Tech Vitals - An SSR Podcast

Intelligent lighting is now quickly becoming a versatile design component in healthcare facilities, capable to transform several clinical programs and connected built environments. Innovations in lighting design and technology unlock many benefits for building operations, faculty, and the daily customers that experience the value of smart healthcare facilities.Listen to Abby Lipperman, PE, LEED AP, Manager of Engineering Infrastructure at Children's Health in Texas, and Todd Herrmann, PE, Principal and Electrical Engineer at Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) in Texas. LinkedIn | Abby Lipperman LinkedIn | Todd Hermann LinkedIn | Children's Health Acuity Brands Lighting | Atrius

Without having a crystal ball to disclose what's coming, how do design professionals address the future demands of built environments? Well, to learn more on this question, we were happy to sit down with Mark Bryan & Jonathan Wilch of M+A Architects to hear how they address these design challenges.   Mark is the Director of Innovation + Research, a Sr. Interior Designer, Certified Futurist, and foresight practice leader.  Jonathan is the Director of the Healthcare and Higher Education studio as well as the Healthcare Practice Leader at M+A Architects. Mark and Jonathan describe the roles of a foresight practitioner or futurist and how they apply this technology to the design and construction of a variety of built environments. They highlight a recent project application with The Ohio State University School of Nursing and the correlating signals & drivers to frame respite rooms for clinical staff, designing for experiences, and what the future of architecture might look like in the years ahead. LinkedIn | Mark Bryan LinkedIn | Jonathan Wilch M+A Architects | People – Jonathan Wilch M+A Architects | People – Mark Bryan Institute for the Future M+A Architects  

Opened to serve the greater Philadelphia area just a few months ago, the state-of-the-art  Pavilion at The University of Pennsylvania Medicine  is one of the largest hospital projects in the US in recent years .In this episode of Tech Vitals, Zac and Debbie chat with Sean Sarles and Kate Desanto-Newcomb, two of the first nurses involved with this mega project. Over the seven-year journey, Sean and Kate steered and guided the transformational vision for this innovative facility. Now – we have the pleasure of talking with them full circle – to see how the project matured and how the initial vision became a reality. An MSN Registered Nurse, Sean Sarles is the Associate Director of Clinical Technology at Penn Medicine.  Also, an MSN Registered Nurse, Kate Desanto-Newcomb was the Clinical Liaison lead on the Pavilion project.   Penn Medicine News | The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Related content: The Right Path The IPD team for Penn Medicine's new Pavilion used an immersive process to identify a design that would best support the 1.5 million-square-foot hospital's program. https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/healthcaredesign/202203/index.php?utm_source=email&utm_medium=mc&utm_campaign=225543#/p/20

We are excited to share part 2 of our Tech Vitals podcast on how SCRUM applies to the AEC community. Felipe Engineer-Manriquez continues the conversation discussing  the application of SCRUM, LEAN, and OODA Loop to improve teamwork. Co-host Zac Hillyard was so inspired after our last episode that he committed to becoming SCRUM certified. He has since taken Felipe's SCRUM course and is now SCRUM Certified. Zac now sees everything through this lens.If you haven't already, be sure to give part 1 a listen! Felipe Engineer-Manriquez is a recognized LEAN and SCRUM champion. Felipe leads the Lean Construction program as the National Director at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.  

Have you heard the terms LEAN or SCRUM and question just how they correlate to the AEC industry? Today's Tech Vitals guest is a recognized LEAN & SCRUM champion Felipe Engineer-Manriquez.  Felipe is a Registered Scrum Trainer™ (RST), Registered Scrum Master™ (RSM), Registered Product Owner™ (RPO), and Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ (RS@SP). The Lean Construction Institute awarded him the Chairman's Award for his contributions to the industry. He is an author, international keynote speaker, business leader, podcast host, and proven entrepreneur in the construction industry. Felipe has been involved in million to billion dollar-sized projects across the world implementing Lean and Agile practices. He is also pioneering the use of Scrum in design and construction. He teaches people how to be better at what they do through blogging, coaching, live streaming, and via his NEW BOOK, Construction Scrum.  Felipe leads the Lean Construction program as the National Director at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. 

