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VSHE Annual Conference Williamsburg, Virginia 14-18 May, 2012 Philip C. Stephens, MHA, CHFM, SASHE ASHE Region 3 Represe

VSHE Annual Conference Williamsburg, Virginia 14-18 May, 2012 Philip C. Stephens, MHA, CHFM, SASHE ASHE Region 3 Representative. Who is ASHE?. ◙ The American Society of Healthcare Engineering http://www.ashe.org ◙ An AHA Personal Membership Group (PMG) ● The largest PMG in the AHA

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VSHE Annual Conference Williamsburg, Virginia 14-18 May, 2012 Philip C. Stephens, MHA, CHFM, SASHE ASHE Region 3 Represe

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  1. VSHE Annual ConferenceWilliamsburg, Virginia14-18 May, 2012Philip C. Stephens, MHA, CHFM, SASHEASHE Region 3 Representative

  2. Who is ASHE? ◙ The American Society of Healthcare Engineering http://www.ashe.org ◙ An AHA Personal Membership Group (PMG) ● The largest PMG in the AHA ● Over 12,000 members ● Represents ■ Healthcare Engineering ■ Healthcare Architecture ■ Healthcare Construction ■ Operations and Maintenance ■ Clinical Engineering ● An association of Healthcare Facilities Professionals

  3. What is ASHE? ASHE is all about: ● Strategic initiatives ● Membership affiliation ● Education through association ● Leadership development ● Advocacy ● Networking opportunities ● Certifications ● Business and industry partners ● Rewards and recognition

  4. ASHE 2010-13 Strategic Plan ◙ Core Purpose To advance our members capability to design, build, operate and maintain a physical environment that supports excellent care, quality service, safe and effective work, and financial success. ◙ Core Values ● Integrity ● Innovation ● Fellowship ● Stewardship

  5. ASHE 2010-13 Strategic Plan ◙ Goals ● Big Audacious Goal: Be the most respected source of expertise and standards related to healthcare facility construction, safety and operations. ● Goal #1: Regulation – Our members will work in a regulatory environment characterized by good science, defensible economics, informed policy making, and clear decision authority. ● Goal #2: Reputation – Our members will have a reputation as highly valued professionals with a specialized body of knowledge, experience and competency of strategic, operational and business value to the entire enterprise. ● Goal #3: Capacity – Our members will be supported by a nimble association with resources, relationships, decision systems and processes to achieve the envisioned future in the field.

  6. 2012 Strategic Imperatives ◙ Succession Planning ● Goal: That the field of healthcare facilities management be viewed as a viable professional career. ● Intent: To ensure healthcare facilities are led and managed by qualified, competent professionals. ● Evaluation ■ Meets the majority of ASHE’s strategic goals ■ Represents an initiative that can bring significant change to our industry ■ Significant investment should be made to bring Succession Planning to the health facilities community.

  7. 2012 Strategic Imperatives ◙ Unified Code ● Goal: To have all AHJs utilize the same codes, same versions, same editions in their licensing and regulation of health facilities ● Intent: Our members will work in a regulatory environment characterized by good science, defensible economics, informed policy making, and clear decision authority ● Evaluation ■ Meets the majority of ASHE’s strategic goals ■ Represents an initiative that can bring significant change to our industry ■ Significant investment should be made to bring Succession Planning to the health facilities community.

  8. 2012 Strategic Imperatives ◙ Health Facility Commissioning (HFCx) ● Goal: Develop a set of guidelines to establish standard language and process for commissioning that are cost effective and efficient, and that deliver the desired ROI ● Intent: Most significant change in health facilities construction in decades ● Evaluation ■ Meets the majority of ASHE’s strategic goals ■ Represents an initiative that can bring significant change to our industry ■ Significant investment should be made to bring Succession Planning to the health facilities community. ● HFCx Handbook developed in 2011 ● Published 1st Qtr 2012

  9. Strategic Imperative Process ◙ Development ● Assigned to a committee – task force ● Collaboration between committees ● Involvement of chapters ◙ Strategic alignment with regulation, reputation, and capacity goals ◙ Going forward ● Actualizing the strategic imperative ● Developing actions ● Collaborating for success ● Gap analysis ■ Understanding the present ■ Envisioned future ■ Bridging the gap ● Implementation ● Iterative learning (Plan-Do-Check-Act) – to ensure sustainability

  10. EducationThe ASHE Institute

  11. Education ◙ But first, A show of hands: • Degreed Engineers? • Degreed Architects? • Degreed Construction Managers? • Business Degrees? • Other Degrees? ◙ The Big, BIG, REALLY BIG QUESTION How many of you knew you wanted to be a healthcare facilities professional when you left high School? College?

  12. Education ● We Don’t Have a Designated Career Path. ● We Don’t Have a BS Degree Path for College Students to Choose. ● We all Arrived While on Some other Destination. ● How will we Replenish Our Ranks? What Happened?

  13. Education ◙ ASHE has some solutions ● University Task Force ● Partnership with Chapters ● Develop the Career Path ● Market our kids in school ◙ Provide education for our Members ● Regional Seminars ● Annual Conference ● PDC Conference ● Certification Classes ● Webinars ● ASHE Web Site ◙ Succession Planning I’m a CHFM. Way cool huh?

  14. Leadership Development ◙ ASHE Boot Camp ◙ ASHE Leadership Forum ◙ ASHE Leadership Institute ◙ Succession Planning ◙ Publications ◙ Conferences ◙ Seminars ◙ e-Learning

  15. Advocacy • Advocacy updates • Joint Commission proposals - comments • Advisories and alerts • Continuous scan to detect pending regulations that will impact Ashe members • Evaluate utilizing legislative means to have healthcare facilities regulated by a single source and edition of code requirements, and to restrict the number of AHJs • Utilize fact based evidence to position ASHE as a non-biased leader in healthcare engineering • Increase the industry use of scientific, evidence based and cost conscious decision making within regulatory compliance development • Improve or develop an accepted process in which all codes will be based on a Safety-Cost-Benefit Justification (SCBJ) • Reaching the C-suite • Chapters working with state AHJs

  16. ◙PDC 2012 – International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction Phoenix, Arizona - March 4-7, 2012 ◙ ASHE 48th Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition San Antonio, Texas - July 15 –18, 2012 Networking Opportunities ◙ National Programs & Seminars • Provided regionally in partnership with state chapters ◙ Guideline Workshops ◙ Infection Control Program ◙ CHFM ◙ HCC ◙ HCPM ◙ TJC Workshops ◙ ASHE Boot Camp ◙ Chapter Conferences

  17. ◙ 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 Certifications, Rewards, & Recognition

  18. Chapter/Member Support of ASHE ◙ Encourage ASHE membership ◙ Volunteer for task forces etc. ◙ Support advocacy issues and the Advocacy Highway ◙ Collaboration with ASHE to reach the “C Suite” ◙ Consider hosting ASHE seminars and work shops ◙ Become involved in succession planning and leadership development ◙ Network with other State Chapters ◙ Support ASHE initiatives

  19. Things to Watch For ◙ Increased efforts in the advocacy arena. ◙ Increased emphasis in succession planning. ◙ Rollout of the Commissioning Program. ◙ Affects of revised by-laws. ◙ Election of the first Associate Board Member. ◙ Improved chapter relationships through the new Affiliation Agreement. ◙ Increased efforts for a unified code.

  20. Questions? Be a Winner! Join the VSHE and ASHE Thanks for Having Me philip.stephens@carolinashealthcare.org (O) 704.512.6637 (M) 704.467.3105

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