From the Inner Circle: What the C-Suite Will Support and Why
Mar 17, 2015 12:45pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 1:45pm
Identification: 860
Today, decisions about health care investment in facilities and infrastructure take place in an environment of thin margins and minimum reserves. Thus, it is important to understand the current reimbursement model and the challenges executives face in prioritizing investments. The PDC team, partnering with the facility operations team, can provide solutions that assure the value equation of benefit/cost to meet the ACA model of quality/cost and optimize reimbursement. Greater margins will be the springboard for the next health care growth spurt as the demand for expanded services grows.
This session will enable attendees to:
- Discuss the ACA and value-based purchasing (VBP) from the perspective of the facility process and their implications for facility investment.
- Identify opportunities in the VBP model that the PDC team can leverage to bring value to the health care organization.
- Identify projects that represent the best investment, greatest ROI, and quick simple paybacks in support of the VBP model.
- Identify projects that could have a profound impact on the institution's cost structure by developing positive cash flow that could be used to fund facility investment.
Using a Safety Risk Assessment in the Health Care Facility Design Process
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 679
Facility replacement and renovation projects offer an opportunity to proactively identify and eliminate building-related conditions that may lead to harm of patients and staff. Using a hypothetical project scenario, the presenters will walk attendees through the steps of conducting a safety risk assessment (SRA) early in a project to identify such issues. Sample discussions and lessons learned from pilot tests of the new Center for Health Design SRA toolkit, along with expert feedback, will be used to highlight key points.
This session will enable participants to:
This session will enable participants to:
- Describe how to apply the Center for Health Design SRA toolkit to meet FGI Guidelines requirements.
- Determine areas of consideration for a safety risk assessment conducted early in the design process.
- Discuss how to implement a safety risk assessment using the CHD SRA tool.
- Identify when and how a safety risk assessment may be applied to a project.
Joint Commission Update
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 861
This session will cover the top-scored Joint Commission standards in the hospital setting. It will also review major changes to the hospital standards language and requirements in addition to updates affecting CMS changes that impact accreditation.
With time for Q&A, this session will enable attendees to:
With time for Q&A, this session will enable attendees to:
- Identify the top scored Environment of Care and Life Safety issues found through survey over the past year.
- Determine the areas of non-compliance in the hospital setting as they relate to day-to-day operations.
- Apply standards changes to the hospital's current program, policies, and procedures.
- Identify CMS changes that have an impact on the accreditation process.
New Developments in the Sustainability Roadmap and Energy to Care
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 784
Today health care organizations are under intense pressure to reduce costs, which inevitably means minimizing consumption of costly resources. Sustainability efforts that result in efficient use of energy and water, less waste, and thoughtful purchasing support an organization’s strategic and cost goals, increase stakeholder engagement, and improve overall brand. The American Hospital Association’s Sustainability Roadmap provides numerous resources for moving forward with sustainability initiatives, and ASHE’s Energy to Care program (formally known as E2C) offers recognition of organizational efforts to improve in this arena.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Identify opportunities to use sustainability tools and initiatives from the Sustainability Roadmap, including the Energy to Care dashboard, to advance their organizations’ goals.
- Explain how participating in the Energy to Care program can encourage staff support of sustainability initiatives.
- Describe how engaging in sustainability efforts and recognition programs can demonstrate the value the facility department and support services bring to a health care organization.
- Apply lessons learned from case studies of organizations that have successfully initiated sustainability efforts identified on the Sustainaiblity Roadmap.
The Hospital as a Healing Environment
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 766
Value-based care, patient safety, and patient-centered care are emerging as key drivers in health care reform. Things have changed, but often as a byproduct of financial reform. Belatedly, safety and quality benchmarks are being integrated into all health care organizations’ infrastructure, design, procurement, and delivery strategic goals. There is an urgent need to engage the design community in accelerating the co-production of health care and wellness with patients, families, communities, architects, and designers.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Identify the characteristics by which healthy health care delivery spaces differ from traditional clinics and offices.
