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Quality
The Commonwealth Fund, a health care research and advocacy group, offers a table that walks viewers through 10 areas of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores. To view the tables, go to www.whynotthebest.org/reports/view/null/5480?omnicid=20.
Education
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering launched a new You Tube channel featuring videos on code compliance, educational programs, technical topics, conferences and more. To view the channel go to www.youtube.com/user/asheaha.
Sustainability
Watermark! is a free database and tool that allows facility managers and owners to compare water consumption at their buildings against similar facilities. It can be accessed at http://209.59.213.35/cgi-bin/water?func_type=login.
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