Video: Designing healthcare facilities to address the “human experience”
by Anne Zieger on October 25, 2010
In years gone by, most healthcare facilities were designed to be functional and sturdy, but not exactly user-friendly. At long last, however, things are changing. Industrial designers focusing on healthcare are beginning to look more closely at how patients use what they build, and in some cases, actually getting patients and physicians involved in the design process.
That, at least, is what industrial design firm Worrell Design has begun to do when it works with provider organization. While the following film is a commercial of sorts — it obviously pitches Worrell as a thought leader — it’s still worth a look. Getting doctors and patient health leaders directly involved in facilities design isn’t just smart, it’s critical. — Anne Zieger
Anne Zieger is veteran healthcare consultant and analyst with 20 years of industry experience. Zieger formerly served as editor-in-chief of FierceHealthcare.com, the leading healthcare business daily, and her commentaries have appeared dozens of international business publications, including Forbes, Business Week and Information Week. She has also contributed content to hundreds of healthcare and health IT organizations, including several Fortune 500 organizations.