In this episode of Tech Vitals, Debbie and Zac sit down with Gabe Paez, founder and CEO of The Wild. The Wild is an immersive collaborative platform for designers, engineers, and everyone in the AEC lifecycle, offering effective collaboration on projects at one-to-one scale. Listen as Gabe, Debbie, and Zac discuss Gabe's background and path to founding The Wild, the impact of immersive technology on design, and the value of a digital twin.The WildWhat Do You Do With an Idea?

In this episode of Tech Vitals, Debbie and Zac sit down with Whende Carroll, founder of Nurse Evolution.  Nurse Evolution is an 'information hub' for nursing informaticists established to further the nursing specialty and learn more broadly about topics such as health tech, data analytics, and most certainly new technologies and innovation. With Nurse Evolution, Wende strives to help nurses evolve their nursing practice through advanced knowledge in emerging healthcare technologies, advanced data analytics, and innovation to improve patient safety and quality outcomes, lower costs, and enhance the patient and nurse experience. Listen as Whende, Debbie, and Zac discuss their perspective on the evolution of technology related to nursing care delivery and practice. They also dive into the nurse's role as a catalyst in technology development and innovation.In addition to her role with Nurse Evolution, Whende is a is a Nurse Informatics Specialist, Nurse Technologist,  and currently the Director of Clinical Optimization at Contigo Health. She is a senior editor with the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics and has recently written an award-winning textbook entitled, Emerging Technologies for Nurses, Implications for Practice. Nurse EvolutionEmerging Technologies for Nurses, Implications for Practicehttps://twitter.com/NurseEvolution https://www.facebook.com/nurseevolution https://www.linkedin.com/company/nurse-evolution/about/ 

In this episode of Tech Vitals, Zac and Debbie explore the New Compass of Healthcare -  Patient Experience Design.  To help us understand how the industry is pushing the boundaries of the patient experience, Zac and Debbie are joined by a panel of three guests, all of whom are innovators and designers in this field: Matt Kelly is a Business Designer and Partner at DoTank, a human centered design consultancy based in Chicago, IL. Terrell Smith is a registered Nurse and the Senior Director of Patient & Family Engagement for Vanderbilt University Medical Center's clinical enterprise located in Nashville, TN. Terri Zborowsky is a PhD of Interior Design, registered Nurse, adjunct professor, and Design Researcher at HGA Architects & Engineers out of the St. Paul, MN. Enjoy the wonderful conversation on designing success around The New Compass: Patience Experience. 

In this episode of Tech Vitals, guest host Blake Mohler sits down with SSR colleague Michelle Fields to discuss her passion around GIS — Geographic Information Science.  This is the scientific discipline of using location intelligence to explore spatial patters and relationships to help you answer questions and solve problems relating to a variety of different topics. Michelle talks with Blake about the different applications of GIS, our growing UAV program, and her passion for Earth sciences and technology. The integration of this technology has wide usage and impacts on the efficiency of our projects.

Every year, from May 6-12, the American Nurses Association celebrates Nurses Week. At SSR, we are always grateful and appreciative of the dedication and hard work nurses give day in and day out. This year especially, we wanted to extend a happy Nurses Week and a very big THANK YOU to all the incredible nursing professionals and friends. To celebrate the essential healthcare innovations engineered by the nursing profession, we were both delighted and inspired by our wonderful conversation with Dr. Oriana Beaudet this month. As a Registered Nurse, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Public Health Nurse, and leading Nurse Futurist, Oriana Beaudet is the Vice President of Nursing Innovation for the American Nursing Association (ANA) Enterprise.  Her unique journey of nursing is fascinating and it’s easy to grasp what fuels her passion for nursing innovation. We learned lessons in how these experiences help to shape modern healthcare environment design challenges. The conversation highlighted… The role of innovation as a fulcrum to shift practice, behavior, and culture. How to build innovation across the profession of nursing. What the year 2041 might look like and the importance of the Nurse Futurist role in designing and implementing transformative healthcare technology. New initiatives around the ‘Home-spital’, leveraging telehealth services and the advancing extension of care to the patient’s home. Taking creative leaps and overcoming the rubber band effect. ANA Year of The Nurse ANA InnovationAssociation of Professional Futurists Video: Nursing Innovation: We See You 

