The Physical Environment is the number one area for validation survey citations. With increased regulatory compliance and ever changing code revisions, every health care facilities professional needs to stay current and be aware of the direction regulation is going. A competent understanding of NFPA 99 – Health Care Facilities Code - is one of the major code books for every health care professional. The Kentucky Society for Healthcare Engineers (KSHE) will host a full -day presentation with industry experts Dave Stymiest and Paul Rambos on November 30.

NFPA 99 is the central health care regulatory document used by accreditors, state and local jurisdictions as it pertains to the physical environment. While CMS adopted the 2012 version in 2016, there have been two revisions since — 2015 and 2018 — of which every healthcare facilities professional needs to stay abreast. Please alert any health care facility professional to this very important and timely education by industry experts. This event...

The Kentucky Chapter of ACHE is offering 1.5 hours of ACHE credits in Owensboro on Thursday, September 20 in conjunction with the Healthcare Coalition Conference (HCC).

This is the chapter’s first time teaming up with the hospital facility engineers, material managers, safety and security and emergency management officers.

The Kentucky ACHE is offering a panel discussion on Aligning Evidence-Based Design and Evidenced-Based Medicine to Design a More Efficient and High Quality Patient-Centered Health Care Delivery Model.

For ACHE, the Healthcare Coalition Conference has created a special one-day rate of $175. You can attend the ACHE session from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (CT) and if your schedule allows, you can stay for the full day of education.Highlights include:

Breakfast (with live music) State of the State – Mike Rust, KHA President at 8:00 a.m. (CT) HCC “Lightning Round” – five 5-minute presentations (the BEST of the...

The Kentucky Society for Healthcare Engineers is hosting a special event on December 7 featuring John Maurer with The Joint Commission and Sharon S. Gilyeat with Koffel Associates where participants will take a deep dive into the current code updates and standards that impact hospital facility managers and engineers in Kentucky.

Major changes  from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have resulted in new and expanded accreditation requirements, and the Joint Commission has just released a number of new standards for 2018. This event will provide insight into how to address these changes.

This will be one of John D. Maurer's first Joint Commission update presentations since becoming director of the accrediting organization. Sharon Gilyeat will provide valuable Life Safety code and compliance updates to help ensure your organization's success.

For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit https://kshe.site-ym.com/page/lets_talk_code....

The 2017 Healthcare Coalition Conference is September 26-28 at the Hyatt Regency Lexington and the Lexington Conference Center. The Conference is designed to meet the educational needs of health care engineers, professionals involved in managing safety & security in health care facilities, as well as professionals in health care supply chain and materials management. 

The Healthcare Coalition Conference will include top-notch educational content, hours of continuing education credits, as well as ongoing opportunities to discuss emerging issues and best practices with colleagues, vendors and consultants. 

Registration is available online at http://kshe.org/event/2017HCCRegistration.

The 2014 Healthcare Coalition Conference will be held September 30-October 1 at the Owensboro Convention Center. The conference brochure (available at http://www.new-kyha.com/Portals/5/EventBrochures/2014HCCAttendeeBrochure.pdf) details the event with information about the national and regional presenters and vendors who will represent the health care fields of engineering/facilities, security/safety and materials management.

For more information about the Healthcare Coalition Conference or to register, visit www.KSHE.org/conference or call (888) 886-9364.