The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in dramatic changes to the provision of healthcare. From surge planning to addressing patient anxieties to upgrading telemedicine capabilities, health providers are reshaping medical environments to suit the requirements and expectations of “the new normal” and ensure that they’re prepared for future health crises.

Here’s what we expect to see in post-pandemic medical offices.

Improving patient flow makes for a better overall experience for patients and healthcare workers. Streamlining the way patients make their way from check-in to consultation to check-out has always been a critical part of practice design, but it’s become especially important in the context of COVID-19.

Here are some of the ways you can improve your practice’s patient flow.

Controlling the spread of COVID-19 is essential – for both health reasons and business ones. As we move into 2021, we highly recommend that your practice is COVID-friendly and adheres to all current recommendations and guidelines. Here are some of the precautions we’re seeing tenants and landlords putting in place.

There are many critical components of a thriving healthcare business. Quality of care, technological innovation, and availability of required services are some that come to mind. Another critical factor is the physical space your medical practice calls home. In fact, your clinic’s address is arguably the most important variable in your success.

It’s long been a truism that adaptable healthcare organizations are successful ones. Even when times are good, healthcare organizations have to adjust to changing patient loads, shifting demographics, along with legislative, financial, and regulatory changes. Now more than ever, we’re seeing just how vital it is that healthcare organizations can draw upon a culture of resiliency to nimbly adapt to changing market conditions. Here’s how to ensure that your organization is among those that can.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how the world works with data. Its ability to analyze, decode, and draw predictions from enormous datasets makes it a tremendous asset to any data-heavy sector – healthcare among them. But while most clinicians are likely to associate AI with lofty, yet-to-materialize efforts to eradicate cancer, AI actually has dozens of real and immediate applications that healthcare professionals can take advantage of right now.

Telemedicine has skyrocketed during COVID-19, with many patients using it as an alternative to in-person care. However, while telehealth has made it possible for patients to receive routine care without the risk of exposure of viral spread, it’s at best a complement to existing care provision – not a replacement.