by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 20, 2012 | Trends
“Research in Practice: Lesson 1—Testing Same-Handed and Inpatient Rooms with Canted Headwalls Using a Master Database” appeared in the May 2012 issue of Healthcare Design. In that article, we discussed the benefits of developing a design research master database to...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 20, 2012 | News
If you were asked what contributions specific industries have made to the advancement of the design and construction industry, you could probably develop quite a list. If however, you were asked this same question about the healthcare design and...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 17, 2012 | News
The ASHE Annual Conference's yearly codes and standards plenary session was given a new look Tuesday, with Chad E. Beebe, AIA, CHFM, CFPS, CBO, SASHE, director, codes and standards, ASHE, taking the stage as moderator with a sole goal of answering the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 17, 2012 | News
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patient satisfaction that is directly tied to hospitals’ reimbursements.And while patient perception may largely be influenced...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 17, 2012 | News
The placement of artwork in healthcare facilities has assuredly ramped up its pace in recent years. Hospitals are paying particular attention to enhancing the patient environment. Art installations are now part of the initial budget and are playing a more significant...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 17, 2012 | News
Before setting out on creating a master plan for a facility, Jae Ebert, principal, project engineer, CMTA Consulting Engineers, says one must consider two objectives.The first, he says, is to recognize the importance of the master plan—including what it can do...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 16, 2012 | News
The ASHE Annual Conference & Exhibition kicked off Monday morning, with opening remarks from president Jeff Arthurs, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE and awards presentations at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.Bill H. McCully Sr., CHFM, SASHE was given...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 16, 2012 | News
Healthcare facility managers have their hands full, balancing the direct effects that forces such as healthcare reform, mergers and acquisitions, physician alignment, reimbursement changes, and IT infrastructure updates have on the buildings they operate.And while the...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 12, 2012 | News
In its second edition of the Infrastructure 100, Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition, audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG recognizes what its panel of infrastructure specialists and professionals determined to be “the most innovative and inspiring...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jul 12, 2012 | Trends
Throughout this three-part series, we’ll explore the topic of flexibility in architecture. The first article examined the main reason for flexibility: change. In this second article, we present three types of flexibility (adaptability, transformability, and...
