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ICC code hearings address renovations
Committee makes progress in unifying health care building codes during the 2021 code cycle
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Regulatory
Codes & Standards
ASHRAE health care ventilation standard open for comment
An overview of four addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170 available for download and comment
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Advocacy Adviser
Make yourself heard at the NFPA meeting
ASHE is encouraging members to engage in the fire- and life-safety code development process
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Checklist
USP releases new and revised chapters
Plus: AHA comments on co-location guidance and CDC responds to Ebola
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Checklist
ASHE celebrates victories at ICC meeting
Plus: New security guidelines and an opportunity to comment on Lockout/Tagout standard
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Cover story
Hospital pharmacy regulations present new facility challenges
Updated USP regulations are designed to protect patients and staff
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Cover story
Alternative power technologies drive new regulatory attention
Microgrids and CHP prompt reassessment of current codes and standards regarding hospital power
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Cover story
ASHE reaches across the field to advance advocacy efforts
Association works to ensure codes are unified, up to date and relevant to today's health facilities
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CMS tests direct observation for accreditation surveys
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is trying out a new strategy to improve its oversight
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Compliance + Operations
Readiness for accreditation surveys
A health care facility perspective on managing the accreditation process
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