FacilityDesignProcessWk1.docx HCS/446 Facility Design Process University of Phoenix HCS/446 Facility Design Process Facility planning is a process that is required when healthcare organizations are looking to exp
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FacilityDesignProcessWk1.docx HCS/446 Facility Design Process University of Phoenix HCS/446 Facility Design Process Facility planning is a process that is required when healthcare organizations are looking to expand. Sometimes it is simply because a health care organization is looking for ways to provide additional services to their patients and introduce new technology techniques to treat certain medical conditions, but to do so, it requires a facility expansion. Steps of Facility Planning There are certain points in life when health care leaders are faced with the decision to either start a facility planning design or find other solutions to improve the organizations problems. Facility planning is not something you jump into without knowing and understanding what each step of the process involves. œToday, health care organizations investigate a different facility planning process that is more comprehensive, integrated, and data driven. The steps of facility planning are as follows: (Hayward, 2016). 1.Major facility renovation and reconfiguration projects should be planned with a foundation of data and analyses. 2.Business plans for key clinical service lines. 3.Review of institution-wide operations improvement opportunities. 4.Understanding of the projects impact of operational costs. 5.Coordination with the organizations IT strategic plan. Importance of Pre-design Planning Although the pre-design planning process does not exactly put everything together, it does have an influence on t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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