For this episode of Tech Vitals, Zac and Debbie have the tables turned on them! Guest host, and fellow SSR colleague, Blake Mohler interviews Zac and Debbie about the highlights of season's 1 and reflects on the shows most popular guests. From the first episode discussing how technology is revolutionizing every industry to focused conversations around technological transformations in healthcare, sports, and sustainability, Zac and Debbie fondly look back on the highs of Tech Vitals. When reflecting on the COVID Roundtable episode, Zac and Debbie offer an update on the pandemic, a full year after shutdown and six months post recording. 

What’s the 1st place you go after waking up? What’s the last stop before you shut your eyes and fall asleep? Facility designers recognize the essential value of a functional restroom program, as well as its critical importance in the longevity of a building. At SSR, our plumbing team has recognized an emergence of smart equipment. This crossover between plumbing and technology led us to sit down with Bhavik Patel & Tim Morales to learn about TOTO USA’s ‘clean-o-vation’ and how digitally connected plumbing fixtures now facilitate industry transformation. Bhavik Patel is a 20-year veteran of the industry and is the Director of Business Strategy at TOTO USA. As president of Tim Morales & Associates, Tim represents market innovation leaders in plumbing, mechanical, and industrial systems. These ‘clean-o-vation’ style solutions are not market specific and can be applied across a variety of facility types, including healthcare, education, entertainment, and commercial – quite simply, anywhere a restroom is needed.

Today's episode features Debbie and Zac speaking with Josh Linenberger, VP of Applied Solutions at Acuity Brands. This is a continuation of the earlier conversation with Josh in which they outlined several industry applications and use cases that fuel customer ROIs leveraging Atrius RTLS lighting technology implementations. On today’s episode the three of them address several trending design innovation topics such as design planning for contact tracing, intelligent public and patient safety measures, geofencing, and how RTLS amplifies a client’s digital front door user experience. Josh Linenberger | LinkedIn Business Insider (March 2020) | Acuity Brands & TARGET YouTube (August 2020) | What can RTLS do for your hospital? https://www.arup.com/expertise/services/technical-consulting/lighting-design https://hlblighting.com/ https://www.stantec.com/en/services/lighting-design https://www.minew.com/

Ever shop with your smartphone at Target, Macys, Walmart, Home Depot, or Best Buy? How do these monster merchants keep tabs on all the retail activities and consumer experiences happening both inside and outside of their stores? What might it take to modify your workplace with similar real-time analytics on your known customers, colleagues, and essential equipment across every SF of your organization? How might this intel transform your line of business? In this episode, we talk with Josh Linenberger, Vice President of Applied Solutions at Acuity Brands. He shares some transformative insights around connected lighting and supercharging a facility’s essential light fixture system to deliver a scalable, low cost, dynamic, internet-of-things (IoT) backbone. Part two of our conversation with Josh will be available in March 2021.Atrius Acuity Brands Business Insider (March 2020) | Acuity Brands & TARGET YouTube (August 2020) | What can RTLS do for your hospital?

