PHILADELPHIA — New provisions to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalize hospitals for an excess amount of preventable hospital readmissions, which cost Medicare more than $15 billion every year. However, in January, a study published in Medical Care says that improving nurses’ work environment can help reduce that number.
Designed to respond to the changing nature of health care delivery, the Compass system from Herman Miller is a modular system of interchangeable components that can be used to create patient rooms, caregiver work-spaces and other clinical areas. The furnishing solution is a result of an ongoing collaboration between Herman Miller and Continuum as well as the culmination of more than two years of gathering observations from more than 550 hospital administrators to identify the primary needs of healthcare facilities.
We have all heard the term “synergy” used many times and we know the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ten years after the 57-acre UCSF Mission Bay campus opened, construction on the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay is still on schedule to be completed in August 2014 and open to the
MILLSBORO, Del. — Construction on the 48,000-square-foot Delmarva Health Pavilion in Millsboro is currently on schedule for completion this summer, after breaking ground on Oct. 9.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently made a landmark announcement when it approved the first medical robot to be deployed in the nation’s hospitals.
BOISE, Idaho — The future is now in terms of the long-predicted American doctor shortage. The medical field has been rife with talk about an anticipated nationwide doctor shortage for some time, but the reality of the situation is already beginning to hit in many areas, which led Idaho’s Republican Governor C.L. Otter to propose preemptive action in his new state budget.
Berner expands its In-Ceiling Mount (ICM) series by adding the ICB, its first in-ceiling flush mount air curtain rated for doorways with up to 16-foot-high ceilings in commercial facilities. Available in lengths ranging from 3 feet to 12 feet, the unit features a low profile faceplate that comes in white polyester-coated aluminum or stainless steel. It is also offered in custom colors for more options. The ICM collection provides electric, steam and hot water options for supplemental heating and comes with Berner’s Intelliswitch digital control package.
Abercrombie Textiles, a manufacturer of fabrics for residential and commercial furniture of various markets, introduces two collections: the Abercrombie Textiles brand and the newly acquired Cone Decorative fabric line, both ideal for health care facilities. Known for its simple designs and dry cotton motifs, the light and casual Abercrombie Textile collection offers clean, fresh and youthful looks.
