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Optimizing the Healthcare Physical Environment
Dave Dagenais, BS, FASHE, CHFM, CHSP 2015 ASHE President
Who is ASHE?
• Largest association dedicated to health care physical environment
• Over 11,800 Members • Trusted Industry Resource
ASHE Mission Dedicated to optimizing the health care physical environment
Benefits of ASHE Membership?
• Membership makeup • Membership types
o Professional ($125.00) o Associate (175.00)
What does ASHE do?
• Issue Briefs • Monographs • Just Ask ASHE • List Serve • New ASHE APP • Webinars
What does ASHE do?
• Issue Briefs • Monographs • Just Ask ASHE • List Serve • New ASHE APP • Webinars • Advocates
ASHE Advocacy Program
• Representation o National o Regional o State
• Proactive Efforts oManaging code and standards
Mission, vision, and goals
• Mission: Dedicated to optimizing the health care physical environment
• Strategic goals ▪ Manage Regulation ▪ Manage Reputation ▪ Manage Capacity
Strategic imperatives support the mission
Member value
Succession planning
Sustainability and commissioning
While strategic goals are long-term targets, strategic imperatives are short-term (1–2 year) initiatives that support ASHE’s strategic goals.
Trusted and timely member resources
Codes and standards alerts and guidance
• Tools, templates, and other useful resources
• Educational programming • Career Flash • ASHE publications (Now earn CEUs
through Inside ASHE!)
Advocacy and representation
• Improving health care codes during development
• Working with CMS and the federal government
• Working with state-level decision makers
Recently launched ASHE resources
• Earn CEUs through Inside ASHE magazine • New searchable resource library • On-demand conference recordings from select sessions • New codes and standards tools on the following:
▪ NFPA 99 risk assessment tool ▪ FSES submission tool ▪ Relocatable power taps sample policies ▪ Template for using CMS categorical waivers ▪ Collaboration with the Joint Commission “Top 10” (Focus on Compliance)
Recently launched ASHE resources
• New ASHE website redesign (launched 2015)
• New education programs and content
• FGI Guidelines e-learning program
…more to come!
Awards and recognition
• FASHE, SASHE, CHFM, and CHC • Awards
▪ Crystal Eagle leadership award ▪ Emerging Regional Leader award ▪ Excellence in Facility Management award ▪ President’s Award ▪ Vista awards ▪ Energy to Care awards
• Chapter level of affiliation awards ▪ LAUNCHED: Elite status for chapters focused on
sustainability
Energy to Care program
Sponsored by:
• Free benchmarking tool
• Useful dashboard
• Awards program for ASHE members
Commissioning resources
• Health Facility Commissioning Handbook
• Health Facility Commissioning Guidelines
• Workshop on Health Facility Commissioning
• Commissioning Insider magazine
• More resources available in the ASHE Resource Library
ASHE internship program
• Internships create interest in our field among young people
• Interns provide support for your staff
• Employers see higher retention rates among those who started as interns
Available on ashe.org/internship: • Chapter template for internship
plan • Fact sheets • Host application
Developing the careers of ASHE members
• Certifications o Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) o Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC)
• Designations o Senior (SASHE) o Fellow (FASHE)
• Awards o Crystal Eagle Leadership Award o Emerging Regional Leader Award o Excellence in Facility Management o Vista Awards Program
Developing the careers of ASHE members
• Education o ASHE is continually developing
professional development opportunities through ASHE conferences, seminars, e-learning, and management monographs.
o ASHE helped develop a two-year online degree program in Healthcare Facilities Leadership at Owensboro Community and Technical College.
o Currently working with several colleges to develop an undergraduate program (distance learning)
Planning for the future of your facility
• ASHE has published several articles on succession planning for health care facility managers
• Search the ASHE Resource Library for “succession planning”
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Earn CEUs at education programs
Go to ashe.org/learn to register
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Attend conferences & exhibitions
PDC Summit & Trade Show March 20-23, 2016
San Diego, CA pdcsummit.org
ASHE Annual Conference & Trade Show July 10–16, 2016
Denver, CO asheannual.org
ASHE Election Results
2016 Regional Directors
Antonio Suarez
Bradley R. Taylor
Devin J. Hugie
Keith A. Deline
Donna Craft
Susan B. McLaughlin
Edmund L. Lydon
Jeffrey E. Henne
Shay R. Rankhorn
Robert E. Huffman
Tom Stewart
Dean M. Pufahl
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