Using Evidence-Based Design to Advance the Healthcare Narrative

Designers often use storytelling as a way to communicate with clients. And a strong narrative becomes even more…

Boston Medical Center Brings Modern Outpatient Services to Historic Area

For some, the choice to receive healthcare isn’t always an easy one to make. From juggling work and…

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Harnesses Green Passion

I was recently asked what percentage of hospitals in the United States has started work on environmental stewardship…

Supporting the "Next Healthcare"

On the afternoon of Nov. 6, healthcare futurist Joe Flower predicted President Obama would see another term, and…

2012 Elections: What Does it Mean for Healthcare Reform?

    Though the election results have not provided instant clarity to the healthcare reform issue, a light at the…

2012 Elections: President Obama wins, Balance of Congress Retained

Voters returned President Obama to the White House, overcoming a resistance to his agenda by Congressional Republicans, an…

Outpatient Operations: Putting the Patient First at Northwestern Memorial

In 2009, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare recognized that healthcare reform was coming down the pike and with it the…

HAIs Linked to Design Features and Materials

Emerging results from a large study focused on the relationships between design and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) point to…

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