- Describe the importance and benefits of adaptive, healthy work environments that meet the lifestyle and individual needs of clinicians, employees, and managers.
- Recognize and respond to significant design challenges inherent in health care design.
- Discuss the impact of design on creating trust and loyalty and supporting sensemaking by employees and clinicians.
Collaborative Innovation for Future-Proofing: Outcomes and Lessons Learned
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 683
What does it truly take to innovate and collaborate? This session will focus on specific processes and results that drove the design of the new Temecula Valley Hospital. An adaptive design the hospital incorporates is an operational hub that is future-proofed for flexibility as the organization morphs over time. A case study will illustrate these approaches and actual metrics and lessons learned will be shared.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Outline planning, design, and project delivery processes that enhance collaboration and result in innovation.
- Discuss the impact the project delivery team has on health care operations in the Affordable Care environment.
- Illustrate the evidence-based design decisions made in this greenfield hospital project.
- Identify potential future innovations based on lessons learned in this project.
The Evolution of Convenient Care: Trends, Data, and Growth
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 1003
As the health care system moves from volume-based care to value-based care and consumers take charge of their care, alternative delivery settings, such as retail-based clinics, are emerging and flourishing. This session will provide an overview of the role of retail clinics and non-physician providers and explore the benefits of the various strategic partnerships between retail clinics and health systems, employers, and other partners. Attendees will learn about the most prevalent new models of primary health care using nurse practitioners and non-physician providers and the regulatory and policy issues that affect the new models of care.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- List the services offered by retail clinics and discuss their impact on health and wellness.
- Identify the different strategic partnerships between retail clinics and health systems, employers, and other partners.
- Describe the innovative technology retail clinics use to increase access to high-quality care and cost savings.
- Discuss the regulatory and policy issues that affect the new models of care.
Balancing Flexibility and Cost Control in Construction Projects
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 634
Construction projects can be time-consuming and expensive. A construction audit can help set the tone of a project by establishing oversight, and can be mutually beneficial for the facility owner and the construction company. This presentation sets the stage for success with proper planning, cost control, and risk management before construction ever starts. The presenters will discuss how organizations benefit from construction audits, whom to involve, and how to be flexible while dealing with contractors during the process.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Assess the impact of construction costs on a project.
- Include safeguards in contract terms and conditions.
- ontrol construction costs during the bidding process.
- Implement administrative and financial controls.
Become the Chosen Provider in a Competitive Market
Mar 17, 2015 2:00pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 3:00pm
Identification: 862
One of the most reliable methods for gaining margin is increased use of existing service lines. However, when all health facilities in a service area chase the same incremental volume the market becomes wildly competitive–making market share gain quite challenging. This presentation demonstrates the impact of incremental volume on margin and identifies key actions by which a health facility can distinguish itself in a competitive market and increase its use of existing service lines.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Identify key health facility actions designed to increase market share in a competitive environment.
- Describe how increased margins resulting from incremental volume can be reinvested in projects designed to further increase market share and margin.
- Identify the current drivers of today's competitive health care market and the future developments likely to impact competition.
- Explain the impact of incremental volume on margin.
Engineering a Flexible Health Care Facility One Building Block at a Time
Mar 17, 2015 3:10pm ‐ Mar 17, 2015 4:10pm
Identification: 589
As health care trends ebb and flow, engineering systems must be flexible to support ever-changing program needs without sacrificing the needs of the facility or impairing the budget. Drawing from several case studies, the presenters will share fun and exciting ways MEP system designs allow a building block approach to address upfront costs and allow future flexibility.
This session will enable attendees to:
This session will enable attendees to:
- Evaluate proposed building programs or modifications to determine infrastructure requirements.
- Identify priorities for expansion and modification of health care facility infrastructure.
- Determine options for engineering a flexible and resilient system design.
- Develop a strategy for designing and phasing the MEP infrastructure for future programming needs.