Modern Clinic Design : Strategies for an Era of Change

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810571503321
• Autore: Guzzo Vickery Christine
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2015
• ISBN: 1-118-76508-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NybergGary; WhiteakerDouglas
• Disciplina: 725/.51
• Soggetti: Clinics - Design and construction; Medical offices - Design and construction; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Facility Design and Construction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Understanding the Patient Experience; Overview; Five Stages of the Patient's Journey; Methods of Discovery and Evaluation; Trends; Design Considerations and Strategies; Chapter 2: Lean Design and Efficiency; Overview; Lean Roots; Lean and Healthcare Design; Key Concepts; The Lean Design Process (3Ps); Key Considerations; Project Team Composition; Technology; Summary; Chapter 3: Visualization Tools and Mock-ups; Overview; Computer-Based Models and Simulations; Project Examples; Summary; Chapter 4: Designing for Flexibility; Overview; Trends; Design ConsiderationsDesign Challenges and Strategies; Acuity-Adaptable Exam Rooms; Summary; Chapter 5: Clinic Planning Concepts; Overview; Trends; Design Considerations, Challenges, and Strategies; Clinic Module Prototypes; Summary; Chapter 6: The Exam Room Today; Overview; Trends; Design Considerations; Design Challenges and Strategies; Types of Exam Rooms; Project Examples; Summary; Chapter 7: Politics and Healthcare; Overview; Chapter 8: The Retailing of Healthcare; Overview; Trends; Design Considerations and Challenges; Project Examples: Convenient Care; Project Examples: Clinics in Retail SettingsProject Examples: Emerging Models; Summary; Chapter 9: The Medical Home Model; Overview; Key ; Characteristics; Trends; Technology Considerations; Design Features and Challenges; Project Examples; Summary; Chapter 10: Healthcare Outside ; Overview; Trends and Driving Forces; Project Examples; Summary; Afterword; The Clinic Visit in the Future; Minimizing Future Shock; Select Bibliography; Contributors; Editors; Contributing Author; Content Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Shift Clinic design to keep pace with the evolving healthcare industry Modern Clinic Design: Strategies for an Era of Change is a comprehensive guide to optimizing patient experience through the design of the built environment. Written by a team of veteran healthcare interior designers, architects, and engineers, this book addresses the impacts of evolving legislation, changing technologies, and emerging nontraditional clinic models on clinic design, and illustrates effective design strategies for any type of clinic. Readers will find innovative ideas about lean design, design for flexibility