Healthcare Reform

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Green Healthcare Design: More Than A Fad

May 6, 2013     Timothy J. Spence
In an era of reform, sustainable design stands to play a significant role in transforming healthcare.
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Four Reasons To Master Plan Now

May 2, 2013     Gary Vance
Healthcare facilities across the country are facing increased cost pressure thanks to reform, so it's time to take a closer look at the physical plant and its role in cost decisions.
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Reform Brings Changes, Challenges

April 24, 2013     Craig Beale
The demands on healthcare facilities are always changing, but as institutions prepare for the coming years, they'll face tremendous challenges.
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Q&A: The Impact Of The Aging Population On Acute Care Facilities

March 13, 2013     Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
In a preview to their session at this year’s Environments for Aging conference, Progressive AE’s Laurie Placinski and Lon Morrisson discuss aging baby boomers, the impact of the Affordable Care Act on design, and how facilities need to start working together to deliver a better continuum of care.
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Industry Consolidations Shape Future Of Healthcare Design

March 6, 2013     Sara O. Marberry
Healthcare providers across the country are rapidly consolidating, creating an altogether new industry landscape that's brought with it plenty of design opportunities and challenges.
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ASHE PDC 2013: Healthcare Reform Implications

February 25, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Health economist Paul Keckley updates the ASHE PDC crowd on the latest developments in the country’s move toward fewer beds and more ambulatory and alternative healthcare in Monday’s opening keynote.
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The Mad Rush to Consolidate

February 1, 2013     Sara Marberry
In response to reform, the healthcare industry is taking a page out of the book of the banking and airline industries by pursuing consolidations. And the move comes with plenty of ramifications for design.
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Medical Services To Go

January 29, 2013     Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Retail clinics are taking the healthcare industry by storm, offering a variety of quick services to patients right in the stores they already frequent.
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The Cost of Going (or Not Going) Green

January 3, 2013     Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
A popular reason for many health systems to put sustainability efforts on the back burner is the belief that the costs involved won't be recouped. But what if evidence not only proves that wrong, but shows how to shave off billions of dollars more?
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Making the Most of Healthcare Master Planning

November 20, 2012     Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Healthcare experts share predictions and strategies for effective master planning, in spite of all the questions still looming in the industry today.
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