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ACTION NEEDED: Contact Lawmakers on Important Issues Facing Hospitals and Health Systems

While lawmakers are in their district, it is important for the field to engage with members of Congress to remind them of the importance of preserving access to care by continuing to fund vital programs like telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers, and avoiding harmful policies such as site-neutral payments and Medicaid DSH cuts.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Commercial Insurer Accountability, Hospital at Home, SAVE Act, Rural issues, Telehealth, Medicaid DSH

Special Locking Arrangements Tool

This tool helps determine the appropriate special locking arrangement to permit compliant egress in the event of a fire alarm activation.
Maintenance and Operations, Compliance, Safety Management
Legacy

Facility Evacuation Decision Guidance

The pre-disaster self-assessment consists of an assessment of critical infrastructure and an estimate of evacuation time.
Emergency Readiness, Health Care Facility Management, Risk Management, Safety Management
Legacy

Indoor Air Quality Checklist Tool

Compliance Tools
The performance of hazard surveillance rounds, as it relates to indoor air quality (IAQ), provides a key opportunity to identify IAQ issues. ASHE's “Indoor Air Quality Checklist Tool” can be used to supplement hazard surveillance rounds and incorporate items related to IAQ.
Health Care Facility Management, Maintenance and Operations, Risk Management, Planning, Design, and Construction, Safety Management
Public

AHA/ACEP, Others Urge CMS to Allow Hospitals to Post Anti-violence Signage in EDs

We respectfully request that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issue clear guidance enabling hospitals to post appropriate signage in emergency departments (EDs) to discourage threats and acts of violence against health care workers, consistent with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Workplace Violence, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Workers, Advocacy & Public Policy, Hospitals Against Violence
Public

Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response

Congress should enact the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, which provides health care workplace protections against violence similar to those that exist for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.
Workplace Violence, Workforce, Hospitals Against Violence, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
Public

Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response

For the past decade, the health care field has experienced a sharp increase in workplace violence.
Workplace Violence, Advocacy & Public Policy, SAVE Act
Public

AHA Before Senate Committee on Aging — the Doctor Is Out: How Washington's Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine

The American Hospital Association (AHA) provides the hospital perspective on the issues impacting health care workforce burnout before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Workforce, Workforce Shortages, Commercial Insurer Accountability, Workplace Violence, Prior Authorization, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals

ASHE ICRA 2.0® Toolkit

ASHE ICRA 2.0® includes several improvements and clarifications to help in prevention planning for construction projects.
Infection Prevention and Control, Project Management, Compliance, Risk Management, Safety Management
Legacy

Central Station vs. Proprietary Supervising Fire Alarm Systems

Compliance Tools
Health Care Facility Management, Conditions of Participation, Inspection Testing and Maintenance, Safety Management, Compliance, Safety Management