In December of 2020, Zac and Debbie connected with John Henderson, VP & CIO at CHOC Children’s.Children’s Hospital of Orange County is a UC Irvine affiliated pediatric care campus located in Southern California and has long been admired for their unwavering mission—to nurture, advance, and protect the health and well-being of children. John shares insights for both inpatient and outpatient digital transformation, how CHOC customers consume their health data, building an agile digital experience, the rocket growth of telemedicine, importance of interoperability, and so much more. John’s 24-year career in pediatric healthcare leadership was the spotlight of a two part HealthSystemsCIO.com podcast series and a recent American Healthcare Leader feature story that can be found in today’s show notes. Please enjoy our conversation with CHOC VP & CIO, John Henderson. John Henderson | LinkedIn Press Release | CHOC American Healthcare Leader (AHL) | November 2020 Article Health Systems CIO | Nov 2020 Article (Digital Experience) Health System CIO | Dec 2020 Article (Not Sugarcoating Things) AI-Med Global Summit | Transforming Healthcare with AI (Dec 2019) Turtle Talk with Crush @ CHOC Becker’s Health IT - CHOC CTO Adam Gold (20 Bold Predictions next 5 yrs)

In this episode of Tech Vitals, Debbie and Zac talk with with Dr. Paul Coyne and Jeff Morelli, co-founders of Inspiren, an innovative and award-winning healthcare technology solution. Listed as one of TIME magazine’s "Best Innovations," Inspiren’s technology solution is a powerful headwall mounted device within the inpatient room. Leveraging AI and a series of integral sensors, the technology can intentionally monitor patient’s safety, monitor care giver interaction with each patient, and alert care team staff should patient help be needed. In addition to his role as President of Inspiren, Dr. Paul Coyne is the Associate Vice President and Chief Nurse Informatics Officer at HSS, the Hospital for Special Surgery, located in New York City. HSS is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College. After nine years at Accenture implementing healthcare cloud-based technologies, Mr. Jeff Morelli is the VP of Technology Delivery at Inspiren. Jeff’s team designs and implements the flagship ‘Augi’ headwall base station tech bundle. The technology is built on sophisticated computer vision, BLE (Bluetooth low-energy), and intelligent ambient light, sound, and room temperature sensor environmental technology. Links: Paul Coyne | LinkedIn Modern Healthcare | Top 25 Innovators of 2020 HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery Jeff Morelli | LinkedIn Accenture | Twitter Accenture | LinkedIn Columbia | School of Nursing Inspiren | Website Fast Company | July 2018 Article TIME | Best Inventions 2019 PR Newswire (April 2020 ) | Computer Vision AI Covid-19 SONSIEL | Soc of Nurse Scientists Innovators Entrepreneurs & Leaders AI to stop patient neglect | NY Presbyterian Research 2020 Network PG IT World Awards

On this month’s episode of Tech Vitals, we are so thankful to catch up with a passionate trio of ACE healthy building experts: Maria Parker, LEED AP, WELL AP, Project Architect at ESa; Alex Henry, LEED AP, Senior Project Manager at DPR Construction; and Hannah Walter, LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP, Building Performance Engineer at SSR.Having these sustainability pros share their knowledge on emerging technologies within building and construction, we learned how they design, construct, and deliver a safe & health conscious workspace for all the occupants of the project’s WELL-designed work environment. Mentioned Organization & Agency Reference Links listed below: https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/ https://www.greenbuildexpo.com/en/show-info/new-for-2020.html https://www.usgbc.org/leed https://www.ssr-inc.com/projects/dpr-construction-nashville-office/ https://esarch.com/portfolio/dpr-construction/https://www.dpr.com/view/creating-healthy-spaces https://living-future.org/lbc/ https://greenglobe.com/ https://www.fitwel.org/ https://www.homeinnovation.com/green https://www.ssr-inc.com/projects/dpr-construction-nashville-office/?type=commercial

Today's episode explores voice assisted technologies in healthcare with Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Pediatric Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, TN. Dr. Kumah Crystal’s research focuses on communication and documentation to develop strategies for improving workflow and patient care delivery. We truly enjoyed our conversation about ‘VEVA’, the Vanderbilt EHR Voice Assistant (VEVA), recently highlighted in her TED talk on the surprising ways computers can rehumanize healthcare. Dr. Kumah-Crystal’s VEVA team leads new discoveries designed to improve the usability of the electronic health record and physician charting. Related LinksTED TALK: https://youtu.be/TO3AuX0G8O0 VEVA Episode: https://youtu.be/Ikm1fap6Xk0

