Forum for Professionals Working in Health Care Organizations
Mar 18, 2014 6:10am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 7:00am
This forum is a platform for interaction and open discussion between professionals working in health care facilities (architects, engineers, biomedical engineers, contractors, facility managers, risk managers, etc.) and consultant design professionals. Review select administrative and practical issues associated with the delivery and operations of health care projects.
Medical Equipment and Technology Integration Forum
Mar 18, 2014 6:10am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 7:00am
The Medical Equipment and Technology Forum is a platform for interaction and conversation about leading edge technology among owners, architects, engineers, facility managers, contractors, equipment and technology planners, and vendors. This forum will highlight the industry's latest innovations in medical equipment and technology for interventional suites and inpatient care. Discussion topics will include strategies for flexibility and managing technology decisions to mitigate risk to the design and construction process.
Improve Patient Experiences for Better HCAHPS Scores
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
The health care facility and campus sets the stage for every patient experience, including those measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. In this discussion, panelists will review current strategies to improve patient and family experience while increasing Medicare reimbursement rates through value-based purchasing. Current examples and case studies will be used to demonstrate how facility design and operational improvements can increase patient and family satisfaction to yield better patient outcomes and higher scores across all eight measures on the HCAHPS survey. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask the experts for actionable ideas and solutions. This session will enable attendees to:
- Describe CMS's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program and its importance to health care administration.
- Identify key techniques that designers can provide to improve patient experience.
- Illustrate how health facility design can support the patient experience through layout, standardization, materials selection, and logistics using numerous examples from The Center for Health Design's Pebble Partners.
- Consider solutions to improve the patient experience using a model of culture + process reengineering + infrastructure, which include specific activities for the facility manager.
The Emerging World of Connected Health: Bringing Together Design and Workflows to Improve Patient Care
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
This moderated panel discussion explores the emerging world of connected health and features experts in the fields of medical-grade wireless mobility solutions, medical equipment, integration, clinical care, and facilities planning. The panel will provide an overview of connected health innovations and share emerging standards and applications that facilitate the adoption of connected health. With an owner perspective on the panel, real-world examples and lessons learned from health care facilities that embrace the concept of connected health and invest in supporting infrastructure will be highlighted. This session will enable attendees to:
- Define "connected health," and identify the forces driving change and influencing workflows and facility design.
- Explore the effects of connected health on facility design and clinical workflows and steps to creating a clear vision to guide facility design.
- Share insights and standards that can be used to develop supporting infrastructure and give examples of successful adoption.
- Discuss strategies for bridging technology to the patient and addressing generational needs, disabilities, language barriers, and other considerations.
Surgical Suite Design for 2014 and Beyond
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
Patients having surgery expect a safe physical environment no matter where the procedure is performed. The presenters will discuss changes to the requirements for surgery facilities in the 2014 edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities intended to ensure the provision of equivalent environments for surgical services in hospitals and outpatient settings and to respond to current trends in the delivery of care. They will also review new guidelines for hybrid operating rooms and updated requirements for sterile processing in the surgical suite. This session will enable attendees to:
- Explain the differences between an ambulatory operating room and a procedure room, including what types of procedures are performed in each and allowable reductions in the size of the operating room.
- Describe the requirements for a sterile processing room in a surgical suite.
- Identify the key requirements for a hybrid operating room.
- Discuss the updated requirements for office-based surgery facilities.
Pillow Talk: A Discussion of the Number, Type, and Location of Inpatient Beds Needed in the United States in 2020
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
As the health care delivery system shifts its focus from illness and inpatient care to wellness and outpatient models, the current number, type, and location of hospital beds becomes a concern. Will these beds meet the needs of the health care system in 2020? Will pressure to keep patients out of the hospital be offset by population changes? And to what extent will new construction be needed in response to the shift in bed needs? This session will enable attendees to:
- Recognize the major trends that will affect bed need.
- Estimate the number of beds that will be needed in the United States in 2020.
- Identify the bed needs for each region of the country.
- Determine the cost and square footage of beds.
Acoustical Design for Renovation of Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
Before remodeling an existing neonatal intensive care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, the project team performed an acoustic evaluation of the space for adherence to the 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities.The presenters will explain the specifics of this evaluation, the 2010 FGI acoustic guidelines, what these design criteria mean, and how the mitigation measures at St. Joseph's met these criteria. This session will enable attendees to:
- Recognize the performance and purpose of the acoustic guidelines in the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities.
- Describe the effectiveness of noise reduction measures with respect to the decibel scale.
- Compare meeting the minimum level of performance with providing improved performance.
- Discuss noise mitigation solutions and how they perform.
Spring Cleaning: Using the New Health Product Declaration to Scour for Materials and Products
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
Building materials are complex. Finding the best products to meet specifications can feel as overwhelming as cleaning out your closet. The Health Product Declaration (HPD) can help designers and building owners refine the material selection process for healthier buildings. Discussion includes how the HPD creates a common language and integrates with LEED v4™'s new materials and resources (MR) credit, the Living Building Challenge Materials Red List. This session will provide attendees with a template to guide manufacturer conversations and will enable them to:
- Examine information on why the HPD was developed; why it is needed, who piloted it, and what challenges have arisen.
- Explore the building materials ecosystem and the correlation between building products and human health.
- Apply the HPD to document compliance with building rating systems such as LEED v4 and the Living Building Challenge.
- Use the HPD to comply with green building certification systems, including the USGBCU™'s MRc4 in LEED v4, and progressive client standards and requirements.
Transforming Health Care Design Using Practitioner-Led Research
Mar 18, 2014 7:15am ‐ Mar 18, 2014 8:15am
With the pressures to design superior health care projects on time and under budget, incredible opportunities to conduct practitioner-led research are often lost. Research demands significant planning and coordination, requires financial resources, and typically involves numerous stakeholders – but conducting the research is not impossible. During this session, you will learn proven strategies for conducting high-quality research within your design practice. Based on lessons learned from practice-based research conducted during the past five years and by taking a peek at upcoming research, participants will be able to develop a strategy to transform the future of health care design. This session will enable attendees to:
- Describe at least three design-based studies conducted in an architectural practice and how the findings may inform future design decisions to improve health care outcomes.
- Describe at least three research methods appropriate for design-based research.
- List at least three barriers to producing high-quality research in professional practice and offer suggestions for overcoming them.
- Plan a research strategy to transform the future of your architectural practice.
