USEFUL WEB RESOURCES FOR HEALTH PLANNERS & ARCHITECTS
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1. Healthcare Design eNews
"This is a free weekly newsletter from the US-based Center for Health Design.
To subscribe go to: http://www.topica.com/f/v.html?1700073132.1700029187
To view online go to: http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/ME2/Default.asp
Also provides a link to the online edition of Healthcare Design magazine."
2. Sg2
www.sg2.com An international, forward-thinking health care intelligence company
“We provide expert-led resources, tools and education to enhance performance, drive growth and maximize clinical effectiveness. Our team includes more than 200 seasoned health care professionals from a variety of strategic, operational, clinical, academic, technological and finance backgrounds.
Sg2 invites healthcare industry professionals to register as members of its free online community via the above weblink."
3. Architecture Week
www.architectureweek.com The New Magazine of Architecture and Building
"ArchitectureWeek™ is the leading magazine of design and building online, providing news and features weekly on architecture and construction, digital media, and building culture to some 400,000 monthly visitors. We aim to set a new standard for accessible, frank, accurate, probing, integrated, and inclusive coverage of the built environment.
ArchitectureWeek provides timely information and images with an independent perspective, for architects, builders, designers, planners, and other AEC industry professionals, for home makers, students, and teachers of design, and for everyone who appreciates good buildings and places, great design, quality craftsmanship, and the thoughts that make them real.
We cover new buildings as they open worldwide, and a broad spectrum of design, technical, and cultural issues. ArchitectureWeek showcases articles from well known journalists and experts in every aspect of architectural design, practice, building technology, and digital media.
Publication is funded largely by subscription contributions from our regular monthly readers, together with display and email newsletter advertising, and sponsorships. Joining the email list for our weekly ArchitectureWeek Notes email newsletter is free.”
4. Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
“The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our goal is clear: To help society transform itself for the better. As a philanthropic organisation the RWJF funds research into a range of health related areas. It targets its grantmaking under four portfolio areas of:
Targeted: Addressing specific improvements in targeted health and health care challenges over a defined time period;
Building Human Capital: Fostering a diverse group of promising scholars and professionals through leadership development, training and research to ensure that our nation has a sufficient, well-trained workforce to meet our needs;
Vulnerable Populations: Supporting promising new ideas that will help overcome longstanding health challenges for the people in society who bear an excess of the burden of disease;
Pioneer: Supporting innovative projects that may significantly accelerate critical breakthroughs in health and health care.
By going to www.rwjf.org/newsroom/ it is possible to sign up for free e-mail alerts when RWJF posts new content including news releases, articles and publications."
5. Health Service Journal on-line
Describes itself as ‘the UK's leading health management and policy resource'. Subscribe online for free email newsletter or subscribe to the journal on line for full website access.
6. Hospital Connect
"HospitalConnect TM links together the Internet sites for dozens of organizations serving health care providers. This health leadership portal, found at hospitalconnect.com, makes it faster and more convenient for you to access information from member sites, no matter where you are going within the HospitalConnect TM family. HospitalConnect TM provides the ability to search all sites within the portal with a single entry - just write what you want to find in the search box alongside the HospitalConnect TM logo and an online store."
The site offers links various resources such as hospital membership organizations, individual membership organizations, advocacy groups, fellowships, tookits, products and services and resources. It also provided links to publications such as 
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Materials Management in Healthcare
Alternatively access these resources individually as follows:
6.1 AHA News
www.ahanews.com/ahanews_app/index.jsp “The Daily Report for Health Care Executives”6.2 Health Facilities Management
www.hfmmagazine.com/hfmmagazine_app/jsp/currentissue.jsp “Health Facilities Management, a publication of the American Hospital Association, is the most trusted and credible publication in its field. HFM provides the most comprehensive coverage of the unique challenges facing health facility design/architecture, construction and operations communities. We report on the latest trends in hospital construction and renovations, illustrating unique building projects. Through our close working relationships with facilities managers, consultants, equipment suppliers and industry leading architectural (ACHA), engineering (ASHE) and health care environmental services organizations (ASHES), we offer exclusive access to experts who keep readers abreast of the latest industry changes.”6.3 Health Facilities Management Design View
From the HFM website you can access: www.hfmdesignview.com/ “This site is a showcase for some of the most innovative health care architecture and interior design projects across the United States. Here you'll find inspiration for your next health care construction project and links to top health care architecture, design firms and suppliers for the built environment.”6.4 Health Services Research
www.hret.org/hret/publications/hsr.html “The Global Journal for Improving Health Care Delivery and Policy”“Health Services Research (HSR) provides those engaged in research, public policy formulation, and health services management with the latest findings, methods, and thinking on important policy and practice issues. Providing a forum for the expansion of knowledge of the financing, organization, delivery, and outcomes of health services, HSR also allows practitioners and students alike to exchange ideas that will help to improve the health of individuals and communities.
HSR is published by the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET). The 501(c)3 affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) has a 60-year-history of conducting research, education and demonstration projects relevant to hospitals and health care systems and the communities they serve. Leading studies in new clinical care models (e.g. end-of-life care), hospital markets and financing, and health access and coverage.
In addition, HSR is an official journal of AcademyHealth, the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, and a leading, non-partisan resource for the best in health research and policy. AcademyHealth promotes interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives, learn from each other, and strengthen their working relationships.”
