{"id":7887,"date":"2020-12-26T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=7887"},"modified":"2021-03-26T21:52:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:52:32","slug":"acuity-adaptability-larger-rooms-staff-culture-shift-among-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/acuity-adaptability-larger-rooms-staff-culture-shift-among-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Acuity Adaptability: Larger rooms, staff culture shift among challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourth in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/library\/acuity-adaptability-innovative-planning-and-design-for-responsive-healthcare-delivery\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acuity Adaptability: Innovative Planning and Design for Responsive Healthcare Delivery.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By Mike Zorich and Corey Gaarde<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">cuity adaptab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">le<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0healthcare design \u2013 keeping a patient in the same room from admission to discharge \u2013 has many benefits<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">but it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is not a perfect solution, nor is it a universal cure-all. Hospitals often face challenges in implementing acuity-adaptable design concepts. Some facilities or specialties are better able to absorb these drawbacks or overcome these challenges than others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The problems may become more pronounced in larger facilities, where the introduction of acuity-adaptable design may reduce the number of beds and increase the time doctors and nurses spend walking from one wing of the acuity-adaptable unit to another.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A fully acuity-adaptable room may need to be up to twice the size of a standard room, resulting in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">renovation costs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and potentially fewer total rooms.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since all care must come to the patient, every piece of diagnostic and telemetry-monitoring equipment must be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">portable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This could entail\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">additional<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0significant cost<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cuity adaptability adds a level of complexity to the billing process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and may require new charge codes or assessment of the level of care each day<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nurses and care providers must be able to offer any level of care a patient might require.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Staff culture<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may present a major challenge if facility staff have trouble adapting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and other\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">challenges and drawbacks must be weighed against the benefits for each facility considering an acuity adaptab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">le mod<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">el.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the next blog, we will explore different<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0specialties and settings that are more apt to benefit from acuity adaptability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Previous:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/acuity-adaptability-flexibility-faster-response-among-its-many-benefits\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acuity Adaptability: Benefits to patients, caregivers, and healthcare facilities<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Next:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/resources\/blog\/acuity-adaptability-certain-settings-benefit-more-than-others\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acuity Adaptability: Settings that benefit<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">For an unabridged version of this content, download the executive guide,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/library\/acuity-adaptability-innovative-planning-and-design-for-responsive-healthcare-delivery\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAcuity Adaptability: Innovative Planning and Design for Responsive Healthcare Delivery.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/library\/acuity-adaptability-innovative-planning-and-design-for-responsive-healthcare-delivery-2\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A recorded webinar<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on the topic is also available.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current trends in healthcare include innovative healthcare delivery models that address patient acuity, such as the acuity adaptability design concept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,60,147],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Acuity Adaptability: Larger rooms, staff culture shift among challenges - 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