by HCD Guest Author | Sep 6, 2012 | News
As our firm has embarked on our Lean design initiative (See "Total Immersion in Lean Design" from the August 2012 issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN), we have come to realize its importance. In addition, we know the Lean design approach is applicable to our...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 5, 2012 | News
The healthcare system exists to serve one person—the patient. There are hundreds of articles and speculation on the hospital of the future, patient-centered care, and the patient room of the future. I thought it would be fitting to talk about the patient...
by Jennifer Silvis | Sep 5, 2012 | News
As healthcare continues to be a polarizing national topic and obesity remains a growing epidemic, there is an increasing emphasis on employing preventive measures to attack the problem that is America’s collectively expanding waistline. And while obesity rates...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 31, 2012 | News
Characterized by its curved glass façade, the new patient tower at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), is more than just a new facility helping consolidate women’s services for...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 29, 2012 | News
With the overlying goal of creating a friendly new welcoming entry point for visitors to the famous Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Perkins+Will teamed up with artist Spencer Finch to turn part of the massive 1.6-million-square-foot...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 29, 2012 | News
One of my previous posts focused on the patient room as the epicenter of the patient experience and the cause and effect of the Patient Room Environment > Patient Experience > Patient Satisfaction > HCAHPS Scores. The experiential impact of the nursing...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 29, 2012 | News
Many organizations are talking about their work with Lean. But what does it really mean to be Lean? Is it simply a process, a sheet of paper with boxes to check off as you design and implement a plan? Or is it an ideology, a mindset that your organization has to...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 27, 2012 | News
Recent shifts in culture, labor, workflow, and design are challenging many of the long-held roles and criteria that dictate how healthcare facilities are developed, designed, and managed. One of the most prevalent trends taking shape as a result of these changes to...
by Jennifer Silvis | Aug 27, 2012 | Trends
The medical home model of delivery is gaining ground among healthcare providers as a cost-effective way to provide primary and specialty care while at the same time lowering costs and improving patient outcomes. The collaborative, team-based model focuses on reducing...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2012 | News
Recently, a pediatric research team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reported that premature babies have a higher chance of survival when they are born in high-level, high-technology neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). That should come as no surprise...
