Sara Heath, Health IT AnalyticsIn the health care industry, ensuring patient consumer loyalty to a certain health care provider is critical not only for organization finances, but for physician reputation and job fulfillment as well.
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Jacqueline Fellows, HealthLeaders Media Health care systems are using high-tech and high-touch approaches to reach patients where they are and with what they need, but an actively engaged patient remains an elusive partner in care.
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AHC MediaIn the fierce battle against health-care-associated infections, health care workers have unwittingly become collateral damage, developing skin irritation, headaches, and even asthma from cleaners and disinfectants.
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Larry Arndt, FacilityCareConstruction projects introduce their own set of infection control challenges for facility managers. Dust and debris from excavation, demolition, renovation and new construction can be a major source of molds and fungi spores, especially Aspergillus.
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Mary Ellen McCandless, Facility ExecutiveEnvironmental cleaning to prevent health-care-associated infections and future research needs in this area are the focus of a new report, "Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections."
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Shannon Barnet, Becker’s Infection Control and Clinical QualityA Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix relocated 20 of its patients after discovering Legionella bacteria in the facility's water system, ABC 15 reports.
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Infection Control TodayThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has clarified its guidance regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care personnel caring for suspected and confirmed Ebola patients in U.S. health care facilities.
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Stephanie Baum, MedCity NewsThe state of antibiotics use, the impact they’ve had on hospital-acquired infections. The challenge of motivating pharmaceutical companies to develop them has been a depressing cycle and documentaries like the "Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria" have only underscored the issue.
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Emily Mongan, Staff Writer, McKnight's Long-Term Care NewsMore than half of health care workers commonly miss parts of their hands when applying hand sanitizer, a new study has found.
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Heather Punke, Becker’s Infection Control and Clinical QualityThere have been 11 cases of human plague in the U.S. since April 1, according to the CDC. Here are five things to know about plague in the U.S.
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CDC via Health Facilities Management A new video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows how infections can be spread between health facilities.
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Stephanie Vozza, Fast CompanyA two-year tenure at Google gave a team of people the productivity skills to start their own venture.
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Linda Brimm, Harvard Business ReivewManagement researchers have a lot to say about the best way to approach organizational change, and companies have put their advice to good use. But when it comes to personal transitions, there is no blueprint for success, and many leaders still struggle.
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EXPRESS is a mobile learning platform that offers educational podcasts delivered by environmental services and infection prevention thought leaders. You asked for a learning opportunities that required less of a time commitment, and we delivered!
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Wednesday, Sept. 30Complimentary for AHE members!In this webinar our panel of experts will outline and discuss emergency preparedness strategy and tactics that include environmental services leaders’ evolving role, and lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak, now considered the worst health crisis to hit the world in 35 years.
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AHE EXCHANGE 2015, Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 a.m.Don’t miss this informative program, which will present the major findings on HAIs and outbreaks—discussed directly from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion—which is responsible for the prevention of HAIs in the U.S. as well as outbreak responses for pathogens such as CRE, Ebola, measles, and Influenza.
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September 13–19
AHE invites you to join all national and international environmental services professionals as we acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable work of these teams. We are bringing you webinars all week long to share with your team. They are available to members and non-members.
- Mon. 9/14: Creating Wow: Every Patient...Every Time, Chip Madera
- Tues. 9/15: 7 Steps to Becoming Emotionally Intelligent—The
Self Aware Leader, Heather Clarke-Peckerman
- Wed. 9/16: The Secret to Making Emotionally Intelligent Decisions—Mastering Emotional Management, Heather Clarke-Peckerman
- Thur. 9/17: The Art of Controlling Emotions Under Pressure, Heather Clarke-Peckerman
- Fri. 9/18: Creating a Positive Work Environment, Wes Pruett
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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.
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Show your AHE and CHESP pride with apparel from the official AHE/Jim Coleman store. Available just in time for EXCHANGE!
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Heather WilliamsWhether you’re a first-time attendee or you’ve attended EXCHANGE for years, you have a responsibility to get the most out of every conference you attend. To justify your time away and investment in ongoing self-development and learning, do yourself a favor and carefully plan how you’re going to maximize learning and networking potential at this year’s conference.
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