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Week 1 Assignment Past Present and Future of Facility Design.docx HCS/529 Past, Present, and Future of Facility Design University of Phoenix HCS/529 Past, Present, and Future of Facil... ity Design The design of a facility, including its technology and equipment, creates a physical environment in which caregivers provide services (Reiling, 2006). Health care administrators are responsible for ensuring that their facilities are built for sustainability. Whether constructing a new facility or renovation an existing one, it is important to acquire the best technology, equipment, and design elements to support the sustainability of any facility in the future. In addition, health care administrators must keep their communities in mind when building these sustainable facilities to address the communities™ needs. Over the years, healthcare trends such as Planetree and Facilities Guidelines Institute, have had an impact on facility design. Trends 1980s In the 1980s, there were three major trends that occurred. First, in the early 1980s, a major reformation of healthcare services occurred with the adoption of the Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) method of medical reimbursement (admin, 2009). Due to this change, many procedures were eliminated at hospitals and sent to outpatient settings because the change limited the amount of monies hospitals were reimbursed for patient diagnosis. Some patients stayed in the hospital because they were tremendously ill, but their rooms became inadequate for providing care. Second, healthcare saw an increase in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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