Monday, January 1, 2024

CLIMBING HIGHER TO THE NEXT LEVEL #1

NEWSLETTER #1

Over the past few years, we have seen healthcare designs change - not to mention Supply Chain limitations and less than acceptable recommendations that will truly advance designs to offer sustainability. There will always be a different needed in approach between rural and metro facilities designs, but there are some specific and unique commonalties – one size doesn’t fit all; both must be advanced reflecting a Campus Master Plan.

Master Planning recommends a precise roadmap to determine space allocation based on functional usages. It also ensures that - your original conceived vision can be transformed into reality, but not jeopardize costs through undo risk producing project failure. Whenever you consider a new facility or envision a need in renovation, the only way to move forward is to – know what things work and what things don’t and in need of fixing. Such an approach requires help - to develop the proper baseline (benchmark). The  key to increase efficiency, advancing your quality of care to your patients, meet staff needs, not jeopardize your profit margins, and produce proper planning added members are needed in partnership. This integrated approach can fill the gap between the many different diverse functions within departmental areas, thus ensure a healthy workable cohesion.

Facility staff are accustomed to pulling down silos that exist between departments, but in today’s market most facilities still depend on Architectural Designing Groups to suggest project phase necessities. Third-party consultants, who are highly qualified to meet this task in design are not hired - based on existing limiting budgets. This oversight will cost more to fix in the future than address at the start of a project. Consultants can cross numerous stakeholder lines (administration, finance, facilities and management staff to offer specific delivery technological packages needed) to ensure proper interactions critical to critical functionalities. Consultants offer an impartial path (as a partner) helping your staff avoid the never-ending-rabbit-trails that soon produce costly overruns if not considered.

RemTecH Associates was developed to meet your unique conditions by becoming your partner in success. Allow us to prove it, by filling out the following information [Facility Assessment | Remtech Associates]. This is a free evaluation, that can set the stage for your future sustainability. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose by filling this document out and forwarding it back to us to evaluate. It will address:

1.       Launching a clear vision to uncover current challenges and future unknowns

2.       Weigh the costs by defining specific equipment capacities

3.       Align your expansion needs with strategic planning

4.       Look at the bigger picture toward true sustainability to capture value to each purchase

Together we can build a better future and it only takes am email or phone call to start.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

HEALTHCARE AT A CROSSROADS - WILL IT SURVIVE?

           WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR HEALTHCARE TO SURVIVE?

Healthcare has certainly been pulled in all directions over the past few years. Those who believe they know what is best have forced many facilities to adopt pathways that are both unproven and not sustainable - all in the name of progress. 

We have all sat through hours-on-end watching Star Trek's Mr. Spock as he spoke logic, but no one today is thinking logical. Much of the reasoning behind pathways offered or even suggested today - don't follow any logical pattern. Within our younger societal demographics, more often they have been indoctrinated to think one-way; it is to fix existing problems for today and not look at how it will affect tomorrow. Logic suggests that we, as a Nation, must think further down the tracks - beyond the horizon - as to the cause and effect of decisions made today that will cause additional damage that will need to be resolved. Band-aiding will not produce long-term sustainability. Let me offer you just one example:

Many facilities look at adding a patient bed tower as an individual project and not how it will affect future expansions. Placement, if not reviewed fully, tends to disrupt functionality of existing services - causing additional funds to be expended to correct the problem. Projects must be reviewed at a Master Plan Level based on overall campus needs - not just project designs.

Architects and even well-known Consulting Firms are fearful of suggesting further studies to determine the total impact their designs offer - based on limited budgets within the facility to just get the expansion up and running now. To consider "cheaper-is-better" at the beginning of a project will only cost the facility more in the future to correct. Logic suggests (Mr. Spok) we all need to look at the "larger-picture" within every project to determine the "what-ifs" they can produce if designs are not fully explored. 

Since we represent a Consulting Firm (RemTecH Associates LLC) we have lost more projects suggesting the facility or even the Architect take a second look at the larger picture to determine if it has true sustainability capabilities. We would personally accept the loss of a project verses taking a short-cut just to be awarded. 

Allow us to show you "new paths to a brighter future."

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Change can be confusing - IT IS TIME TO "THINK-OUTSIDE-THE-BOX"

 

Today, every Owner, CEO, or Business Management Group must review how much it will cost to make necessary, but critical adjustments to their facility prior to executing their work efforts. It is common practice to put everything on a spreadsheet under the heading ROI; but are they truly looking at the ramifications for going forward to justify their expenditure to be larger or truly modifying their facility to meet tomorrow’s demands. The ultimate reason behind an addition should be “better-services-offered,” and not just be the “bigger-kid-on-the-block.” 

It is hard to establish “fixed-value-costs” when the marketplace is constantly changing. What is needed today may not meet tomorrow’s demands in services. Changes can also be reflective of forced-issues: compulsory design restrictions generated by some governmental politician who believes they know better (the new-green-deals); OSHA forcing new methods that limit design capabilities and functions, of which most architects must adhere to within bids; or so-called best practices / carbon footprint reductions / lean environmental conditions that are costly. What is not considered, until it is too late – the affects additional space has on existing operations, staffing levels, equipment usages, and functionality in cost to maintain, inventory movement, and proper storage requirements. With sky-rocking costs “per-square-foot,” each square-foot must be able to support-itself and the amount-of-investment; not to mention whether it will meet tomorrow’s demands? Frustration soon sets in, and this struggle is ongoing during every phase of the project. Lack of options offered at the beginning will certainly require additional modifications later. It’s important to nail every possibility earlier to stay on track and reduce budget over-runs, and future failures to determine exactly what is needed.

