by HCD Guest Author | May 4, 2011 | News
If someone sat down with a group of parents and asked them what they most desired in a pediatrician’s waiting area, the answers would vary, of course, and would probably leave the interviewer thinking, “Now wait a minute, that’s a bit of a tall...
by HCD Guest Author | May 4, 2011 | News
Photos courtesy of: CollinsWoermanProviders that continue to sit on the fence about adopting Lean processes in their operations can look to the bottom line for evidence of need. This article, the first of a two-part series, highlights such problems as wasteful...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2011 | News
As I sit here looking at our child’s DVD collection, my eyes focus on the famous Disney title, “Beauty and the Beast.” I have just found my way home from work, but my mind travels back to what waits for me in the morning. I ask myself a question:...
by HCD Guest Author | May 3, 2011 | News
Photo credit: ©Perkins+Will, 2011; Figure 1. Exterior ground view rendering of Rush University Medical Center at the intersection of Harrison and Ashland streets in Chicago. In this second part of a three-part series on incorporating family into the patient room,...
by HCD Guest Author | May 2, 2011 | News
Infection control is one of the biggest hot topics in healthcare today. Much of this may be attributed to growing MRSA outbreaks in America and other nations. Infection control can be directly linked with patient safety and satisfaction. But where does the line...
by HCD Guest Author | May 1, 2011 | News
Cultural anthropologists have been used by some of the leading industrial design firms to help study human behavior and produce more successful design solutions. They help decipher actions that consumers themselves are unaware they perform, while understanding those...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
The patient room is where patients spend the majority of their hospital stay and where they have the opportunity to interact with multiple caregivers. It also is the place where the potential for errors is greatest. Therefore, the design of patient rooms should be...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | Trends
In July 2010, my column “Best Practice, Next Practice” identified the drivers for innovation. In it, I noted that the best practices of today are steeped in baseline evidence, and the next practice resulting from innovation springs from that qualified baseline of...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
Welcome to our 4th edition of the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Platinum Products and Services Guide!Ever come across a product that was so beautifully designed that you just had to comment on it? Whether in terms of appearance, functionality, or both, it showed the work of an...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2011 | News
What you see is what you get. In hospitals, patients and visitors count on the positive distraction that outside views can provide. However, occasionally the natural healing light and landscapes desired by most everyone are marred by essential, yet unsightly devices....
