Ed Avis
Articles
Health Care Facility Technology Systems, Communications Systems
Cost a barrier to telehealth robots
High costs create challenge to widespread use of telehealth robots.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations
Building a culture to achieve operational excellence
New ASHE imperative identifies improvement opportunities to help facilities managers achieve high-level performance.
Operational Excellence, Leadership
Developing a definition of operational excellence
Members of ASHE committee discuss the ever-evolving nature of excellence.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations
ASHE committee to tackle operational excellence
Committee will use Energy to Care program as springboard to tackle overall physical environment efficiency.
Construction, Construction Data
2019 Hospital Construction Survey
New poll finds conflicting regulations and uneven enforcement create unnecessary burden.
Construction, Construction Data
CMS makes changes to its citation methodology
'See it, cite it' process impacts how health systems address physical environment compliance.
Compliance and Operations
Organizations push for science-based codes and standards
ASHE and others lead efforts to eliminate conflicting codes and ensure evidence-backed standards.
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
The long road to evidence-based codes
Code changes don't happen overnight, and effective dates can take even longer.
Compliance and Operations
How is research incorporated into codes?
Organizations use various methods to vet research and public comments when developing codes and standards.
Operational Excellence, Safety and Security
2018 Hospital Security Survey
Data shows that hospitals are making important strides in safety as they respond to risks.