As we enter the 2nd half of a very interesting 2020, there is a collective excitement for the return of professional sports. A few months back, our Tech Vitals team welcomed Scott Terry & Josh Gregory to discuss some key technology design criteria that is transforming the sports and entertainment industry. Being a licensed engineer in several states, Scott Terry is a Principal consultant for Sports & Entertainment projects at SSR. Scott addressed some elements of the unique fan experiences for the new home of the Golden State Warriors, Chase Center, and he shares some exciting things underway on the new Las Vegas Raiders home, Allegiant Stadium, out in Las Vegas, NV. As the Digital Licensing Manager for the Players Association of the National Football League, NFLPA, Josh Gregory shares some insights about digital and unconventional products using NFL Player group licensing rights, such as EA’s Madden franchise. Josh shares his take on a few NFL venues and the market ROI through innovative fan experiences made possible by new technology in connected facilities. We hope you enjoy learning about new fan experiences and facility management opportunities now possible through well designed & connected venues of the sports & entertainment market.

Listen in as Tech Vitals's hosts Debbie Gregory and Zac Hillyard talk with three industry experts about their personal and professional experiences regarding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. They share challenges, opportunities, and solutions their teams have experienced with the outbreak response efforts.Patrick Casey, AIA, Vice President - Facilities Operations and Planning, University of Miami Health SystemHiyam Nadel, Director, Center of Innovations in Care Delivery, Massachusetts General HospitalClay Seckman, PE, HFDP, Healthcare Market Sector Leader, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.Additional Resources:UM's Efforts for MD Anderson- https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/ow8ab/427081342cd4f8a5f2f7d0d6285bfde1/2020.04.03_UM_s_Efforts_for_MD_Anderson.pdfBack to Work Covid Mitigation Efforts- https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/ow8ab/bbeda8cbb16bbddb5b5d8c3821ef5fe9/2020.05.01_Back_to_Work_Covid_Mitigation_Efforts.pdfGuide for Re-opening Outpatient Care Centers- https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/ow8ab/5f08b9383ba37b14531265e79b6c7593/guide-for-re-opening-outpatient-care-centers-sop---05082020.pdf

The conversation continues with Dr. Alan Whorton. Debbie and Zac interview Alan about the recent Covid-19 outbreak and how Jvion has been stepping up to the front lines to use their AI to inform the public regarding high risk areas. Alan explains how data is aggregated from millions of data points to inform and create decision enhancing information for clinicians.

We are excited to introduce our next guest, Alan Whorton, Vice President of Business Development with Jvion. Jvion’s primary AI machine is known for saving lives and reducing avoidable negative patient outcomes.Debbie and Zac interview Alan about the recent Covid-19 outbreak and how Jvion has been stepping up to the front lines to use their AI to inform the public regarding high risk areas. Alan explains how data is aggregated from millions of data points to inform and create decision enhancing information for clinicians.Part two of the interview will be released in May.

In this episode of Tech Vitals, Zac and Debbie sit down with Dr. Trent Rosenbloom, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University. He has appointments in Medicine, Pediatrics, and the School of Nursing at Vanderbilt University. Listen as Dr. Rosenbloom describes his role and day to day activities.

Zac and Debbie sit down with Geoffrey King, SSR Principal and Technology Practice Leader, as he describes his vision for how the AEC industry is changing and how SSR is morphing to meet these emerging demands. Geoffrey discusses how technology is revolutionizing every industry, but more is not always better. How can AEC firms incorporate a practical, tactical, and purposeful approach to technology planning? One example that is changing rapidly is the sports and entertainment industry. The digital experience is a buzz word in all industries. What does that mean? Developing guiding principles and a vision along with managing expectations are important steps throughout any project. Geoffrey explains how these steps are vital in alignment with the budget.