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Signage systems 2/90 Sign Systems introduces FlxSign, an ADA solution for environments with a unique safety requirement for lightweight, sanitary, pliable signs with no sharp edges. FlxSign requires no tools for installation and is a suitable choice for laboratories,...

Designing for Lean

We have seen amazing technical advancements in medicine in recent years. New drug regimens, minimally invasive surgeries, advanced imaging technologies, and electronic medical records are all increasing healthcare effectiveness. It is also threatening old ways of doing business. With advancing technologies comes increased complexity, and that complexity requires specific knowledge and greater specialization of labor.

Healthcare's New Era and Implications for the Design Profession

A new business model is rapidly emerging for healthcare providers, replacing the model under which both hospitals and physicians have operated for almost 45 years. Since Medicare was enacted in 1966, the healthcare provider industry has operated within a fee-for-service (FFS) system, which rewards healthcare providers primarily for the volume of services delivered.

Accelerated by the global economic crisis, U.S.

Las Vegas revisited

As mentioned in last month's column, our recent HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference was the best-attended in the show's history, topping out the previous high-water mark set in 2008 with more than 3,700 attendees. But as great as that turnout-and the conference...

Metrics today, metrics tomorrow

Based on a sustainable building session, “Trends in Greening-Where Does Your Facility Fall in the Greening Spectrum?” presented at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas. Medical waste incinerators are a major source of mercury in the...

Healing landscapes research

Based on an evidence-based design and research session, “Natural Images-The Effects on Patients Undergoing Surgery,” presented at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Thank you so very much for your September 2010 interview as a preview to our Evidence-Based Design (EBD) Furniture Checklist presentation at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference. We were delighted to share with HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine readers the...

People's Choice Awards

Perusing displays ranging from modular furniture and wayfinding signage to an earthquake-proof fastening system and seating, attendees at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 were asked to speak up on which one of the new, innovative design products featured in the show floor's Product Pavilion they thought was the best.

Voting for the First Annual Product Pavilion People's Choice Awards took place throughout the live HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Conference, held November 13-16, 2010, in Las Vegas.

HITECH meets healthcare design

The transformative effects of healthcare reform and ARRA-HITECH are not always apparent to facility planners and architects, but the provisions are tightly linked to building and renovation plans, Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland told attendees at the Healthcare Design Executive Forum held Nov. 14 in Las Vegas. Cohosted by Hagland and HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Todd Hutlock, the day-long forum, which was part of HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10, focused on technology and its implications for current and future healthcare environments.

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