KSHE Update

Kentucky Society of Healthcare Engineers

Kentucky Spotlight
Jack Waisblat, President JT Service Contractor Corp

Many surveyors are citing elements in NFPA 99, 2012 edition that are not valid, surveyors are not reading and analyzing the intent of the code as a whole and the intent of "Application" vs "Applicability" as articulated in each chapter.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/khe-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=448803&issueID=60907 to view the full article online.

Dave Barkholz, Modern Healthcare
Having orchestrated millions of dollars in savings in the supply chain, a group of 10 hospitals in Kentucky is now turning their attention to a larger challenge: managing population health.

Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170617/MAGAZINE/170619896 to view the full article online.

Hayden Ristevski, WDRB.com
Construction is underway on a new Norton Cancer Institute off of Brownsboro Road.

Visit http://www.wdrb.com/story/35610592/norton-healthcare-investing-38-million-in-new-louisville-cancer-center to view the full article online.

Naylor Association Solutions
ASHE Update
Shay Rankhorn, SASHE, CHFM, CHC, 2014-2017 Region Three Director

In May, VSHE put on its Annual Conference and I visited and gave three different sessions on multiple topics.(ASHE, update, Compliance 101, and Energy Management 101) There were some great updates from George Mills and others as well.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/khe-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=448802&issueID=60907 to view the full article online.

By Chad Beebe, AIA, FASHE, ASHE Deputy Executive Director, American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Nearly 100 ASHE members attended important NFPA meetings last week to speak about and vote on important proposals being considered for the next editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/ashe-members-help-improve-health-care-codes-at-nfpa-meeting to view the full article online.

American Society for Healthcare Engineering
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released interpretive guideline and survey procedures for the emergency preparedness rule that became effective in November 2016.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/cms-issues-interpretive-guidance-on-emergency-preparedness-rule to view the full article online.

Your Facilities Management News
Andrew Gager, facilitiesnet.com
Tracking the reliability of facility equipment can help maintain and decrease time spent on repairs.

Visit http://www.facilitiesnet.com/facilitiesmanagement/article/Maintenance-Measurement-and-Equipment-Reliability--17255 to view the full article online.

Michael Pappas and Ross Forman, Facility Executive
As the U.S. Congress and Senate work on establishing an Obamacare Replacement 2.0, the entire healthcare industry faces a climate of uncertainty—one that makes it difficult to project long-term revenue stream potential and directly impacts real estate and healthcare facilities operations.

Visit https://facilityexecutive.com/2017/06/managing-healthcare-facilities-amid-uncertainty/ to view the full article online.

Amy Eagle, Health Facilities Management
Planning and creating health care spaces for a young and discerning patient population.

Visit http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2891-designing-hospitals-for-the-millennial-generation to view the full article online.

Sustainability Spotlight
Barbara Wagner, facilitiesnet.com
Sustainable green building practices are transforming healthcare facilities’ design, construction, and operations.

Visit http://www.facilitiesnet.com/healthcarefacilities/article/Sustainability-Transforms-Healthcare-Facilities-Design-Construction-and-Operations--17240 to view the full article online.

Clark Denson, P.E., CEM, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C, Health Facilities Management
Health care HVAC systems serve many functions, including air filtration, dilution and removal of indoor pollutants through code-mandated air-change rates of supply and outdoor air, as well as the precise control of space temperature, humidity and pressurization.

Visit http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2903-using-building-energy-modeling-to-devise-an-hvac-plan to view the full article online.

Facility Executive
New study evaluates the cradle-to-grave sustainability of commonly used drinking water and sewer pipe materials over a 100-year service period.

Visit https://facilityexecutive.com/2017/06/environmental-impacts-safety-costs-drinking-water-pipes/ to view the full article online.