Supporting team-based healthcare through design

Teamwork areas feature collaborative space that provide separation from the exam areas


Team-based healthcare can be supported with designs that feature collaborative space that provide separation from the exam areas, according to an article on the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.

When designing a team-based healthcare facility, the focus must be upon facilitating the collaborative effort, the article said.

The clinical pod concept means the clinical area is broken into pods that support a number of exam rooms. Registration areas are located to serve the clinical pods. 

The care team in each pod will have direct line of sight to all exam rooms.

Read the article.

 



January 17, 2017


Topic Area: Architecture


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