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AIA/AAH honors Center for Health Design’s Debra Levin

CONCORD, Calif. — Debra J. Levin, EDAC, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Health Design (CHD), has been awarded a Presidential Citation from the American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH). The Presidential Citation honors Levin’s commitment to establishing and continually developing broad partnerships that bring together a variety of organizations, business communities, and individuals to advance the healthcare design industry.

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KLAS announces best in healthcare IT

OREM, Utah—KLAS published its 2011 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report. The annual report ranks the best-performing healthcare IT vendors in more than 100 market segments based on ratings from more than 18,000 interviews with healthcare providers. In the 2011 KLAS report, Epic was the top-ranked overall software vendor with an 87.1 out of 100. MaxIT Healthcare garnered top ratings for professional services, scoring an 88.7.  For a full list of winners, see www.klasresearch.com

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CHD & Contract recognize best in healthcare facility design

CONCORD, Calif.—Recognizing excellence in healthcare facility design, an annual awards program co-sponsored by The Center for Health Design, Contract magazine, and Healthcare Design.11 identified seven standout projects this year. Winners include:

• Acute Care Facilities Winner: MASS Design Group for the Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda
• Ambulatory Care Facility Winner - Honorable Mention
  Whittier Clinic, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis; Designer: HGA Architects and Engineers
• Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Winner: Willson Hospice House, Albany, Georgia; Designer: Perkins + Will

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CBRE ranks tops in healthcare

DALLAS—CB Richard Ellis Group (CBRE), a commercial real estate services firm, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Trammell Crow Company (TCC), one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate developers and investors, were ranked No. 2 largest developer in Modern Healthcare’s 2010 Top Developers list in its 32nd annual Construction & Design Survey.

In 2010, CB Richard Ellis/Trammell Crow Company completed $433 million of healthcare assignments, including ground-up development, project management, construction management and build-outs to healthcare systems and providers throughout the country.

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RTKL-designed cancer center wins award

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Central DuPage Hospital Cancer Center, designed by the international architecture, planning and design firm RTKL, won the Hospitality Design Award in the Senior Living/Healthcare category from Hospitality Design magazine.

The Center is the first ever winner in this newly added category and won for its contemporary appearance, simple wayfinding, and serene environment.

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HHS initiates funding awards

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of the nation’s efforts to prevent an increase in the number of people with chronic health conditions, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $100 million program allowing states to offer incentives to Medicaid enrollees who adopt healthy behaviors such as quitting smoking or losing weight.

Under the Act, states may apply to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for grants to fund programs that demonstrate changes in health risk and outcomes, including the adoption of healthy behaviors.

For more information, see  www.cms.gov

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Kaiser Permanente holds hospital design competition

OAKLAND, Calif. — Searching for the brightest ideas in health care design and delivery, Kaiser Permanente will hold an open hospital design competition inviting students, architects, engineers, designers and teams of multidisciplinary thinkers from around the world to conceptualize new ways to deliver high-quality health care. The competition will look for the innovative use of technology and facility design to improve access to care and foster collaboration and quality while remaining efficient and affordable. The “Small Hospital, Big Idea” competition seeks design concepts for a small, eco-conscious, patient- and family-friendly hospital that uses the best in emerging medical technology to coordinate and deliver care to Kaiser Permanente members.

The small hospital is a departure for Kaiser Permanente, whose unique integrated model of care typically demands a large medical campus with a hospital and supporting outpatient medical office buildings. As the organization’s membership grows and demographics change, the small hospital design will serve as a model, allowing more access to convenient, safe and quality health care.

For more information, see www.kp.org/newscenter

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