Compliance and Operations

COMPLIANCE
DNV shares some of its top questions and answers on complex topics exchanged with accredited facilities.
CODES & STANDARDS
Health care facilities managers can help shape recommendations for operating room air quality.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
The 2023 edition of NFPA 25 allows for more flexibility around sprinkler piping .
ASHE COMPLIANCE TOOL
Fire safety training should demand the same amount of attention as fire safety equipment testing .
REGULATORY
Two recent QSO letters clarify survey processes for reporting patient safety documentation and rural emergency hospitals.
ADVOCACY ADVISER
The ASHE Advocacy Team helps to settle a long-standing debate around sprinkler system safety .
COMPLIANCE
Upcoming revisions to the NFPA's Life Safety Code and Health Care Facilities Code address COVID-19 and other issues.
RISK MANAGEMENT
An overview of responsibilities and areas of concern to ensure accessible health care facilities .
ASHE COMPLIANCE TOOL
Facilities can pursue regulatory exemptions for designs that allow greater accessibility.
CODES & STANDARDS
Revisions that will soon go into effect align with CMS’s Conditions of Participation and remove references for certain AEM programs.