Evidence-based design is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. For healthcare, the goal is to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients/residents, families, and staff while improving the process of delivery. To that end, we champion research projects that advance the cause. Our expert research staff develops research projects, often in collaboration with scholars, design professionals and industry partners.
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Research Focus | Author(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Survey of Design Research in Healthcare Settings; The Use and Impact of Evidence-based Design | Environments, Methodology | Ellen M. Taylor | |
| 2010 Survey of Design Research in Healthcare Settings; The Use and Impact of Evidence-based Design | Environments, Methodology | Ellen M. Taylor | |
| Business Case for Building Better Hospitals Through Evidence-Based Design | Environments, Financial Performance, Quality of Care | Blair Sadler, Craig Zimring, Eileen Malone, Jennifer DuBose | |
| Color In Healthcare Environments | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care | Andrea Max-Royale, Benyamin Schwarz, Ruth Brent Tofle, So-Yeon Yoon | |
| Consumer Perceptions of the Healthcare Environment: An Investigation to Determine What Matters | Patients, Quality of Care | The Picker Institute | |
| Creating Safe and Healthy Spaces: Selecting Materials That Support Healing | Environments, Worker Safety | Mark Rossi, Tom Lent | |
| Critical Issues in Healthcare Environments | Environments, Methodology, Patients, Quality of Care | David Allison, Uriel Cohen | |
| Culture Change and Facility Design: A Model for Joint Optimization | Environments, Methodology, Quality of Care | D. Kirk Hamilton, Robin Diane Orr, W. Ellen Raboin | |
| Design Evaluation of Six Primary Care Facilities | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Min Kantrowitz & Associates | |
| Designing a 21st Century Hospital: Environmental Leadership for Healthier Patients and Famillies | Environments, Financial Performance, Patients, Quality of Care, Worker Safety | Cynthia Atwood, Debra Levin, Gail Vittori, Gary Cohen, Jamie Harvie, Laura Brannen, Mark Rossi, Robin Guenther, Ted Schettler, Tom Lent | |
| Effect of Environmental Design on Reducing Nursing and Medication Errors in Acute Care Settings | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Atiya Mahmood, Habib Chaudhury | |
| First, Do No Harm | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care | Gary Cohen | |
| Furniture Design Features and Healthcare Outcomes | Environments, Methodology, Quality of Care | Barbara Dellinger, Eileen Malone | |
| Gardens in Healthcare Facilities | Quality of Care, Staff | Clare Cooper Marcus, Marni Barnes | |
| Green Cleaning in Healthcare: Current Practices and Questions for Future Research | Environments | Anjali Joseph, Matthew Jelen, Xiaobo Quan | |
| Guide to Conducting Healthcare Facility Visits | Methodology | Craig Zimring | |
| Guide to Evidence-Based Art | Environments, Methodology, Quality of Care | Kathy Hathorn, Upali Nanda | |
| Health and Nature: The Influence of Nature on Design of the Environment of Care | Environments, Quality of Care | Jerry Smith | |
| Health Promotion by Design in Long-Term Care Settings | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Anjali Joseph | |
| Healthcare Environmental Terms and Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Design Glossary | Environments, Methodology, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff, Worker Safety | Anjali Joseph, Debajyoti Pati, Eileen Malone, Xiaobo Quan | |
| Impact of Healthcare Environmental Design on Patient Falls | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Worker Safety | Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Margaret P. Calkins | |
| Impact of Light on Outcomes in Healthcare Settings | Patients, Quality of Care, Staff, Worker Safety | Anjali Joseph | |
| Impact of Single Family NICU Rooms | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care | Debra D. Harris, Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, Robert White | |
| Impact of the Environment on Infections in Healthcare Facilities | Patients, Quality of Care, Staff, Worker Safety | Anjali Joseph | |
| Impact of Visual Art on Waiting Behavior in the Emergency Department | Environments | Upali Nanda | |
| Implementing Healthcare Excellence: The Vital Role of the CEO in Evidence-Based Design | Financial Performance, Quality of Care | Blair Sadler, Craig Zimring, Eileen Malone, Godfried Augenbroe | |
| Investigation to Determine Whether the Built Environment Affects Patients' Medical Outcomes | Environments, Patients, Staff | Amanda J. Owens, Greta Golden, Haya R. Rubin | |
| Limiting the Spread of Infection in the Health Care Environment | Environments, Patients, Worker Safety | Denise M. Rooney, Gary A. Noskin, John R. Warren, Larry Youngberg, Mary G. Lankford, Susan Collins | |
| Maximizing The Impact of Nursing Care Quality | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Ann Hendrich, Marilyn Chow | |
| Nature and Rate of Change in Clinical Laboratories | Environments, Staff | David Allison, Dina Battisto | |
| Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design | Environments, Methodology, Patients, Quality of Care | Anjali Joseph, Craig Zimring, Hyun-Bo Seo, Jennifer DuBose, Roger Ulrich, Xiaobo Quan, Xuemei Zhu, Young-Seon Choi | |
| Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace | Patients, Quality of Care, Staff, Worker Safety | Anjali Joseph | |
| Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century | Environments, Methodology, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Anjali Joseph, Craig Zimring, Roger Ulrich, Ruchi Choudhary, Xiaobo Quan | |
| Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: Abstracts Table Supplement | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care | Anjali Joseph, Craig Zimring, Roger Ulrich, Ruchi Choudhary, Xiaobo Quan | |
| Sound Control for Improved Outcomes in Healthcare Settings | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care, Staff | Anjali Joseph, Roger Ulrich | |
| Toward an Ecological View of Health: An Imperative for the Twenty-First Century | Methodology, Patients, Quality of Care | Jamie Harvie | |
| Use of Single Patient Rooms versus Multiple Occupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments | Environments, Patients, Quality of Care | Atiya Mahmood, Habib Chaudhury, Maria Valente | |
| Validating Acoustic Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities | Patients, Quality of Care | Jo M. Solet et. al | |
| Values-Driven Design and Construction: Enriching Community Benefits through Green Hospitals | Environments, Quality of Care, Staff | Cynthia Atwood, Gail Vittori, Robin Guenther | |
| Wayfinding: Design for Understanding | Environments, Patients | Barbara J. Huelat |
