Across the Board: A Ghent Blog

What gets employees to stick around? A company’s space can be a huge selling point–and an important factor in employee retention.

Enhanced productivity, elevated mood, healthy vision–all good things, right? Every worker wants to make the most of his or her time at the office.

Is there a lot of medical research pertaining to patient room whiteboards? Does placing a whiteboard in a patient room make a difference in their health and the satisfaction with their care? These are both great questions. Every device placed within a medical facility needs to prove its worth either to patients or providers, and custom whiteboards do both.

Office design trends have changed dramatically over the past few years. Offices are looking less beige, stuffy, fluorescent and boxy and are starting to be more open, greener and collaborative.

While every hospital's needs are different, there are a few common issues that should be avoided when designing and using your whiteboards.

Patient-centered care encourages patients to take an active role in their healthcare, but in order to be more informed and ready for action, a solid base of communication must be established between care…