6.5 H&HN Most Wired Magazine
www.hhnmostwired.com/hhnmostwired_app/index.jsp “H&HN's Most Wired Magazine mines the exclusive database of Hospitals & Health Networks' annual Most Wired™ survey of hospitals and health systems to identify the best information technology (IT) practices in the industry. The quarterly magazine uses case studies to identify how actual IT practices help solve strategic hospital and health system problems. Each issue probes the working relationships between the CEO, CIO and senior management IT team as they use Internet, intranet and information technologies to further business goals. It is a vehicle where senior managers share the details of what they did and how they did it to help their peers achieve the significant returns on investment promised by IT. It is the only publication of its kind endorsed by the American Hospital Association.”6.6 Hospitals and Health Networks
www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/index.jsp “H&HN is the flagship publication of the American Hospital Association and the most trusted and credible management publication in the field. It is the leading publication for hospital and system executives, and it continues its history of journalistic excellence by capturing more national editorial and design awards than any other health care management magazine.”6.7 Materials Management in Healthcare
www.matmanmag.com/matmanmag_app/index.jsp “Materials Management in Health Care serves department managers who are responsible for purchasing and managing health care supplies and equipment. Materials Management educates these managers on the cost-effective purchase, management and use of supplies, equipment and resources. It also provides information on infection control, operating room equipment, sterilization and infection control, product evaluation, distribution systems, state and federal regulatory developments, medical technology, total quality management and other topics related to the delivery of top-quality patient care. Materials Management bridges the information gap between materials management, central service, administration, and clinicians and delivers valuable information on infection control issues. Materials Management is published with the cooperation of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) and the American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP).”
7. Making Environmental News
www.makingenvironmentalnews.com/ A vital information tool giving you an environmental edge
"Making Environmental News is:
Proudly brought to you by the Banksia Environmental Foundation;
An email portal that delivers access to environmental news items appearing in the major non-subscription electronic news media to your email every day;
A summary of what has made the news in the preceding 24 hours linking the recipient to the news item if more information is required. NO FILTERING, NO EDITORIAL just a brief description of the item and a link to the original source;
Designed for busy people who need the information, creating greater awareness and providing vital information that may otherwise be missed.
The best way to understand the benefits of Making Environmental News is to try it out for yourself. DID WE MENTION IT IS FREE? The best way to experience the benefits of Making Environmental News is to subscribe and experience it for yourself.”
8. Co-operative Network for Building Researchers
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cnbr-l/
“A mail list for those who have an interest in building research and related fields including project management, real estate and construction. Typical messages include research queries, announcements for forthcoming conferences, and news about research vacancies, journal contents and new books. Members also discuss topics of common interest. Most list members are academic researchers but many industry practitioners also participate. When applying for membership of CNBR, please include information about your university/organisation affiliation.”
9. Hospital Management Newsletter
www.hospitalmanagement.net/reg.html Dedicated to improving healthcare
"To register for the free newsletter follow link above. This is an international media organisation that provides information regarding industry projects, products and services, white papers, press releases, events and exhibitions. Articles are available on line in various categories that include: case studies, catering and nutrition, critical care, diagnosis and treatment, facilities and infrastructure, finance, infection control, inpatient care, IT, outpatient care, security, special reports."
10. NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
www.institute.nhs.uk/ Transforming good ideas into workable solutions
"The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement supports the NHS to transform healthcare for patients and the public by rapidly developing and spreading new ways of working, new technology and world-class leadership.
The NHS Institute offers a wide variety of advisory publications, training courses and support services to professionals of all levels operating within the NHS as well as external public and private sector organisations.
Our on-line catalogue provides instant access to a growing range of tools, books, journals and guides - all of which are freely available to registered users in both electronic and paper formats. It is free to register for use of this site."
11. Green Guide for Health Care (GGHC)
www.gghc.org/
"The Green Guide for Health Care is a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operations for the healthcare industry. From this US site you can download a free pdf copy of the Green Guide, find information on pilot green projects in the US, register for web forums of for free regular updates of upcoming events, document releases, etc."
12. Informedesign
www.informedesign.umn.edu/ Access to free research summaries - register from this site.
“InformeDesign transforms research into an easy-to-read, easy-to-use format for architects, graphic designers, housing specialists, interior designers, landscape architects, urban designers and planners, and the public.”
13. Department of Health Estates and Facilities Division - Knowledge and Information Portal
http://195.92.246.148/nhsestates/knowledge/knowledge_content/home/home.asp
"The Department of Health Estates and Facilities Division Knowledge & Information Portal has been developed as a UK-wide source of knowledge and expertise in the provision of the healthcare environment. It should be viewed in conjunction with the Department of Health Estates and Facilities Division website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationPolicy/EstatesAndFacilitiesManagement/fs/en
It is free to register for K&IP membership via the online form. Many publications are free but some are charged for, including Health Building Notes (HBN)."
14. HD – Hospital Development
http://www.hdmagazine.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=2&pubCode=10
“Published since 1969, Hospital Development is acclaimed as the most important source of information on the planning, building, design, refurbishment, energy management and maintenance of healthcare establishments. HD is read by several levels of NHS management, plus a range of professionals from the private sector.
The reader profile includes named decision makers involved in planning, estates and facilities management (FM), plus architects and consultants serving both the private and public healthcare markets.”
15. FMpedia
www.gsishare.com/ifma/FMpedia/index.html
A free online glossary of facility management terms supported by the IFMA Foundation. The IFMA Foundation promotes and supports this glossary for the advancement of facility management worldwide.
“The purpose of the glossary is to provide a resource to the international facility management community, whereby users can lookup meanings/definitions of words, add new words, and comment on existing definitions; or simply provide links to additional resources on FM-related subjects.”
Also look at the IFMA Foundation website www.ifmafoundation.org/ . IFMA's vision is to “expand knowledge of the built environment in a changing world through scholarships, education and research”. Its mission is to “promote and support scholarships, educational and research opportunities for the advancement of facility management worldwide” and its purpose is “to provide greater resources and educational opportunities to facility management professionals and those that support the FM industry.”
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