by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 3, 2011 | News
There is a virtual vise applying significant pressure on hospitals today. On one side is the desire to improve patient outcomes, which supports evidence-based design and can be a key criterion in pay-for-performance compensation.On the other side there is increasing...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jun 2, 2011 | News, Trends
As healthcare facilities designers, our mission is to improve the physical environment for patients, families, and caregivers. But, often, we lack the rationale to make our case to hospital leadership. Sometimes there are programmatic and operational justifications...
by HCD Guest Author | May 31, 2011 | News
After some months in the making, the HEALTHCARE DESIGN team is proud to present our readers with a new (and we think improved) Website, our new home for all the healthcare design and architecture content we can muster. In addition to our new visual appearance,...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 31, 2011 | News
As providers begin to understand the impact healthcare reform will have on their business, many hospitals and medical centers are looking to Lean process and design as a way to do more with less. Several elements of healthcare reform beg Lean solutions, such as the...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 31, 2011 | News
A major ongoing debate in the healthcare industry is regarding the expected transition of the sector to accountable care organizations (ACOs). Two aspects of this transition yield interest and apprehension alike. One is the process of care delivery, with the need for...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 31, 2011 | News
Just over a year after the historic signing of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform law remains as controversial as ever. Whether you are for or against it, one thing is certain: Hospitals and healthcare organizations will be affected. The question is, by...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 27, 2011 | News
Children entering the lobby at the historic Children’s Hospital Boston have a visual treat in store. They see an 18-foot-wide, 8-foot-high wall of carved glass depicting a child with upraised arms at one end and "wind" lines swooping across six panels....
by Jennifer Silvis | May 27, 2011 | News
Years ago there were two worlds of outpatient care—what physicians provided in their office and what hospitals offered within a defined facility with limited outpatient services. There were a few exceptions to this model, but outpatient care was usually the...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 27, 2011 | News
The words “hospital expansion” conjure up images of spacious new buildings with lots of natural light, welcoming interiors, modern patient-centered amenities, and the latest in clinical technologies. The new multiple-award-winning Milgard Pavilion at the...
by Jennifer Silvis | May 27, 2011 | News
During fiscal year 2010, the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) announced a request for proposals to support and facilitate the transformation of VHA into a culture of patient-centered care. VHA created the Office of Patient-Centered Care and Cultural...
