Mount Brydges, ON Canada, Feb. 6, 2018 -- RedRick Technologies, a provider of ergonomic radiology furniture, monitor mounting solutions and reading room design guidance, recently updated their reading environment planning guide that is designed to help health system staff optimize their medical imaging reading environments. Like the original version, which was the first such guidebook, this update was a collaboration with CannonDesign, an integrated global design firm with expertise in the healthcare space.
The planning guide provides practical, educational guidance for architects, designers, facilities planners and clinical department leaders involved in the design and renovation of medical imaging reading room environments. It summarizes best practices that meet the unique needs of medical imaging departments and defines the many factors that constitute good reading room design and siting, including how they can enhance the practice of radiology. Emphasized are how to employ good ergonomic principles to eliminate the repetitive stress injuries (RSI’s) that often impact physician health and well being, and the consideration of proper reading room location to enhance communication between radiologists and the clinicians they service.
Greg Patrick, CEO at RedRick Technologies, points out “Recent articles published in the JACR underscore the risks of RSI’s and highlight the opportunities to mitigate them. The good news is that a combination of the right ergonomic furniture and a little education can go a long way.”
The planning guide breaks the reading environment into Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Zones to enable the reader to gain a more holistic understanding of the impact of ergonomics along with room lighting, sound and climate control, room flow, layout, siting and access. It also includes a checklist to facilitate implementation of the guidance, discusses factors that may impact the future of medical imaging and reading room design and provides a bibliography of recently published research on prevalence of repetitive stress injuries among radiologists. Download the planning guide here.
To learn more, visit RedRick Technologies in Booth #12548 at the upcoming HIMSS 2018 Annual Conference and Exhibition
About RedRick Technologies
RedRick Technologies designs, develops, and optimizes reading room environments, and the ergonomic workspaces they synergistically incorporate. You know us best from our sturdy and carefully designed ergonomic workstations and monitor mounting solutions, however, our expertise encompasses space design, environmental control, lighting, and acoustics; all factors that must work together to optimize radiology reading room design.
Since 2003 we have been helping clients maximize their department productivity, workflow, and space utilization, and help ensure their reading environment supports the operational goals of both Radiology and the healthcare enterprise. Our four-step process ensures an optimized radiology reading room design that facilitates your transition from volume-based to value-based imaging. Learn more by viewing our virtual press kit, or contacting us at 1-800-340-9511 and at www.redricktechnologies.com