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Tool

A Healthcare Reform Primer Tool

August 2015 ∘ Tool

This tool outlines the relationships between design, measures, healthcare reform topics, and the legislation.
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Interview

Strategic Design Can Improve Patient Perception of Cleanliness and Quality, an interview with Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNS, RN, EDAC, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN
January 2016 ∘ Interview

Learn about: what patients really judge when evaluating a facility’s cleanliness, why patient perceptions of cleanliness directly impact reimbursements, and ways hospitals can improve patients’ views of cleanliness, quality, and safety. 
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Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned About Infection Control
June 2015 ∘ Lessons Learned

The following are compiled from research literature, case studies, interviews, and other materials to provide an overview on the topic of infection control.  
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Project Brief

Palomar Health Communicates Its Commitment to Patients Through “Hospital of the Future”
March 2015 ∘ Project Brief

Learn about: how Palomar Health facilitated an improvement in patient-provider and staff communication, about the multiple benefits of the organization's new decentralized nursing stations, and how the newly designed healing environment contributed to patient comfort and satisfaction.