Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Health sciences educators face a continual challenge: how to provide students all the clinical training they need. Where can students get this critical training? In unique learning environments that combine the elements of both healthcare and education spaces, such as the Center for Excellence in Practice, at the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (PA College), Lancaster, PA.
The New Exam Room Experience
Changing patient and physician needs, increased family involvement and evolving technology are sparking a reimagining of exam rooms inspired by a more inclusive model of care. Steelcase Health researchers uncovered new drivers, designs and product insights to move the exam room into the future.
Ways to Boost Patient Care, Safety and Satisfaction
An exam room should promote communication between the healthcare provider, patient and caregiver. Michelle Ossmann, MSN, PhD, Steelcase’s Director of Healthcare Environments, explains how the environment can play a key role in facilitating the use of technology and allowing for productive visits.
Redesigning the Exam Room for Mutual Participation
Americans make nearly one billion trips to the doctor every year, nearly three trips annually for every man, woman and child.
Better Waiting Rooms Simply Can’t Wait
It’s midafternoon in the waiting area of a large medical clinic. The door that leads to patient care areas quietly
Introducing Node with ShareSurface for Exam Rooms
This article was written by the Steelcase Health team. Going to the doctor is one of the most personal and
Making Every Moment Meaningful
New technologies, new processes and higher expectations of both patients and practitioners is challenging healthcare norms to adapt and improve. The need for radical innovation has never been more critical.
New Insight Into The Patient Experience
Organizations are measured and reimbursed on how well they deliver patient experience. In an effort to increase their scores, many healthcare organizations have focused on renovated or redesigned patient rooms or clinical spaces. But they’ve overlooked critical spaces like waiting areas.
Exam Rooms that Empower People
Many are actively “shopping” for the best care by checking hospital and doctor ratings, asking more questions during appointments, expecting more information, and researching cost and treatment options.
Patient Rooms: A Positive Prognosis
Many patient rooms are in need of a facelift, having evolved little over the years despite changing needs and new technology. As the next generation of patient rooms come onboard, new designs based on human-centric principles are improving patient, family and clinician experiences.
Methodist Richardson Center Improves Space
Methodist Richardson Medical Center, which recently opened a new location in suburban Dallas, has innovations throughout its four floors, including new ways of using space to support patients , family members and visitors in waiting spaces and patient rooms.
Healthcare Design Conference 2015
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