{"id":7878,"date":"2020-12-26T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2021-03-26T21:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:54:15","slug":"acuity-adaptability-what-makes-it-important-for-healthcare-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/acuity-adaptability-what-makes-it-important-for-healthcare-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuity Adaptability: What makes it important for healthcare now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixth in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u201c<\/span><\/i>Acuity Adaptability: Innovative Planning and Design for Responsive Healthcare Delivery.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By Mike Zorich and Corey Gaarde<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M<\/span>ore demand and innovations toward acuity adaptability<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>an be expected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>soon\u00a0<\/span>due to a variety of current and future forces affecting healthcare. These forces include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Several direct and indirect ramifications of the 2020 pandemic throw the benefits of acuity adaptability into stark relief.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>By transferring patients immediately upon admittance to a single room where they will receive all care until discharge,\u00a0<\/span>there is little or no risk that they will infect other patients or healthcare personnel during multiple transfers from one unit to another.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maximizing resources, minimizing costs.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Healthcare facilities operate on notoriously slim margins. Acuity adaptability may present facilities with opportunities to retrofit their facilities for greater efficiency so that no space is wasted<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>no equipment is extraneous<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>time wasted in transit and the attendant patient injuries suffered<\/span>\u00a0are reduced<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0the number of nurse hours available\u00a0<\/span>is increased.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Business resilience and continuity.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Acuity adaptability empowers facilities and the doctors and nurses who staff them to adapt to changing community needs, including the ability to pivot to meet pandemic conditions and not see entire units or care sectors shut down.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the next blog, we identify the desired outcomes of design to help determine if acuity adaptability is worth the effort.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous:\u00a0<\/span>Acuity Adaptability: Settings that benefit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Next:\u00a0<\/span>Acuity Adaptability: Identifying desired outcomes<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For an unabridged version of this content, download the executive guide,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u201cAcuity Adaptability: Innovative Planning and Design for Responsive Healthcare Delivery.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>A recorded webinar<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0on the topic is also available.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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