Currently establishing a hospital, a clinic or a health center represents a great challenge, whether it is a public or private institution, and it is clear that the hospital demand is higher than the supply that exists today in many parts of the world. That is why, from the beginning, it must be planned, designed,…
Category: Hospital Consulting Planning
Architecture for Health: Buildings that Heal
“The whole is better than the amount of its portions”; thus Aristotle abridged the bases of holism. It is about examining and considerate the systems as a combined and worldwide set that is, in short, going to establish the behavior of its diverse parts. But he does not believe that this “everything” is only a…
PACS system: differences between digital and conventional radiography
The X-ray scans are part of the routine of Health organizations, facilitating the diagnosis and monitoring of numerous diseases. The progress of digital radiography, through the PACS system (Picture Archiving and Communication System), has changed the way Health professionals have access to the images, which are available at the moment in which the procedure is…
Hospital cost accounting
To overcome cost management, we must first pay attention to Health Management, that is, plan actions before directing resources and effort, which will avoid wasting energy, time and, mainly, money. You can check the lack of planning through details, such as the lack of sustainability in the collection and storage of data, with each sector…
7 strategies to reduce the average stay in the hospital
When the subject is the number of days of hospitalization, not always “more” means “better. Thinking about strategies to manage the average permanence is essential to maintain the financial balance of the hospital and the quality of care, which guarantees patient safety. Managing rooms efficiently and quickly are a direct indicator of hospital performance. It…
How Should a Strategic Hospital Plan Be?
The impact of the current economic crisis strongly affected own health. Failure to pay state securities (through public agreements), increase in medical glosses, delays in payments by health plan operators: the environment of uncertainty in the sector is evidence of the importance of having hospital consultancy services. It is possible to prepare the institution for…
Hospital Design is the Most Important Part of Hospital Consulting Planning
Gone are the days when people used to associate hospitals simply with doctor’s reputation. Nowadays, people want everything including well equipped laboratories, qualified doctors, online availability of the hospital, as well as properly planned space. Our impression of hospital decoration design in the past was often associated with the feeling of “overcrowding,” “disorderly” and “poor…