Relaxing. Soothing. Welcoming. These words are more often used to describe an ideal home than they are a hospital. However, when you are tasked with designing a long-term healthcare facility, with...
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Relaxing. Soothing. Welcoming. These words are more often used to describe an ideal home than they are a hospital. However, when you are tasked with designing a long-term healthcare facility, with...
...READ MORETopics: Art and Healthcare, Patient Environment, Healing Environment
Posted by Laura Moran on Aug 04, 2015
Our improvement journey began about two years ago. As we became more serious about the level of employee engagement with our improvement initiatives, we started searching for an easy-to-use platform..
Topics: Process Improvement
Posted by James Britt on Jul 27, 2015
Designing a new building is an undertaking that demands time, expertise and vision from all involved. Many on the owner’s team find themselves taking on important new roles and tasks in addition to..
Topics: Teamwork, Design Approach, Collaboration
Posted by Guest Contributor on Jul 20, 2015
Featured in a DropTask case study in December 2015
Since the firm’s transition to a culture that embraces knowledge sharing as a vehicle to provide enhanced value to our clients, Array Architects..
Topics: Continuous Improvement
Posted by Guest Contributor on Jul 14, 2015
Healthcare architecture tends to create repetitive spaces, so it is important to get them right. Whether it is 40 prep/recovery spaces, a greenfield hospital with 700 new patient rooms, or a..
Topics: Healthcare Design, mock-ups, Cost Reduction Strategies
Posted by Guest Contributor on Jul 09, 2015
The fifth North America Revit Technology Conference will occur on July 23 – 25 in Washington D.C. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to network, learn from experts and knowledge-share..
Posted by Guest Contributor on Jul 06, 2015
The Central Sterile Processing Department is essential to the safety and efficiency of many other departments. The location, flow and size of the Central Sterile Processing Department affects nearby..
Topics: Kaizen, central sterile, Surgery
Posted by Guest Contributor on Jun 30, 2015
In today’s fast-pace, evolving world people are constantly looking for a faster, more efficient way to receive and register information. Everyday people are creating applications, graphic information.....READ MORE
Topics: data, infographics, graphic trends
Posted by Lisa Lipschutz on Jun 23, 2015
A result of reform, research and technology, the healthcare industry is rapidly changing, with the common goal to improve population health. While individual choices, corporate behavior and...
Topics: communication, Ambulatory Care, Pediatrics, Patient Environment, Population Health Management
Posted by Kent Doss on Jun 18, 2015
Imagine what it would have been like to be hospitalized 200 years ago…you were probably in a dimly lit, poorly ventilated ward with dozens of other patients…you would have been exposed to all manner...
...READ MORETopics: ecotherapy, Healing Environment