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CDC lays out strategies to optimize PPE during shortages
The new resource provides a quick visual to help health care facilities adjust operations in real time
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Operations
Infrastructure
Methods for facility risk assessment
Performing facility risks assessment for systems beyond utility infrastructure
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Compliance & Operations
Should air sampling be routine?
Factors to consider when deciding on an air sampling protocol
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Compliance & Operations
The facility's role in infection prevention
Fans, hand rubs and fomites present risk management challenges in health care facilities
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Compliance
The Joint Commission pilots virtual surveys during pandemic
The accrediting organization has tested out a new format for its physical environment surveys
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Security
Hospital recruits robots for backup
Children's hospital 'hires' two friendly faces to patrol its exterior grounds
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Inside HFM
Staying prepared to weather the storm
ASHE President highlights importance of flexibility and resiliency during state of emergency
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News
New resource helps facilities recover from COVID-19 pandemic
Health care physical environment experts discuss the creation of a new recovery resource and what the world may look like post-pandemic
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Interview
Stepping into the role of ASHE’s executive director
Deanna Martin, ASHE executive director, discusses leading the organization through times of crisis and in every season
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Cover story: part one
Getting the most from technology
Using technology to help in operations has its pros and cons
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