by HCD Guest Author | Nov 30, 2012 | News
In the brave new world of U.S. healthcare, Lean has become a buzzword. Recognizing that forthcoming financial realities and the demands of patients will call for cheaper, faster, and more efficient healthcare, many facilities are looking to the Lean process to...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 28, 2012 | News
Perhaps one of the most remarkable things that healthcare architects and engineers are contributing to the industry—besides designing great healthcare spaces —are insightful research initiatives that are providing valuable data and design guidelines,...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Nov 27, 2012 | News
Health Zone is a medically based health club operating as a for-profit division of Saint Francis Health System Related Health Service in Tulsa, Okla. In 2009, Fabiano Designs evaluated the existing facility for deficiencies in design, programming, and overall customer...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 27, 2012 | News
I've been involved with hundreds of healthcare design projects over the last 30 years, and I can safely say that there is normally not enough money to design the entire program as intended.There are many reasons for this, and most are valid. So what can be done...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 21, 2012 | News
In my last post, I discussed how designers need to be innovators to meet the challenges facing the healthcare industry today. Changing demographics, new technology, and new funding sources all require new approaches to facility design—and new approaches to the...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 20, 2012 | News
Recently my wife and I visited friends who had built their own house. Opening from their front porch, they had a beautiful, hand-crafted and carved oak door. Of course, we didn’t actually see it until later in our visit, because we went in the kitchen...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 20, 2012 | News
With all sorts of uncertainties constantly revolving around the healthcare sphere—be it economics, healthcare reform, or changing models of reimbursement and care—how can healthcare providers optimally plan for the unknown?As a starting point, experts...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 19, 2012 | News
Incorporating the arts in healthcare is not new. Thomas Sydenham, the 17th century English physician, said, "The arrival of a good clown exercises more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than 20 asses laden with drugs."In the 1930s,...
by Jennifer Silvis | Nov 19, 2012 | News
The design of clinic spaces must meet the needs of multiple audiences—patients, the medical team, the community, and the healthcare organization—while taking into account the external pressures affecting the industry as a whole. It’s critical for...
by Kristin D. Zeit | Nov 16, 2012 | News
For years now, HEALTHCARE DESIGN has been recognizing the most influential people in healthcare, asking for your nominations and input and featuring the winners in the pages of the magazine. And this year, we’re taking it even further—with the introduction...
