by HCD Guest Author | Aug 26, 2009 | News
Healthcare clinics and urgent care is a service that we have all had to visit at some point, whether it be to take a child in the middle of the night, an elderly parent, or even ourselves. If you have not had this experience, I feel sure that sometime in your life,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 24, 2009 | News
Something of a contrarian article from Anthony Cirillo over at Hospital Impact that addresses how successful person-/patient-centered care is. In his estimation, the move to patient-centered care has been an unsuccessful one. He cites a culture change, the nature of...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 24, 2009 | News
An interesting read from Business Week that looks at the recent failures of Wal-Mart to capitalize on the growing retail clinic trend . In it, the author explains why Wal-Mart has been unable to capitalize on the market that smaller retail companies (CVS, Walgreens,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2009 | News
In a recent survey of nurses, 67% said that their workload has increased over the past six months. Fifty-nine percent reported burnout. Nursing is hard work, physically and emotionally. Days are long—40% of nurses today work shifts of more than 12 hours. The stress of...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2009 | News
Will you be attending HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09? 37.50% – Yes 17.86% – No 44.64% – We had to cut such expenses from our budget COMMENTS – Registration Fees too high to justify. Registration is more than travel...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2009 | News
With the tremendous amount of participation we’ve had in our 2009 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design, we’ve decided to extend the voting one week until Friday, August 28. You can vote by visiting www.hcdmagazine.com/vote or clicking on the button...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 17, 2009 | News
Renovation is difficult. It causes a ripple of disruption through all levels of staff and carries through to patient and their loved ones. From housekeeping and maintenance staff, all the way through the change in traffic patterns that need to be communicated to...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 17, 2009 | News
Like many of you, we have clients in both urban and rural settings. With these different settings, our process with each client is based on their unique set of needs, timelines and goals. Design From a design perspective, new or retrofitted buildings in urban...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 16, 2009 | News
All successful projects, regardless of delivery method, size, or scope, share one thing in common: partnering. Partnering is not a new concept, but is often overlooked in the delivery of a project. Whether partnering is a formal or informal process, it is an integral...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 16, 2009 | News
Will the Obama healthcare plan affect the way buildings are designed in the future? 55.56% – Yes, major policy changes always affect design eventually 14.81% – No, design is unaffected by such matters 29.63% – It depends on the details of the...
