University Courses
Welcome to the ASHE's University Course syllabus. This syllabus identifies a logical order to review various resources to prepare for a career in facility management or to prepare for the Certified Health Care Facility Manager examination. Feel free to use this page as a career path guide.
Before you get started, we highly recommend that you obtain your Health Care Physical Environment Worker Certification. This certification serves as a pre-requisite and demonstrates that you are starting with the base knowledge necessary to complete this course.
We also recommend the following text book to study.
Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management
This handbook orients readers to the dynamic field of health care facilities management, with quizzes and tips and anecdotes from seasoned health care professionals that will be valuable to newcomers, engaging to experienced HFMs and thought-provoking to other health care professionals.
What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - State of U.S. Healthcare Infrastructure
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Promoting the Value of the Facility Department to the C-Suite
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Introduction to the concepts of asset management & reliability engineering
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Finance and Budgeting for Facility Managers e-Learning Course
The basics of how to properly maintain & operate your facilities
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On Demand - Increasing FM Marketability: Understanding The Big Picture
On Demand - Fundamentals of Facility Management and Operations
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NFPA 99 - Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems e-Learning Course
Guidelines for the planning, design & construction of health care facilities, including safety & infection prevention during construction
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Health Facility Design Information Checklist
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Comparison chart of business and ambulatory occupancy requirements
How can facilities management affect the patient experience
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What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?
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Publication: Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent & Control Infection
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Room Ventilation & Airborne Disease Transmission
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Water Management
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What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Risk Assessment of Medical Equipment
Security as a sub-set of facilities management and requirements for accreditation
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Hospital Security - Access Control Through Design & Technology
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Environmental Services as a sub-set of facilities management and requirements for accreditation
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How to analyze the health care facility's vulnerability(s), plan for resiliency, and prepare for disaster
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Hospital Disaster Preparedness
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Roadmap to Resiliency
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Performing an Emergency Power Systems Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
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NFPA 99 - Emergency Management e-Learning Course
Physical Environment Survey Readiness Program: Emergency Management Module
The importance of designing, building, operating, & maintaining energy efficiency in health care facilities. How sustainability can impact more than just the bottom-line; reducing energy use, waste, and costs; getting ahead of the regulatory curve; enhancing the environment for patient care; improving an organization’s standing in the community
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Reducing Operational Costs Through Energy Efficiency
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Best Practices in Business Planning for Energy Resiliency
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - The Use of LED Lighting in Health Care Facilities
Article - Strategic Steps to Sustainability in Health Care
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The basics of how to properly maintain & operate your facilities
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Life Safety Code Comparison
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On Demand - Navigating, Identifying & Interpreting NFPA 101
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Understanding CMS, the conditions of participation & accreditation, with a focus on the Joint Commission and the Environment of Care
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Article: CMS adopts 2012 edition of Life Safety Code ®
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On Demand: The 2012 Edition of NFPA 101 and Its Impact on New Health Care Facilities
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Developing the facilities management team
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³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Health Care Facilities Management Competencies
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Developing Effective Facilities Management Leaders
³¯Ñô³Ô¹ÏMonograph - Succession Planning: Preparing for the Future of Your Facility & Your Career
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Final Exam or Semester Project