Including more parties in capital project planning will
deliver value as healthcare systems balance patient care with
patient experience expectations, according to DPR
Construction
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare organizations navigating the delicate
balance between construction and technology initiatives must foster
partnerships in order to effectively integrate technology into
capital project planning according to the latest in DPR
Construction's Healthcare Insights series.
"Today's patients expect more than clinical expertise," said
Carl Fleming, a DPR healthcare
strategist. "They're seeking a 'phygital' experience: seamless
interactions that span both the physical environment of traditional
healthcare facilities and the digital environment of virtual care.
This has significant ramifications for construction project
planning."
As a result, strategic capital allocation is a critical lever
for organizations aiming to meet growth needs, enhance patient
care, and drive innovation within and beyond the walls of their
health systems. Two areas are in focus:
- Investments in physical care spaces – ranging from hospitals
and medical office buildings to urgent care centers and more –
which are essential for expanding capacity, improving patient
access, and enhancing care delivery.
- The digital care environment, which is experiencing accelerated
transformation driven by the same expectations of clinical care
providers and the patient-consumer. Capital allocations in the
digital care now must encompass solutions that enable frictionless,
personalized care experiences no matter where the clinical care
encounter takes place. This is beginning to include innovations in
artificial intelligence, machine learning, remote patient
monitoring and more.
"Technology continues to reshape healthcare, emphasizing the
need for robust investments to satisfy the new patient-consumer
mindset while staying true to the culture of the organization,"
Fleming said. "Transforming the built and digital care environments
to function in concert with one another is extremely complicated
and costly. However, by aligning with expertise and resources from
technology, digital, innovation and human experience initiatives,
we can create a confluence of construction, technology and aligned
investment that delivers value and increases human connection."
DPR's Healthcare Insights series examines the critical issues
facing healthcare providers at the intersection of care and
construction. Additionally, DPR's Constructing With Care podcast
takes a deeper dive into these topics along with views from other
industry leaders.
About DPR Construction
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general
contractor and construction manager specializing in technically
complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life
sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets.
DPR's portfolio of work ranges from large-scale new construction to
small tenant improvements and special projects. Founded in 1990,
DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private,
employee-owned company that has grown to a multi-billion-dollar
organization with offices around the world. Strategically focused
on delivering more predictable outcomes through applications of
virtual design & construction, prefabrication, its team of
self-perform craft, and leveraging data to learn and improve from
DPR consistently ranks among the top building contractors and
employs approximately 11,000 professionals across its family of
companies. For more information, visit http://www.dpr.com.
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DPR Construction
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