Heather Punke, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality
The following is a list of hospitals in Georgia for which 81 percent or more of patients reported that their room and bathroom were "always" clean on their HCAHPS surveys.

Shannon Barnet, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality
The American Cleaning Institute has submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration, encouraging the federal agency to re-evaluate all data relevant to the safety and efficacy of antibacterial healthcare ingredients.

Chris Henderson, Health Facilities Management
We love to pull for the underdog: Rudy, the Karate Kid and the 1980 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, to name a few. This particular underdog story is about an environmental services staff that became empowered by a long-awaited technology.

Natalie Leoni, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality
The focus of this paper is on improving patient experience through privacy and infection control provided by Switchable Privacy Glass, otherwise known as "eGlass" –a term the dynamic glass industry has widely adopted for this technology.

Jamie Morgan, Health Facilities Management
The Optimum-UV Enlight System kills 31 pathogens in five minutes at a distance of eight feet.

Paul Picciurro, CHESP, Health Facilities Management
Environmental services (ES) departments face several daily challenges including staffing, endless meetings and constant "surprises."

Jamie Morgan, Health Facilities Management
Bisnow recently ran an article under the carefully worded headline, "Millennials Are Putting Hospitals Out of Business." The word "hospitals" in the title means that while a certain type of health care facility may be in decline, the total facility landscape is not.

Infection Control Today
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to re-evaluate all data relevant to the safety and efficacy of antibacterial healthcare ingredients and make affirmative findings that they are generally recognized as safe and effective.

Max Green, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Although high building costs are associated with private hospital rooms, new research suggests the financial benefit of keeping patients safer from infection transmission offsets the construction expenses.

Brandy Moore, RN, Infection Control Today
The infection preventionist’s involvement in construction and renovation projects goes far beyond daily rounding.

Walter Frick, Harvard Business Review
There’s a reason companies like Google and Facebook offer their employees so many perks, according to new research: firms that treat workers better are more innovative.

Larry Alton, Entrepreneur
Part of being a successful entrepreneur is being a great leader. Even if you have a great idea, an open market, and a great team to help you succeed, it’s your responsibility to set the tone for the organization, motivate your people to work harder and stay with the team, and make the important decisions that will dictate the fate of your company.

MyAHE is our branded members-only discussion forum. On MyAHE, you can ask your most pressing environmental services related questions or answer questions posed by other professionals.

October 08 – November 20, 2015
AHE invites those interested in presenting at its EXCHANGE 2016 to submit a proposal for review by the Conference Planning Committee.

Participate for your chance to win an iPad Air!
AHE is gathering input from environmental services departments across the country to identify baseline staffing productivity standards. The results of this data gathering will be used in building staffing models and providing metrics for environmental services directors.

If interested in contributing to EXPLORE by authoring a best-practices article, email Heather Williams, EXPLORE editor, for more information. The magazine covers all aspects relevant to health care environmental services professionals.

John Scherberger, BS, CHESP, REH, EXPLORE magazine
It’s been said environmental services professionals interact with patients as much as nursing staff, and often times more so. Regardless of one’s opinion, it’s a fact both professions render a special kind of treatment and care. Keep in mind that treatment and care are not synonymous, yet both are absolutely essential to patients.

Colby C. Morris, CHESP, EXPLORE magazine
There is a constant in health care that applies to us all, and it certainly will not change—training and ongoing education. This and the engagement of our staff in those activities are those areas where we’re continuously trying to stay on top of tracking, pushing, completing, and coaching.