2. May 2-3 2013, Holiday Inn Convention Center Kearney, NE. Tracy Robinson Region 8 Director NSHE Nebraska Society of Healthcare Engineers 4 th Annual Trade Show / Conference

3. Who’s ASHE? Membership makeup Become an ASHE member Cost Benefits

4. AdvocacyAdvocacy Professional Development NetworkingNetworking Information Resource Optimize the Health Care Physical Environment Strategic Goals: Regulation, Reputation, and Capacity

5. 2013 Committee Structure Advocacy Education Steering Finance Board Committees Task Forces Membership Chapter Relations

6. ASHE Advocacy Program Representation o National o Regional o State Proactive Efforts o Managing code and standards

7. Who Regulates Hospitals? Source: American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org/aha/trendwatch/2011/11mar-tw-costofcaring.pdf

9. Ways Chapters Can Help Report poor code interpretations through Advocacy Highway www.ashe.org/advocacyhighwaywww.ashe.org/advocacyhighway Designate a chapter Advocacy Liaison Active chapter advocacy liaison o Participates in ASHE advocacy conference calls o Reports ASHE advocacy news to chapter members

10. Repaving Work Underway ASHE advocacy leaders meeting with liaisons ASHE staff and liaisons continue to communicate on advocacy issues

11. A Two-Way Street ASHE learns about local issues from chapter advocacy liaisons Advocacy liaisons learn about national issues from ASHE

12. More Ways Chapters Can Help Spend a few minutes of chapter meetings discussing codes and standards issues affecting your members. Actively engage state authorities (fire marshal, licensing agencies) and organizations (hospital, health care) – NOW, not after an issue becomes critical.

14. Get Involved ASHE is a member-oriented organization: “We Are ASHE.” Getting involved can change codes and save your facilities money and time. To get involved, contact your chapter advocacy liaison or ASHE Director of Codes and Standards Chad Beebe: cbeebe.aha@gmail.com cbeebe.aha@gmail.com

15. Strategic Goal: Regulation Regulation: Our members will work in a regulatory environment characterized by: o Good science o Defensible economics o Informed policy-making o Clear decision authority

16. Strategic Goal: Reputation/Capacity Reputation: strengthen the reputation of facilities professionals and their strategic, operational, and business value to the entire enterprise.

17. The ASHE Institute

18. 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, Designations, and Award Programs

19. ASHE Education Portfolio Certification Preparation Workshops

20. Commissioning Guidelines About the HCFx Guidelines Advantages of commissioning Cost savings About the HCFx Guidelines & Handbook Advantages of commissioning Cost savings ADVOCACY o Incorporation of HCFx Guidelines into the FGI

21. ASHE Communications ASHE Insider (Electronic newsletter e-mailed weekly) Inside ASHE (Printed quarterly magazine) Other Communications o Advocacy Alerts o Issue Briefs Social Media o Twitter; LinkedIn; Facebook

22. Just Ask ASHE http://www.ashe.org/connect/ask-ashe/

23. Keynote Speaker: James Lussier, Founder The Lussier Center/TLC Education Tracks: o Compliance Strategies o Operational Excellence o PDC for the Facility Manager o Management Development o Delivering Value o Fundamentals Visit www.ashe.org/annual for more informationwww.ashe.org/annual

24. Keynote Speaker – Dr. Atul Gawande, author of the Checklist Manifesto Attendee Mix: 28% A/E; 27% Construction 24% Facility, 21% Other Summit Collaborators: ACHA, FGI, AAHID, AIA AAH, ASHRAE Make for a rich, collaborative learning environment 2013 Highlights Video: http://www.ashe.org/PDC/http://www.ashe.org/PDC/ Education Tracks Presented

25. CHFM waivers The “rules” on the waivers are The awardees must be eligible for the CHFM The awardees must be an ASHE member The awardees must register for the CHFM If you are interested please contact me Tracy Robinson trobinson@swmedcenter.com