Compliance and Operations

RISK MANAGEMENT
Tools for ensuring safety in facilities operations, from construction and infection control to security and life safety.
CHECKLIST
Plus: Joint Commission updates standards; NFPA elects new Health Care Section Chair; ASPR tests biocontainment transporting unit.
REGULATORY
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued expiration dates for several pandemic-era allowances .
CODES & STANDARDS
Bipartisan legislation aims to protect copyright integrity of government-adopted codes while ensuring free online access .
CODES & STANDARDS
The new program will take effect in 2026 for hospitals and critical access hospitals with plans to expand to more health settings.
CODES & STANDARDS
CMS waivers provide options to facilities managers working to ensure physical environment compliance .
COVER STORY
ASHE's Regulatory Affairs Team shares its top five health care facilities compliance issues and how to take action .
CHECKLIST
Plus: ASHE leader appointed to battery safety committee; ASPR shares violence prevention recommendations; IAHSS releases updated guidelines.
COMPLIANCE
Working with an authority having jurisdiction on regulatory issues and the three most common questions posed by facilities managers.
REGULATORY
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated its policy for publicly releasing quality of care survey findings.