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October 2020
Volume: 34
Edition: 9
This month's cover story deals with planning considerations for telehealth programs. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is an even more vital component of health care delivery and access. The feature lays out space and technology components necessary to run a successful program. Also in this issue: Designing health care's forgotten spaces; quantifying operational excellence; advances in digital wayfinding; staff recruitment and retention; and maintaining hospital floors.
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Advocacy Adviser
Defining a fire watch for NFPA compliance
Codes to watch for when complying with requirements to identify and control fire hazards
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Upfront
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Construction
ASHE resource tackles safe construction during pandemic
Construction sites adjust policies and procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on health care projects
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Sustainability
Garden spaces continue to uplift
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford's outdoor spaces provide welcomed respite for patients
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Environmental Services
Simple change improves HAI rates
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center switches up its UV disinfection process, sees favorable results
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Engineering
Hospital lights the way to savings
Mission Community Hospital takes advantage of subsidized rates for complete lighting overhaul
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Checklist
CMS resumes on-site routine inspections
Plus: HHS awards funds for reconstruction and releases workforce management toolkit
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Interview
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Interview
Crystal Eagle winner shows history of service
Former ASHE president and long-time member shares the journey of his career
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Solutions
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Products & Services
Solutions: Fire safety and flooring products
Fire safety, flooring and more products on our radar
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Field Report
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Field Report
RTLS platform improves productivity
Piedmont Healthcare turns to real-time monitoring to track and manage medical equipment
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Cover Story
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Cover story
Planning facilities for telehealth
Design experts lay out planning considerations for successful adoption of new technology infrastructure
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Cover story
Will telehealth impact facilities work?
What a drop in patient traffic could look like for health care facilities
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Cover story
Cost a barrier to telehealth robots
High costs create challenge to widespread use of telehealth robots
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Feature
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Planning
Making room for building systems
Planning for MEP, fire protection and the other 'forgotten spaces' within a health care facility
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Planning
Eight types of ‘forgotten spaces’ in health care facilities
From mechanical rooms to stairwells, it's important to make note of all spaces when planning health care facilities
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Feature
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Infrastructure
Quantifying excellence for health care facilities
Data standardization project at Yale New Haven Health builds a foundation for better operations
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Marketplace
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Marketplace
Digital wayfinding options expand for health facilities
Vendors ensure digital communication and wayfinding technologies work together seamlessly
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Compliance + Operations
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Compliance+Operations
Staff recruitment and retention
Advice and best practices on hiring and keeping technical personnel
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Compliance+Operations
Training resources available for health facilities professionals
The American Society for Health Care Engineering and other organizations offer field-specific education
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Environmental Services
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Environmental services
Maintaining hospital floor surfaces
Four steps to develop an integrated floor care program that will drive improved results
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Environmental services
Selecting floor substrates for performance and maintenance
A brief look at six types of common health care flooring and their maintenance requirements
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Architecture Showcase
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Architecture Showcase
A return to nature
Penn Medicine Radnor seamlessly intertwines with the surrounding landscape
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