Year: 2013

Hospital Noise Still Lowest Ranking HCAHPS Question

Recently, I looked at the HCAHPS survey summary analysis and saw that the question about hospital noise is still the

December 10, 2013 10 Comments

A few weeks ago, I asked a bunch of smart people in the healthcare design industry if the conversation around

November 22, 2013 8 Comments

I was very happy to see that U.S. News & World Report included a session on hospital design in its

November 8, 2013 7 Comments

I recently asked a bunch of smart people whether they thought the conversation about evidence-based design has quieted. Most felt

November 5, 2013 No Comments

When Ralph Nader’s book, Unsafe at Any Speed, came out in 1965, it was a wake-up call for the U.S.

September 17, 2013 1 Comment

Once again, the media seems to have concluded that Michael Graves is the only architect in America that understands healthcare

September 6, 2013 4 Comments

Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” published last week listed Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of

September 3, 2013 4 Comments

A recent cover story in Hospitals & Health Networks examined the care processes and technologies that hospitals are using for

August 20, 2013 1 Comment

Last week, the Wall St. Journal ran an article about middle aged boomers buying condo units in in hip, urban

August 16, 2013 3 Comments

Is there a lack of innovation in healthcare design today? There are plenty of nice new projects, but, according to

July 9, 2013 2 Comments