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NSHE Nebraska Society of Healthcare Engineers 4 th Annual Trade Show / Conference. Tracy Robinson Region 8 Director. May 2-3 2013, Holiday Inn Convention Center Kearney, NE. Who’s ASHE?. Membership makeup Become an ASHE member Cost Benefits.
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NSHE Nebraska Society of Healthcare Engineers4th Annual Trade Show / Conference Tracy Robinson Region 8 Director May 2-3 2013, Holiday Inn Convention Center Kearney, NE.
Who’s ASHE? • Membership makeup • Become an ASHE member • Cost • Benefits
Optimize the Health Care Physical Environment Strategic Goals: Regulation, Reputation, and Capacity Advocacy Professional Development Networking Information Resource
2013 Committee Structure Board Committees Advocacy Steering Finance Education Membership Chapter Relations Task Forces
ASHE Advocacy Program • Representation • National • Regional • State • Proactive Efforts • Managing code and standards
Who Regulates Hospitals? Source: American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/trendwatch/2011/11mar-tw-costofcaring.pdf
Ways Chapters Can Help • Report poor code interpretations through Advocacy Highway www.ashe.org/advocacyhighway • Designate a chapter Advocacy Liaison • Active chapter advocacy liaison • Participates in ASHE advocacy conference calls • Reports ASHE advocacy news to chapter members
Repaving Work Underway • ASHE advocacy leaders meeting with liaisons • ASHE staff and liaisons continue to communicate on advocacy issues
A Two-Way Street • ASHE learns about local issues from chapter advocacy liaisons • Advocacy liaisons learn about national issues from ASHE
More Ways Chapters Can Help • Spend a few minutes of chapter meetings discussing codes and standards issues affecting your members. • Actively engage state authorities (fire marshal, licensing agencies) and organizations (hospital, health care) – NOW, not after an issue becomes critical.
Get Involved • ASHE is a member-oriented organization: “We Are ASHE.” • Getting involved can change codes and save your facilities money and time. • To get involved, contact your chapter advocacy liaison or ASHE Director of Codes and Standards Chad Beebe: cbeebe.aha@gmail.com
Strategic Goal: Regulation Regulation: Our members will work in a regulatory environment characterized by: • Good science • Defensible economics • Informed policy-making • Clear decision authority
Strategic Goal: Reputation/Capacity Reputation: strengthen the reputation of facilities professionals and their strategic, operational, and business value to the entire enterprise.
Certifications, Designations, and Award Programs Professional Designations • Senior (SASHE) • Fellow (FASHE) Certifications • Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) • Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) Awards • Crystal Eagle Leadership Award • Emerging Regional Leader Award • Excellence in Facility Management • Vista Awards Program
ASHE Education Portfolio Certification Preparation Workshops
Commissioning Guidelines • About the HCFx Guidelines • Advantages of commissioning • Cost savings • About the HCFx Guidelines & Handbook • Advantages of commissioning • Cost savings • ADVOCACY • Incorporation of HCFx Guidelines into the FGI
ASHE Communications • ASHE Insider (Electronic newsletter e-mailed weekly) • Inside ASHE (Printed quarterly magazine) • Other Communications • Advocacy Alerts • Issue Briefs • Social Media • Twitter; LinkedIn; Facebook
Just Ask ASHE http://www.ashe.org/connect/ask-ashe/
Keynote Speaker: James Lussier, Founder The Lussier Center/TLC Education Tracks: Compliance Strategies Operational Excellence PDC for the Facility Manager Management Development Delivering Value Fundamentals Visit www.ashe.org/annual for more information
Keynote Speaker – Dr. AtulGawande, author of the Checklist Manifesto • Attendee Mix: 28% A/E; 27% Construction 24% Facility, 21% Other • Summit Collaborators: ACHA, FGI, AAHID, AIA AAH, ASHRAE • Make for a rich, collaborative learning environment • 2013 Highlights Video: http://www.ashe.org/PDC/ Education Tracks Presented
CHFM waiversThe “rules” on the waivers are The awardees must be eligible for the CHFM The awardees must be an ASHE member The awardees must register for the CHFM If you are interested please contact me Tracy Robinson trobinson@swmedcenter.com