliance Compliance: ��Թ�Core Competency Framework™ /core-competency-framework/compliance Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:51:22 -0500 Compliance Driving Compliance Excellence Through Automated Solutions | Lunch & Learn /education-events/driving-compliance-excellence-through-automated-solutions <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="https://smithbucklin.zoom.us/rec/share/TBsUF7FTkoVPf0w8_Qm8a-1CAQBJnZmnFE6pnhKqgCwf5FJSuTxAADnWZFy9Ot0h.T-fWjUHz8Iz0LMS2?startTime=1724346138000" target="_blank">View On-Demand Recording</a> Explore how technology is transforming healthcare compliance in hospitals, offsite clinics, and ambulatory centers. Discover firsthand how challenges, document retrieval to permitting, rounding, and even staff turnover, were tackled. Minimize manual tasks and embrace streamlined processes, ensuring safety and peace of mind. Join us to uncover how software is making compliance processes efficient and propels your facility forward.<h3>Learning Objectives:</h3><ul><li>Understand how to maintain a survey ready environment through comprehensive preparation tools and digital binders.</li><li>Explore how automated workflows enhance efficiency and accuracy in compliance.</li><li>Learn how to continually adapt to evolving healthcare standards, ensuring up-to-date and effective compliance.</li><li>Discover how digital solutions can serve as guiding mechanisms to elevate compliance skills for future leaders.</li></ul><h3>Speakers:</h3><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/jim-smith-110x150.png" alt="Jim Smith headshot" width="110" height="150"> Jim Smith, MBA, CHFM, Director of Engineering &amp; Safety Support Services Rutland Regional Medical Center <a href="mailto:jgsmith@rrmc.org " target="_blank">jgsmith@rrmc.org</a> Jim Smith, MBA, CHFM is the Director of Engineering &amp; Safety at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, VT and has worked in healthcare facilities management for over a decade. He is a certified healthcare facility manager, served as a past president of the Vermont Healthcare Engineers Society (VHES) and served as the VT state representative to the New England Healthcare Engineers Society (NEHES) where he was recognized at the 2023 Engineer of the Year. In addition, he is an active member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). &nbsp;Jim has been heavily involved in managing Joint Commission and CMS regulatory compliance requirements associated with healthcare facilities since 2013. He co-chairs the Environment of Care Committee at Rutland Regional and is responsible for managing EC/LS/EM compliance across the organization. &nbsp; <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/clay-mcmillian-110x150.png" alt="Clay McMillian headshot" width="110" height="150"> Clay McMillian, Senior Software Implementation Consultant&nbsp; CRx Compliance&nbsp; <a href="mailto:clay@crxweb.com" target="_blank">clay@crxweb.com</a> Clay McMillian is an experienced Senior Implementation Consultant with CRx Compliance. He specializes in seamless software implementation, integration, and client relationship management, with a notable track record in delivering tailored solutions, particularly digital compliance solutions for the healthcare industry. Clay excels in leading complex projects with precision and efficiency, ensuring client satisfaction through comprehensive training, effective data management, and proactive communication. <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/kym-orange-110x150.png" alt="Kym Orange headshot" width="110" height="150"> Kym Orange, Senior Manager, Healthcare Strategy &nbsp; Grainger <a href="mailto:kym.orange@grainger.com" target="_blank">kym.orange@grainger.com</a> Kym Orange is an accomplished healthcare strategist with experience in segment research, strategic planning, employee development, sales and marketing, and business management. Since 2011, his current responsibilities and focus have included creating unique healthcare through insight-driven solutions and ensuring the delivery of positive customer experiences through various Grainger business channels. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:11:35 -0500 Compliance