{"id":3773,"date":"2021-09-17T13:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2021-09-17T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T13:45:05","slug":"affordable-florida-health-care-construction-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/affordable-florida-health-care-construction-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Florida Health Care Construction &#038; Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modern healthcare has made big turns in designing patient privacy and safety post COVID.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Preserving sensitive information while elevating patient experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>According to the Privacy Rule, in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, \u201creasonable effort\u201d,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>is required to be made when it comes to patient confidentiality within the walls of the healthcare space. The penalty for violating these HIPPA rules come with a hefty fine and a stain on the business\u2019s reputation. Depending on the severity, the impact can be devastating. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Easy updates and renovations to your health care building can enhance the patient\u2019s time spent in the facility space and ensure you are doing everything you can to protect their privacy. Design trends in healthcare communities include patient registration areas, staff work zones, and inpatient rooms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Patient registration areas<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/virus-4931227_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/virus-4931227_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/virus-4931227_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/virus-4931227_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The patient\u2019s journey typically starts in the waiting or registration area. It is also most often where a significant amount of personal information is disclosed. Many patients have found the open floor plan for this process uncomfortable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">New designs include seating areas that are separate from check-in location, registration areas with partitions between them, and private enclosed rooms for registration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It is also helpful to have sound absorbing ceilings, floors, and walls, to safeguard the patient\u2019s privacy and personal information.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Staff work zones<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Centralized work areas and nurse stations are a hub for everyone on the care team. \u201cHowever, these flexible layouts can make patient information more visible to people passing by and sensitive conversations can be overheard. By paying special attention to the footprint, adding glass partitions around work zones, applying a privacy film to computer screens and partitions, and utilizing sound-absorbing finishes, these risks can be mitigated. Additionally, small enclaves with doors adjacent to the work area provide a safe space for sensitive conversations among care teams,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdcnetwork.com\/blog\/private-practice-designing-healthcare-spaces-promote-patient-privacy\" target=\"_blank\">Building Design &amp; Construction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Inpatient Rooms<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Patient rooms are inevitably filled with care plans and information. Since COVID, sliding glass doors and partitions has increased visibility for both the staff and those walking-bye. Incorporating new designs such as sound absorbing finishes, corridor windows, and integral blinds have promoted privacy and security.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our healthcare system continues to evolve, ensure your healthcare community is ahead of the competition! <a href=\"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">SWET Construction Group<\/a> knows what it takes to deliver an environment that works for your patients, staff and increase your profits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia, North &#038; South Carolina,  Orlando, Clermont, Lake Nona, Deland, Leesburg, Melbourne, Winter Garden, Kissimmee, Oviedo, Sanford, Lake Mary, Longwood, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Ft Myers, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[294],"tags":[69,134,88,30,78,34,29,76,33,72,20,81,71,102,59,39,13,56,18,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3773"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3773"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3789,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3773\/revisions\/3789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swetconstructiongroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}