Maintenance and Operations - November 2013
Tips for ergonomic electronic medical records work environments
In the rush to accommodate electronic health records, facilities may be creating unnecessary risks to staff
11/26/2013
Tennesee health system to outsource all food and housekeeping services
The shift is expected to save the hospital about $3 million in both material and personnel costs
11/22/2013
Middle East conference explores healthcare facility design
Event brought together design and health professionals and experts from around the world to explore how the design of urban and healthcare infrastructure can support health, well-being and quality of life
11/22/2013
China's medical waste piling up
Poor management and substandard facilities blamed for problems
11/22/2013
Healthcare facility assessments offer a guide to the future
Administrators have limited capital to invest in facilities, yet they face seemingly limitless requests for improvements
11/21/2013
Medical apps may mean fewer doctor visits
There might not be a need for a receptionist in the doctor's office, or doctors may transition from standard offices to timeshare suites
11/20/2013
Alabama hospital replaces beds for patient comfort, safety
Athens-Limestone Hospital's new beds part of $780,000 renovation project
11/20/2013
Aging population will need larger emergency department capacity
Patients aged 60 to 80 used EDs less frequently but generally need more care and time, according to study
11/20/2013
Succession planning key to healthcare facilities teams' future
Recent survey shows 40 percent of healthcare facilities managers are older than 55 - an increase from 35 percent in the 2009 survey
11/18/2013
Hospitals lauded for electronic medical record systems
All four Health First hospitals were recently recognized for their use of electronic medical record systems and advanced clinical technology
11/15/2013
2.4 million pound grant to replace UK hospital heating system
Fairfield General Hospital's ageing coal-fired steam boiler plant will be replaced with a gas hot water system
11/15/2013
Hospitals' physician lounges are becoming ghost towns
Without a place to interact regularly with their colleagues, physicians face a profession that resembles a collection of silos
11/13/2013
What to do when biomed equipment is down
Facility managers share tips to get equipment working again
11/12/2013
Midwest supermarket chain moves into health care
Schnucks opened its first infusion solutions facility in St Louis this fall to treat acute and chronic conditions
11/11/2013
Hospital report cards get a report card
New York Hospital group releases ratings on hospital ratings systems
11/8/2013
Reprocessing equipment touted as saving money and waste
Presentation says healthcare as an industry produces the second largest amount of waste. Ten percent of the waste that is recyclable actually completes the process and 20 to 30 percent of healthcare waste is created in the operating room
11/8/2013
Walgreens clinics recognized by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
AAAHC standards require clinics to be patient-centered, comprehensive, accessible and to coordinate care with all of the patients' primary care and specialty care provider teams
11/7/2013
What the U.S. can learn from India's healthcare system
Indian hospitals use a hub-and-spoke design, transfer of responsibility for routine tasks to lower-skilled workers and save money through old-fashioned frugality
11/6/2013
Research shows healthcare savings with retail clinics
New study says costs reduced further when nurse practitioners practice independently
11/6/2013
Project solutions: The future of healthcare and its impact on capital planning
Market dynamics, health system consolidation, the Affordable Care Act, payment reform, technological advances, and the ever-evolving and changing delivery of care are creating a new normal
11/5/2013
Florida healthcare systems food service operations entered futuristic realm.
Systems have improved how they store and prepare foods as well as how it's ordered and presented to the patient
11/5/2013
Pennsylvania senior nursing facility finishes $1 million in renovations.
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community celebrates 30th year with upgrades; rooms renovated, food service improved
11/5/2013
Signature HealthCARE looking to expand longterm care facility
Tennessee facility seeks Eden certification for facilities with a homelike atmosphere
11/4/2013
Health system's supply chain boasts efficiency, lowers costs
Intermountain projects $200 million savings over the next five years
11/4/2013
Hospitals addressing problems from flooding one year after Sandy
Health and hospital officials have made good progress in defining the risks, but less headway in actually implementing solutions
11/4/2013