Ed Avis
Articles
Operational Excellence, Safety and Security
2018 Hospital Security Survey
Data shows that hospitals are making important strides in safety as they respond to risks.
Facility Engineering, Energy Management
Best practices emerge for hospitals during energy treasure hunts
A group of health care engineers found an average of $103,000 in possible energy savings in a northwest hospital.
Facility Engineering, Energy Management
Tracking energy treasure hunt solutions
Managing and implementing energy-efficient solutions.
Energy Management
Who should be on the teams?
Finding the right team is critical to finding more opportunities for energy efficiency.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations
ASHE's advocacy team continues push for code unification
Group works toward better codes and smoother surveys while keeping its sights on improving the physical environment.
Guidance to assess ligature risks
CMS works with Joint Commission to prepare permanent guidance on reducing ligature risks.
Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations, Leadership, Property Management, Maintenance and Operations
Negotiating service agreements with building owners
Health care's unique cleaning and maintenance needs require detailed arrangements.
Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations, Leadership, Property Management
Overcoming challenges of maintaining off-site buildings
Remote facilities within a single health care system can present new challenges for health care operations.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations
Creating a single operational culture after a merger
Nine tips for acquiring and acquired organizations to bring disparate operations together.
Uniting through common metrics
Establishing metrics to track improvements should be one of the first tasks facilities leaders of merged operations set out to accomplish.