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Bringing strategic efficacy to facility management through CAFM tools

Keller, Jennifer W.; Keller, Chris - In: Journal of Facilities Management 3 (2005) 2, pp. 125-144

professionals and those seeking facilities‐related information can then use this resource. These tools support day to day facilities …

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Improving service delivery in FM: case study of a UK hospital facilities directorate

Sarshar, M. - In: Journal of Facilities Management 4 (2006) 4, pp. 271-285

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study of SPICE FM implementation in the Facilities Directorate of a major UK hospital. SPICE FM is a process improvement framework for FM organisations, which was developed through university research in the UK. SPICE FM identified...

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Hospital facilities and the role of evidence‐based design

Becker, Franklin; Parsons, Kelley S. - In: Journal of Facilities Management 5 (2007) 4, pp. 263-274

Purpose – Drawing on recent research related to hospital facilities, this paper aims to discuss the role of evidence‐based design in facility planning and design as a key element in helping the field of facility planning and management continue to strengthen professional practice....

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A performance management framework for healthcare facilities management

Liyanage, Champika; Egbu, Charles - In: Journal of Facilities Management 6 (2008) 1, pp. 23-36

Purpose – To propose a framework for performance management in facilities management (FM) services in hospitals. Herein … issues relating to the FM services in hospitals, making the paper an original and valuable one. …

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Excellent patient environments within acute NHS trusts

Macdonald, Rachel; Price, Ilfryn; Askham, Phil - In: Journal of Facilities Management 7 (2009) 1, pp. 7-23

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible common factors in 15 Acute Hospital Trusts in the UK that achieved excellent scores at all their sites in four years of national Patient Environment audits. Design/methodology/approach – A desk‐based study tested for...

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Adapting Australian health facilities to cope with climate‐related extreme weather events

Carthey, Jane; Chandra, Venny; Loosemore, Martin - In: Journal of Facilities Management 7 (2009) 1, pp. 36-51

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current state of FM preparedness required to deal with the risks to healthcare delivery posed by climate change‐related extreme weather events. Design/methodology/approach – Selected stakeholders were invited to participate in targeted...

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A process‐oriented analysis of facility management services in hospitals as a basis for strategic planning

Diez, Karin; Lennerts, Kunibert - In: Journal of Facilities Management 7 (2009) 1, pp. 52-60

hospitals is growing. In the DRG system, the provision of ready to use infrastructure is treated as a fixed cost and is … management performance and costs, and primary processes in hospitals. Through the implementation of the German diagnosis related … grouping (DRG) system and the resulting cost pressure, the need for optimized use and operation of the spatial resources in …

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Audit assessment of the facilities maintenance management in a public hospital in Malaysia

Ali, Maisarah; Mohamad Nasbi Bin Wan Mohamad, Wan - In: Journal of Facilities Management 7 (2009) 2, pp. 142-158

in public hospitals, in accordance with the concession agreement (CA), in order to identify the current performance … hospitals. …

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Benchmarking operation and maintenance costs of French healthcare facilities

Sliteen, Samer; Boussabaine, Halim; Catarina, Orlando - In: Journal of Facilities Management 9 (2011) 4, pp. 266-281

‐term hospitals, using several operational cost drivers. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review revealed that there are no … hospitals concerned. Some of the data were collected via interviews and questionnaires. Statistical analysis was carried out to …

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Insight into healthcare design: lessons learned in two university hospitals

Reijula, Jori; Reijula, Emmi; Reijula, Kari - In: Journal of Facilities Management 14 (2016) 3, pp. 266-282

Purpose Hospitals in the developed countries have been subjected to increasing economic pressure. Thus, several … hospitals have been forced to improve their production efficiency while coping with limited resources. This paper aims to … illustrate challenges and insight associated with health care (HC) facility design (FD) in two publicly funded hospitals. Design …

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