Designing connection into healthcare services
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of the foundational construct of “connection” in linking design and service in performing vital functions in the healthcare sector. “Connection” facilitates patients receiving life-saving and life-improving care at the right time, in the right place, in the right way. Design/methodology/approach: This article discusses various design-improvement initiatives making clear that healthcare, like any labor-intensive service delivered to people, is a human endeavor whose systems and features can be materially and cleverly enhanced once their intricacies are analyzed, understood and then redesigned to move closer to excellence. Findings: By designing connection into healthcare and thinking holistically about the needs and preferences of users (patients), the functionality and the appeal of healthcare services can be enhanced. Originality/value: The gap between the service that healthcare aims to deliver – and what it actually delivers – is unacceptably large. This article calls for incorporating connection through design into healthcare as a way to bridge this gap.
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2020
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Authors: | Berry, Leonard L. |
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Journal of Service Management. - Emerald, ISSN 1757-5818, ZDB-ID 2495133-X. - Vol. 31.2020, 5 (30.10.), p. 861-868
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Emerald |
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