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| − | == '''About Me:''' ==
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| − | * I am from Nashville, TN and have two brothers (25, 17) and one sister (20).
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| − | * I graduated from Georgia Tech in August, 2007 with an Industrial and Systems Engineering degree.
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| − | * I love to travel and my next destination of choice is South America. I would love to work abroad at some point. So far I've been to:
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| − | Singapore + China + Thailand + Cambodia + Malaysia + Inner Mongolia + Australia + Luxembourg + France + Italy + Germany + Austria + Spain + Netherlands + Belgium + Haiti + Bahamas + Canada
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| − | * I have glasses. But I've had them for less than a year.
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| − | * My pinky finger is as long as my second toe.
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| − | * This photo is WAY TOO BIG!!!
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| − | == '''Blog:''' ==
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| − | '''08/28/07'''
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| − | "Embracing Evidence Based Design"
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| − | - I found it very surprising that the chances of dying through error are so high. (1/300-1/700)
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| − | - only 14-30% of health care providers wash their hands. This leads to the spending of 1.7M with 99K deaths.
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| − | - hospitals are VERY LOUD- and the noise worsens patient AND staff outcomes. (louder than a jackhammer, shown by studies)
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| − | - introduction of Room Zoning: 1. Family Zone 2. Patient Zone 3. Health Care Provider Zone
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| − | other interesting feature: larger doors so patients can fit in and out of the rooms WITH at least one other person
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| − | - Effects of "Viewing Nature":
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| − | women stayed one full day less on average in the hospital
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| − | death rate was 70% higher in dull rooms
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| − | 21% lower drug costs for patients in brighter rooms
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| − | 22% fewer analgesics for patients in brighter rooms
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| − | If the turnaround time is only one year for including all of these features in hospitals, why do people not add the features?
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| − | How much would it cost to test for the most spreadable diseases within the hospital? Would this be a partial solution to fewer infections? Dr. Zimring mentioned how some countries test for disease, but others don't.
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| − | More ideas to come before next week....
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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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