The Doctor's Office Of The Future: Coffeeshop, Apple Store, And Fitness Center http://t.co/HAq0ZRTPei
— Co.Exist (@FastCoExist) December 11, 2013
Fast Company demonstrates an unexpected benefit of the Affordable Care Act—as primary care physicians begin to see more patients and respond to the need to emphasize well being and deemphasize fee-for-service treatment, they will have to reimagine their offices. ("Doctors will need to start thinking like merchants and in terms of squeezing profitability out of every square foot. As architects and designers who view "space" as a tool to solve problems and make life better and more interesting, we reimagined the doctor's office as a cross between a vibrant retail space and serious medical office building") The illustrations that accompany this article are stunning; the ideas generated are brilliant. On one hand I'm disappointed that my concept of medical care is rooted so firmly in current practice; on the other I can't wait for ideas like this to be realized.