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| − | == '''About Me:''' ==
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| − | I graduated from Georgia Tech in August, 2007 with an Industrial and Systems Engineering degree. [[Image:MariannaBlog.jpg]]
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| − | == '''Blog:''' ==
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| − | 08/23/07
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| − | Particularly Interesting Remarks:
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| − | * Most doctors are not employed by the hospital -> the hospital "allows" doctors on the staff.
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| − | * Hughes Spalding designers wished to make the new hospital "more like home" for the patient focus.
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| − | + warm colors
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| − | + lots of windows
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| − | + natural light
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| − | + hardwook floors -> fake linoleum!
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| − | + music
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| − | * new beds employ self-propulsion
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| − | * staff lounges have more windows, which really helps with staff retention
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| − | * put supplies in the same locations at all 3 places
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| − | * wireless access EVERYWHERE. but is it free?
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| − | * "Computers on Wheels" (COWs) keep up with paperwork management for hospital staff. 1 for every 5 rooms.
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| − | Food for Thought:
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| − | * How can you design something so creative/innovative that someone will want to put their name on it?
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| − | * How do you make everyone jump on the bandwagon? This seems to be a prevalent problem with new innovations EVERYWHERE, not just health care.
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| − | I wrote down a few notes about "room messaging," which would explain everything you would want to know about what is going on with a certain procedure happening in that room, etc. However, I don't remember if that is actually being employed or if it is a new idea. I'll ask someone.
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