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Flexibility and Empathy are Key to Effective Design for Population Health, an interview on Population Health with Jamie Huffcut, ASID, LEED AP ID+C
July 2016 ∘ Interview

Learn about: how different healthcare organizations are defining population health, ways that healthcare organizations can help create non-clinical spaces to improve population health, and the role of a designer to improve health.
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Healthcare Reform Presents "Once in a Lifetime" Opportunity for Facilities Community, an interview with Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC
January 2015 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the importance of articulating  investment decisions in the context of a return on investment, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services' pay-for-performance targets and opportunities to improve facilities as a result of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Exploring Links Between Cleanliness and Infection Control Efforts in the United States and Abroad, An Interview on Infection Control With Roger Ulrich, PhD, EDAC
November 2014 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the relationship between visible cleanliness and the risk of contracting a serious infection in the healthcare setting, the spread of pathogens in healthcare settings and the risk of infection in U.S. healthcare settings compared with other countries. 
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Evidence-Based Design Can Help Hospitals Achieve Best Outcomes, an interview with Charles Hagood
March 2015 ∘ Interview

Learn about: how patient rooms can flex to meet treatment requirements and increase capacity, why caregivers must work side by side with architects and designers and how a redesign of processes and staff work habits allows for an increase in efficiency.
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Designers Have a Critical Role in Building Healthy Communities, an interview with David Burney, FAIA
May 2016 ∘ Interview

Learn about: strategies designers can use to improve population health, ways healthcare administrators can help improve their patients' overall quality of life and The Active Design Guidelines.
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Small is Beautiful: Patient-Centered Medical Home Model May Be the End of Large Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities, an Interview with Dan Thomas, AIA, EDAC
November 2015 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the ways facility design can support the patient-centered medical home model, the key issues and challenges associated with implementing this model and the outcomes that can be positively impacted through patient-centered medical homes.
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Redesigning the Primary Care System Into Patient-Centered Medical Homes, an interview with Beverley H. Johnson
November 2015 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the ways patient-centered medical homes are changing care environments, the importance of involving patients in the creation of patient-centered medical homes and the outcomes that can be improved for patients as a result of patient-centered medical homes.
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Taking the Next Step: Building Effective, Multi-Functional, Patient-Driven Medical Homes, an interview with Cindy Barr, RN, EDAC
November 2015 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the definition of patient-centered medical homes, the connection between patient-centered medical homes and acute care facilities and ways to implement a patient-centered medical home.
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Building Sustainability Into Hospital Design, an interview with Janet Howard
January 2016 ∘ Interview

Learn about: using green cleaners to improve patient satisfaction scores around the perception of cleanliness, the negative health impacts associated with traditional cleaning products, and the healthier interiors challenge to reduce the use of harmful chemicals.
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Noise: Going Beyond a “One-Size-Fits-All” Solution, an interview with Susan E. Mazer, PhD
October 2014 ∘ Interview

Learn about: the ways sound can support a healing environment, creating a culture of appropriate noise levels within a busy healthcare setting and engaging staff  in building a healing environment in their own units, for patients and for themselves.