The right healthcare workflow design can improve operations and safety, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website. Care delivery models must adjust to an aging patient population, a shortage of care providers and new treatments.
There are eight healthcare flows that provide a foundation from which healing environments can be built, the article said.
They include:
• Flow of staff — creating a safe, efficient, calming and attractive healthcare work environment
• Flow of patients — envisioning the entire healthcare environment as a place of healing
Reframing the Construction Manager as a Community Manager
Health First Celebrates 'Topping Off' Ceremony for New Cape Canaveral Hospital Campus
The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center Caught Up in Cyberattack
Mature Dry Surface Biofilm Presents a Problem for Candida Auris
Sutter Health's Arden Care Center Officially Opens