by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 6, 2013 | Trends
Health systems, hospitals, and physician practices nationwide are consolidating as a means to maximize profits and restructure how care is provided, a move fueled by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). And many believe the trend is here to stay. As...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 5, 2013 | News
In a recent blog, I asked how to prove the payoff of patient-centered design—what tangible benefits can be measured from its use? I shared a few research projects that shed some light on the ongoing benefits of putting the patient (and family) first in facility...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Mar 5, 2013 | News
Seattle-based Group Health Cooperative’s Puyallup Medical Center was looking to create a medical home model while expanding its portfolio of clinics and enhancing or replacing existing clinic facilities. Its first undertaking, an outpatient medical center in...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 4, 2013 | Trends
Background In 2010, a survey was distributed among researchers and practitioners who were involved with healthcare research projects, identified through Researchers in Professional Practice (RIPP). The goal of the survey was to identify barriers to research, as...
by Anne DiNardo | Mar 4, 2013 | News
For the last 10+ years I’ve been writing about retail design and how a creative window display, the right materials and lighting, and an inspired layout can guide a shopper through a store, influence how they feel, and ultimately inspire them to buy something....
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 1, 2013 | News
In order to maintain competitiveness and profitability, healthcare systems must balance rising energy costs with increased needs for advanced technology. But is it possible for hospitals to increase their use of energy-intensive medical equipment while also reducing...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2013 | News
This week, Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, released its annual study that identifies the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.Similar to the “Best Hospitals” report...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 27, 2013 | News
The use of a hybrid OR—a single room that’s fully equipped to merge imaging and surgery—has been show to lower mortality rates and reduce complications and time spent in the hospital, according to Terry Miller, BSEE, executive vice president for Gene...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 26, 2013 | News
When the lights went out in Lower Manhattan as super storm Sandy passed through the city on Oct. 29, 2012, there remained just one hospital left functioning in the sea of darkness that remained south of 57th Street.Beth Israel Hospital had realized that a weather...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Feb 26, 2013 | News
From a capital markets standpoint, equity markets are in reasonably good shape, according to Frederick A. Hessler, managing director, Health Care Group, Citigroup (New York). The outlook for the not-for-profit healthcare sector is stable, per Standard &...
