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Comprehensive emergency management programs
The Joint Commission updates its requirements, reflecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's Conditions of Participation.
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Regulatory
News
HHS updates its list of hazard vulnerability analysis tools
The list includes ASHE's revamped HVA, which creates a more holistic and interactive approach to emergency preparedness
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Codes & Standards
Tracking ASHRAE news and standards open for comment
A list of ASHRAE addenda, revisions and drafts affecting health care open for public comment plus other updates
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Advocacy Adviser
TJC rolls out changes for emergency management
ASHE's new Emergency Management Checklist helps to ensure compliance with 60 new standards from The Joint Commission
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Compliance+Operations
Managing confined spaces within health facilities
Developing a confined space program in compliance with OSHA requirements
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Design
FGI’s Guidelines balance risk and cost
An overview of the 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction documents and a look forward to the 2026 cycle
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Cover story
ASHE Advocacy works to shape future codes
ASHE helps to reduce regulatory conflicts and overreach amidst heightened focus on pandemic preparedness and sustainability
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ASHE Tool
Preparing business occupancies for accreditation surveys
A new tool helps simply surveys as CMS takes a closer look at health care business occupancies
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Checklist
New emergency management standards in effect
Plus: CMS shares updates on ambulatory surgical center rules and emergency management exercises; NFPA presents new research on fire door gaps
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Advocacy adviser
New versus existing building requirements
Determining when to embark building remediation for code compliance requires thorough investigation
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