
Technology That Follows the Patient: The Future of Seamless Healthcare
Patients now expect the modern consumer experience: real-time appointment availability, cost transparency and self-service scheduling all at their fingertips.
Patients now expect the modern consumer experience: real-time appointment availability, cost transparency and self-service scheduling all at their fingertips.
The designers of the new Baptist Hospital campus in Pensacola, Fla., knew the facility had to be resilient. After all, the very need for the hospital was the result of a natural disaster.
In the world of healthcare design, creating spaces that are not only functional but also welcoming, clean, and sustainable is more important than ever.
Made possible through a collaboration between Tampa General Hospital (TGH), Lifepoint Behavioral Hospital and the University of South Florida (USF), Florida’s first free-standing behavioral health teaching hospital has officially opened inside the Tampa Medical and Research District, the region’s hub for clinical care, academics, research and biotechnology.
The demand for highly skilled and adaptable nurses is at an all-time high. Educational institutions can leverage emerging trends in simulation center design to meet the high demand for healthcare professionals, build a competitive nursing program, and better prepare their students for the workforce.
Artificial Intelligence continues to change the healthcare landscape, creating efficiencies in some areas, while highlighting inefficiencies in others. In addition to its applications to patient care, the technology is also shining a spotlight on how healthcare leaders and practitioners can better utilize their physical spaces.
The Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit healthcare organization focused on research, education and innovation, recently announced a $1.9 billion investment into its Phoenix healthcare campus as part of its transformative “Build. Forward. Unbound.” initiative to enable innovative care concepts physically and digitally across networks.
The final development phase for a new comprehensive, multidisciplinary cancer center in Towson, Md., has officially concluded.
As a state prone to earthquakes, which can significantly disrupt and impede access to critical healthcare services, California instituted the General Acute-Care Hospital Seismic Retrofit Program (SB 1953) in 1994.
Healthcare is moving toward a holistic approach to patient care that considers physical, mental and emotional well-being.