RemTecH Associates LLC is not just a consultant that looks at your current conditions and then offers a cookie-cutter-solution that has been used before for another client. One size doesn’t fit all, and we don’t just change past facility names in hopes that solutions will fit your unique conditions; therefore, we look at your unique needs and only recommend / suggest solutions that will function properly to meet the demand for tomorrow.

TO START YOUR JOURNEY - we are offering you a “free-facility-assessment” [Facility Assessment | Remtech Associates]. Call us to discuss it and how we can fold information received through this free offer to develop your unique path forward towards better services tomorrow and answer the primary question – what does true sustainability look like?

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Sunday, July 5, 2020

FREEDOM


4th of July 2020
The cost of freedom is more than just a word; it can never be fully paid nor can it ever be forgotten. History is our legacy, good and bad; tearing down or removing any part of our past will not change who we are as a Nation. We are made up of many nations; melted together as one body that has been made in  the God's Image. Sin has separated us from Him and each other. Freedom is a gift - One Nation Under God - unfortunately even that fact has come under fire.  

"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission."
John F. Kennedy

We must always remember the sacrifice; to share it with each generation to preserve our heritage, as a Nation. There are those who would want us to forget the past. By doing so, we dishonor those who have come before and given so much to obtain the rights we have to be free. NEVER FORGET THE COST.  


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WHO WE ARE 
John W. Hensman, Jr.

With the pace of change facing today's health systems, particularly for those who serve patients, most are overwhelmed. Challenges between new value-based reimbursement models, not to mention the constant pressure to improve effectiveness brings new hurdles in performance. No wonder that those serving soon show signs of burn-out. 

The art of doing healthcare smarter has given way to numerous mundane tasks to ensure accuracy of records and proper billing. Care for the patient has taken second place. With the impact of an unsettled political landscape, increased regulatory scrutiny, the rise of other consumerist care models shrinking margins, ever-diminishing inpatient admissions, competitive marketplaces, and the limit of wisdom for thinking outside the box; no wonder costs continue in rise. 

We can and will make a difference in how you conduct business. Call us to discuss some possibilities today.


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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Personal Message from - RemTecH Associates LLC


From My Desk to Your


The information offered on our website was developed to assist you, your facility, and your processes - so you can better serve your clients (patients / suppliers). We do not offer it to promote our expertise, but simply summarizes how we can address your daily needs - as a partner.

Today, there are many things not working the way you feel they should. You may be asking [personally and as a facility] - how do we determine what is the correct path forward, whether information received from different vendors only reflect propaganda by the organization just to advance their sales agenda, or how can we - as a facility - best change our policies and procedures to meet tomorrow’s demands? All of us ask these questions, but we must believe there is will be brighter days ahead; when there will be some company that can help dig through all the SoundBits to the truth and guarantee the best results in such a complex environment? That is what we do!

All of us are currently living through the COVID-19 Pandemic and just trying to survive its affects. But if anything, it has forced us to reassess our operations to determine what is truly important and change our methods of operations before it is too late. 

Unfortunately, too many of us place our job ahead of other important things in life - yet others only desire to increase company status over their closest competitor. When things fall apart, (internally and externally), those who look to the future tend to change their perspective as to how to change their existing business approach. Certainly today our Healthcare System is in disarray, not to mention other industrial operational facilities all around the world. This Pandemic has exponentially amplified many existing problems that no one wanted to talk about before - now is the time for change! 

I believe our Nation requires us all to reevaluate our methods in design-development, daily functional, operations, and processes.  The direction taken, however, must reflect future demands and not current conditions. Supply Chain Management (GPOs) as to methods of purchasing materials and inventory control must be considered top priority to move forward; especially when considering the impact of COVID-19 has had on our supply availabilities.

As I stated above – our website is not about us (it never was). It was designed to help you to sift through to alternative methodologies that reflect truth. Certainly the best way anyone can meet tomorrow’s challenges is through personal prayer; prayer for our Nation, for the many facilities that serve it, and individuals that ensure things get done right the first time. 

Although we may not have had the fortune to serve you as your partner in the past, know that we continue to pray for you and your facility; even more so at this time. This COVID-19 situation will past, but to ensure true change happens and things like this don't happen again to our Supply Chain, we want to offer you a means of completing your critical changes. “Business-as-usual” cannot be the norm. 

Our approach will always reflect a unique solutions that was designed specifically for you and not one that was developed for a past client - like so many other consultants. We also want you to know that efforts to resolve your problems will always reflect a win-win for you, which is over and above our market share or even our ability to grow our company. It has never been about our personal growth as much as to see you be successful. That is our promise.

We continue to pray for our Nation and your success to meet its needs. Be safe and stay healthy!

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

WE ARE REMTECH ASSOCIATES LLC



Without change, we continue to do the same things over and over. Allow us to partner with you to make sure your future truly reflects your Vision. It is never to late to start and the first step will always be the hardest.

RemTecH Associates LLC


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