Regulatory requirements around Legionella and building water safety have tightened significantly over the past decade. Three documents now define the compliance landscape for US healthcare facilities: CMS directive QSO-17-30, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188, and The Joint Commission standard EC.02.05.02. Understanding what each one requires and the gap between having a document and running a program, is the starting point for any facility looking to manage its risk and its liability

Cases of Legionnaires' disease have risen by approximately 900 percent in the United States since the year 2000. That number is not a misprint, and it is not explained by better testing alone.

In senior living environments, point-of-use filtration is often deployed as a response measure, during remediation, after a positive water test, or as part of a scheduled water management program. While the decision to install filtration is correct, the long-term cost structure is often overlooked.