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"A
Plan to Stabilize and Strengthen New York's Healthcare
System - Final Report of the Commission on Health Care
Facilities in the 21st Century", (c) New York Healthcare
Commission, (12/06)
The Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st
Century was created to review and strengthen New York
State’s acute and long term care delivery systems.
Systems, by definition, are comprised of multiple parts
that form a unified whole. Such definition does not apply
to New York’s health care industry where we confront a
fragmented patchwork of health care resources.
Some areas of our state have excess health care resources
while others have shortages. We have widespread and
unnecessary duplication of services. We have too much
institution-focused care and not enough home and community
based options. We have too few primary care resources to
keep people well and out of the hospital. We spend
extravagantly on health care and yet still leave too many
without adequate access to the health care they need. We
have yet to come to grips with changes in medicine that
render parts of a massive bricks-and-mortar infrastructure
obsolete...
For full text of article, go to:
http://www.bernarch.com/nys-commissionfinalreport-11-29-06.pdf
Profile of Real Estate Broker Paul Wexler,
Corcoran-Wexler, (c) New York Magazine (6/19/06)
For years, internist Wendy Ziecheck and her business
partner, Christopher Barley, saw patients in an
800-square-foot space on Central Park South. As doctor’s
offices go, it was elegant, with windows overlooking the
park. But it was cramped, so in 2003 they decided to find
a larger space, preferably on the Upper East Side near the
hospitals, and ideally on the ground floor of a prewar.
“It’s easy access for patients without bothering the
residents, [and] it’s ideal because your name’s on the
outside of the building and passersby see it,” Ziecheck
explains. “The doorman greets the patients, and the lobby
always looks nice.” She had heard those types of
properties were growing scarce, but it couldn’t possibly
be as onerous as the hunt for a new home. Or could it?...
For full text of article, go to:
http://www.bernarch.com/Bernarch-Healthcare-June-06-rev-faxversion.pdf
"Demolition Dangers", (c) Daniel
Dancause, HEM, Health Facilities Management,
(8/06)
Guarding against
environmental hazards when rebuilding on an existing
site - Any hospital construction and demolition
(C&D) project raises concerns over infrastructure,
design, energy costs and functionality. Moreover, health
facilities managers are also concerned about patient,
employee and contractor safety, among other
liabilities...
For full text of article, go to:
http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-8-06-HFM-DemolitionDangers.htm
"2006
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code - Healthcare Related
Revisions", (c) Michael Crowley, PE, and William
Dorfler, Facility Care,
(8/06)
The 2006 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety
Code...contains some important revisions that may impact
new and existing healthcare facilities. Following is an
outline of some of the major revisions related to the
healthcare industry...
For full text of article go to:
http://bernarch.com/Articles-8-06-FacilityCare-2006LifeSafetyCode.htm
"Q uieter
Than Mice", (c) By Patrick Totty,
Healthcare
Facility.net, (8/06)
“Hospital construction
and reconstruction is unique,” says Steve Pacini, a
project manager at San Francisco-based Herrero
Construction Co. “There are so many variables that
things can get crazy..."
For full text of article go to:
http://bernarch.com/Articles-8-06-HealthFacilityNet-QuieterThanMice.htm
"PACS Boosts
Physical Therapist Image Use", (c) Erik L. Ridley,
AuntMinnie.com, (8/15/06)
Installing PACS capability in a physical therapy
practice can dramatically increase the proportion of
imaging studies viewed by physical therapists (PTs),
according to an article published online by the
Journal of Digital Imaging...
For full text of article, go to:
http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-8-06-AuntMinnie-PACSBoostsPhysicalTherapistImageUse.htm
"The Purview of the PACS Administrator" (c)
Maryann Tateosian, RT(R), MM, Imaging Economics
(8/06)
Whether the environment is a
small community hospital or a multi-facility
enterprise, the PACS administrator’s
responsibilities are the same.
For
the successful management of an enterprise picture
archiving and communications system (PACS), regardless of how large or
small an organization is, specific roles and
responsibilities directly related to the job
description are required of the PACS administrator
(PA). Understanding the many hats that the PA must
wear within an organization is a key factor in
determining the skills required not only for a
successful administrator, but also for a
progressively growing PACS that meets the needs of
the organization.
For full text of article, go to:
http://www.bernarch.com/Articles-8-06-ImagingEconomics-PurviewofPACSAdministrator.htm
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