by HCD Guest Author | Mar 6, 2012 | News
In a well-attended and well-received opening keynote address at the 2012 ASHE PDC Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, March 5, NPR and PBS reporter and author of The Healing of America T. R. Reid delivered a talk that revealed many insights of his "world...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 5, 2012 | News
A new website dedicated to helping facility managers and architects gain better knowledge about the medical technology requirements of healthcare facilities has recently been launched by the ECRI Institute. There will be articles, links, and technology experts...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 5, 2012 | News
The 2012 Vista Awards were presented Monday by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association at the annual ASHE International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction, commonly known...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 2, 2012 | Trends
After a successful launch last year, Nurture by Steelcase, HEALTHCARE DESIGN, and The Center for Health Design are proud to announce the 2012 Nurture Collegiate Healthcare Design Competition. This unique opportunity for students to participate in a conceptual...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 2, 2012 | News
Art has taken on many forms and functions in healthcare design. When used effectively, art has a profound potential to change how patients, visitors, and staff perceive, interpret, and react to the spaces around them. We already know through evidence-based design...
by Jennifer Silvis | Mar 1, 2012 | News
The surgical team at the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Thornton Hospital is doing inspiring things in medicine, such as awake brain surgery for maximal resection of brain tumors near functional areas of the brain, minimally invasive...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 29, 2012 | News
There’s just something in the air today. Sure, it may be the mild temperature here in Cleveland or that we’ve finally reached the mid-point of the week that’s injecting a spring into everyone’s step. But I’m willing to go out on a...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 29, 2012 | News
"Tech support" most commonly conjures up the image of a knowledgeable guy guiding us through a troubleshooting exercise with our computer over the phone, or perhaps at work. But tech support can mean technology supporting and bolstering an otherwise...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 28, 2012 | News
For those of you unfamiliar with it, HIMSS is the acronym for Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, a "not-for-profit organization focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology and management systems...
by Jennifer Silvis | Feb 28, 2012 | News
Whenever I talk to firms or facility owners about projects they’re working on, I always enjoy asking whether mock-ups were used in the design process.More so, I’m interested to hear whether the pendulum is swinging toward physical or virtual mock-ups. I...
