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The Incredible Shrinking Hospital: Down-sizing Plus-sized Medical Facilities

August 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will share case studies and lessons learned from new and emerging examples of care delivery, including microhospitals; virtual care centers; and innovative clinical care models that are more nimble, cost and operationally efficient, and respond more directly to patient expectations. 
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Improving the User Experience: Moving Procedures Off-Site
April 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
In this webinar, attendees will learn how the University of Virginia Medical Center was able to improve the patient experience and increase individualized patient care by moving its endoscopy department outside of the main hospital campus. 
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A Culture of Health: Let’s Redefine What Health Is
January 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will identify an implementation strategy to embed a “culture of health” in your projects. Case studies and demonstrable examples from around the world illuminate how healthcare organizations and designers are working at all geographic scales to remake health-promoting places, spaces, and things.
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Well-Connected: Optimizing the Outpatient Environment
December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar provides attendees with a case study overview of the 2018 Center for Health Design Touchstone Award winning ProMedica Health and Wellness Center. Attendees will gain an  understanding of the impact the physical environment has on productivity and throughput and how the relationship between facility design, human experience and organizational efficiency in the outpatient healthcare setting is undergoing a paradigm shift. 
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Utilizing a Precision Medicine Approach to Improve Quality + Experience in the Hospital Environment
October 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
In this webinar, presenters will discuss the next step of precision medicine in the ICU environment and how to adapt the existing space to improve patient care. 
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Intermountain Healthcare: Planting the Seeds for Change Using Lean Principles
October 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how quality healthcare is not explicitly synonymous with efficiency, but Intermountain Healthcare is determined to deliver both. Hear how the largest healthcare provider in Utah has taken its knowledge and application of Lean principles to plant the seeds to take the system to a new level.
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An Unconventional Approach to Integrating Behavioral Health Treatment and Research

October 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how out of a vision from renowned child psychiatrist and human geneticist Dr. Matthew State, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Child, Teen & Family Center and Department of Psychiatry Building will be the first-ever UCSF facility for both pediatric and adult psychiatric patients and one of the first facilities in the U.S. to integrate the neurosciences with traditional psychiatry for child, adolescent and adult patient populations. 
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The Medical Behavioral Unit: Enhancing Patient Safety and Experience Through Design
June 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia pursued a vision to develop a new pediatric patient care unit: one that would meet the requirements and licensure of an acute care unit, but would provide a safe and supportive environment for patients with a comorbid developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric diagnosis. 
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Don’t Let Your Smart Building Forget the Patient
May 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
 In this webinar, presenters will explore how the Internet of Things and clinical systems can work together to positively impact clinical operations and patient experiences. The “smart” building, one that uses a building management system to monitor and adjust HVAC and other systems to make the building more energy-efficient, has become a well-recognized and expected part of new healthcare construction. But can the smart building become even smarter? Can it be integrated with other technologically driven systems to be not just a smart building but a clinically smart building?
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Microhospitals: Key Considerations for Planning and Design
April 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will share experiences in planning microhospitals, discuss key operational areas, and illustrate clinical innovations that would support this model. Microhospitals have become popular in many areas as a solution to help health systems grow market share and deliver greater value. Microhospitals require a clear strategy, a sound operational model, and a clinical support plan in order to be successful.