When can we EBD? Anytime!
September 8, 2017
Meredith Banasiak
We’ve translated the Evidence-Based Design (EBD) process into a designer-friendly tool: The “When can we EBD” diagram prompts designers to consider opportunities for integrating EBD at any point across design and delivery by mapping EBD processes with familiar project cycle phases and practices. Like the design process, it is set…
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Evaluating the innovation potential of Mobile Health
April 5, 2017
Meredith Banasiak
Remember the bloodmobile? I chaired the annual blood drive at my high school for two years during the 90’s. It was during the Saturday Night Live Wayne’s World era, and our theme was “Vein’s World”. The bloodmobile was a large bus equipped with a clinic to accommodate the entire blood…
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Using 3P to put the patient in patient-centered design
July 15, 2015
Craig Mulford
Boulder Associates Architects engages patients and users in hands-on design. An adaptation of the Toyota Production System’s Production, Preparation, Process, 3P (people, preparation, process) is designed to achieve measurable results in patient care, efficient workflows & operating systems, and higher satisfaction for patients and staff. This often calls for…
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Case Study: On-site Renewables in Healthcare
May 2, 2014
Kristi Ennis
Chase Gardens Medical Center in Eugene, OR and Tebo Family Medical Pavilion in Boulder, CO are two Boulder Associates’ healthcare projects that incorporate photovoltaics. While the building projects and solar arrays are similar in size and function, the details of the installations, financing and ownership structures are vastly different. The…
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Does my clinic space have to change to make the Patient Centered Medical Home work?
October 28, 2013
Craig Mulford
Information on how Patient Centered Medical Home designs have improved patient care in clinical settings. Includes comparisons of clinic floorplans, the 3P Process utilized for designing effective PCMH clinics, and a PCMH case study on Clinica Family Health Services. Does my clinic have to change to make PCMH work
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