Health Care Property Management  iconHealth Care Property Management 

Health Care Property Management 

Jul 17, 2018 8:45am ‐ Jul 17, 2018 9:45am

Identification: G361-AAC18-2280

Credits: None available.

Outpatient property management is a significant part of portfolio management of the properties owned and used by a health care organization. Management of properties requires a different skill set and unique solutions, strategies, and tactics than management of a typical acute care facility. This session presents real estate basics, as well as strategies for managing disbursed real estate portfolios as both the lessor and the lessee.

  • Identify the difference between facility management and property management
  • Distinguish the types of properties and their unique requirements
  • Review a lease agreement with an understanding of the important and relevant clauses and compliance requirements
  • Identify the best practices in managing disbursed portfolios
Form Follows Function: A Collaborative Approach for Functional Program Guidelines iconForm Follows Function: A Collaborative Approach for Functional Program Guidelines

Form Follows Function: A Collaborative Approach for Functional Program Guidelines

Jul 17, 2018 8:45am ‐ Jul 17, 2018 9:45am

Identification: G361-AAC18-2281

Credits: None available.

A common challenge faced by facilities and designers regulated by the FGI is the creation of a “functional program.” This presentation describes a collaborative effort between facilities, designers, and an authority having jurisdiction to create a tool to assist in creating a functional program. Attendees will review the tool, discuss the process, and describe in conceptual terms how a program is used. This tool includes high-level direction for creating a Basis of Design narrative and risk assessments.
  • Pinpoint WHO should be involved in drafting a functional program and WHY a functional program is important when designing, licensing and constructing a building
  • Recognize HOW the regulatory authority uses the functional program and HOW active problem-solving between facilities, designers and AHJs can be mutually beneficial
  • Identify WHAT is important to include in a functional program
  • Recognize WHEN the functional program evolves during the design process from conceptual needs to operational function
Gender and Cultural Equity in Health Care PDC – An honest discussion iconGender and Cultural Equity in Health Care PDC – An honest discussion

Gender and Cultural Equity in Health Care PDC – An honest discussion

Jul 17, 2018 8:45am ‐ Jul 17, 2018 9:45am

Identification: G361-AAC18-2301

Credits: None available.

Health Facility Mountains and How to Reduce them to Molehills iconHealth Facility Mountains and How to Reduce them to Molehills

Health Facility Mountains and How to Reduce them to Molehills

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2302

Credits: None available.

Building a Brand Through Owner Standards and Specifications iconBuilding a Brand Through Owner Standards and Specifications

Building a Brand Through Owner Standards and Specifications

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2090

Credits: None available.

Learn lessons and perspective from Ascension’s journey from design and construction standards for cost and consistency to creating a unified facility brand for health care in 23 states.
  • Describe how to establish and implement owner standards by identifying what is essential
  • Collect lessons learned on projects to inform owner design and construction standards and improve project quality
  • Use integrated project delivery teams to challenge traditional roles and explain how roles could change
  • Identity what elements are essential to brand and how to design using owner brand standards
IoT and What it Means in Health Care Facilities iconIoT and What it Means in Health Care Facilities

IoT and What it Means in Health Care Facilities

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2123

Credits: None available.

This interactive presentation discusses the evolution of building automation systems focusing around the Internet of things. The presenter will share real life challenges and rewards that every facility manager will face with the technology.

  • Explain what the term “Internet of things” means
  • Describe how we took control of the technology
  • Identify the security risks IOT creates
  • Demonstrate the benefits of the IOT
Data, Communication, and Associate Engagement: The Critical Path to Successful Partnerships Inside (and Outside) your Health Care Facility iconData, Communication, and Associate Engagement: The Critical Path to Successful Partnerships Inside (and Outside) your Health Care Facility

Data, Communication, and Associate Engagement: The Critical Path to Successful Partnerships Inside (and Outside) your Health Care Facility

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2171

Credits: None available.

This presentation will focus on the keys to building effective relationships with your team, leadership, and end-users. The process starts with engaging and empowering associates, and generating increased productivity and efficiencies and ultimately creating organization-wide value for your department. By knowing the right data to deliver to the right audiences within your organization and using the proper communication tools, you will strengthen the partnerships needed to maintain a safe and efficient healing environment.
  • Shift the mindset from “break/fix” to showing the value of the facility department
  • Develop an associate engagement plan that will deliver increased productivity and efficiencies
  • Identify each audience in your facility and develop effective communication processes and procedures specific to each audience to show the value of the relationship
  • Identify the right data and tools to communicate to the proper audience within your organization
NFPA 99 Compliance for Existing Facilities iconNFPA 99 Compliance for Existing Facilities

NFPA 99 Compliance for Existing Facilities

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2203

Credits: None available.

To maintain compliance and score well on surveys, health care engineers need to have a good understanding of how NFPA 99 applies to their existing systems and facilities. While much of the code is only applicable to new construction or alterations and modifications, numerous requirements apply retroactively. This session will detail the application of NFPA 99 specifically covering each of the 34 K-tags identified by CMS on the Fire Safety Survey Report.
  • Describe the application of NFPA 99 to existing facilities and systems
  • Explain the application of risk assessments and understand techniques for completing them
  • Identify the CMS K-tags specific to NFPA 99
  • Explain the strategies and activities necessary for complying with the various requirements
Microgrids in Health Care - A Fad or the Future? iconMicrogrids in Health Care - A Fad or the Future?

Microgrids in Health Care - A Fad or the Future?

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2218

Credits: None available.

The term “microgrid” is a trending topic in energy distribution, and many interpretations have been proposed as to what a microgrid is and how it can be used. A sustainability expert, health care electrical engineer, and industry leader in smart grid technologies will facilitate a lively discussion about power sources and distribution methodology to push the limits of sustainability, resiliency, redundancy, energy efficiency, code compliance, and design in this session.

  • Discuss sustainable options in health care facilities
  • Identify the components that create a microgrid distribution
  • Discover how current codes affect the requirements for an electrical distribution supported by a microgrid
  • Participate in an interactive discussion regarding alternate power sources, microgrids, and health care facilities
Chiller Plant Optimization and Energy Efficiency iconChiller Plant Optimization and Energy Efficiency

Chiller Plant Optimization and Energy Efficiency

Jul 17, 2018 1:00pm ‐ Jul 17, 2018 2:00pm

Identification: G361-AAC18-2224

Credits: None available.

This session will present a case study of how one hospital identified design and operational flaws in their chiller plant. The flaws were analyzed, quantified, and tuned into a 12 percent reduction in operational cost. Attendees will learn how less than optimum operational performance created an opportunity that lead to a high efficiency chilled water plant.
  • Describe how automated staging of chillers is based on full load amps and secondary chilled water temperature
  • Use cooling towers and variable frequency drives to maintain condenser water setpoints with programming changes based on outdoor air temperatures
  • Explain how differential pressure control is based on chilled water valve positions
  • Describe the theory of free cooling from plate and frame heat exchanger and the effect that it can have on energy conservation