Green guide for health care: best practices for creating high performance healing environments
Author(s): Green Guide for Health Care
Added October 2012
Caring for Patients from Different Cultures
Author(s): Galanti, G.-A.
Added October 2012
Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Guidelines for Practice
Author(s): Fine, A.
Added October 2012
The New York Model: Root cause analysis driving patient safety initiative to ensure correct surgical and invasive procedures
2008
Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches
Book
Author(s): Faltz, L.L., Morley, J.N., Flink, E., Dameron, P.D.
Added October 2012
Error producing conditions in the intensive care unit
2008
Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches
Book
Volume 3: Performance and Tools
Author(s): Drews, F.A., , Musters, A., Samore, M.H.
Added October 2012
Failure mode and effects analysis based on in-situsimulations: A methodology to improve understanding of risks and failures
2008
Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches
Book
Volume 3: Performance and Tools
Author(s): Davis, S., Riley, W., Gurses, A.P., Miller, K., Hansen, H.
Added October 2012
Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Model Medication System Failures in Long-Term Care Facilities
2005
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Book
Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology
Author(s): Comden, S.C., Marx, D., Murphy-Carley, M. , Hale, M.
Added October 2012
An impact analysis framework for calculating the costs of staff disorientation in hospitals
1979
Wayfinding in hospital environments : a School of Architecture and Urban Planning report series; Variation: Wayfinding in hospital environments
Book
Author(s): Christensen, K.E.
Added October 2012
No more mazes: Research about design for wayfinding in hospitals
1984
The Patient and Visitor Participation Project, Office of the Replacement Hospital Program
Book
Author(s): Carpman, J.R., Grant, M., Simmons, D.
Added October 2012
Design that cares : Planning health facilities for patients and visitors
Author(s): Carpman, J., Grant, M.
Added October 2012
Implementing a systems engineering intervention for improving safety in outpatient surgeries.
2005
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Book
Volume 3: Implementation Issues
Author(s): Carayon, P. , Hundt, A.S., Alvarado, C.J., Springman, S., Borgsdorf, A.,, Jenkins, L.
Added October 2012
Standardized simulated events for provocative testing of medical care system rescue capabilities.
2005
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Book
Volume 4: Programs, Tools, and Products
Author(s): Blike, G. , Gravero, J., Andeweg, S., Jensen, J., Christoffersen, K.
Added October 2012
Re-engineering the hospital discharge: An example of a multifaceted process evaluation
2005
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Book
Volume Volume 2: Concepts and Methodology
Author(s): Anthony, D., Chetty, V.K., Kartha, A., McKenna, K., DePaoli, M.R., & Jack, B.
Added October 2012
Guidelines for design and construction of hospitals and health care facilities, 2001
Author(s): The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health, The Facitilties Guidelines Institute, U.S. Department of Health and human Services
Added October 2012
Rx for healthcare speech privacy: A balanced acoustical design
2003
Audiovisual Material
Author(s): Armstrong Ceiling Systems
Added October 2012
Can visual distraction decrease the dose of patient-controlled sedation required during colonoscopy?
2004
Endoscopy
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 36
Pages 197-201
Author(s): Lee, D.W., Chan, A.C., Wong, S.K. , Fung, T.M., Li, A.C., Chan, S.K., Mui, L.M., Ng, E.K., Chung, S.C.
There is a compelling body of literature on using positive distractions to reduce anxiety, and perception of pain, and this article adds to this body of knowledge. It also looks at the importance of taking a multi-modal approach (visual and auditory) to get the most impact
Added October 2012
Increasing Handwashing Compliance With More Accessible Sinks
1986
Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 7
Pages 408-410
Author(s): Kaplan, L. M., McGuckin, M.
There is a significant body of evidence on how handwashing can reduce the spread of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI). The directive for design is to aid handwashing compliance by the design and placement of sinks.
Added October 2012
Do isolation rooms reduce the rate of nosocomial infections in the pediatric intensive care unit?
2002
Journal of Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 17
Pages 176-180
Author(s): Ben-Abraham, R., Keller, N., Szold, O., Vardi, A., Weinberg, M., Barzilay, Z., Paret, G.
To determine the effect of isolation rooms on the direct spread of nosocomial infections (NIs) owing to cross-colonization in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Added August 2012
Effects of simulated facility-design changes on outpatient pharmacy efficiency
1988
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 45
Pages 116-121
Author(s): Lin, A. C., Barker, K. N., Hassall, T. H., Gallelli, J. F.
The potential effects of using the Baker drug counter or the Systamodule pharmacy fixture, or both, on the efficiency of the current outpatient pharmacy system at the National Institutes of Health were evaluated by computer simulation. It was hypothesized that the use of these two devices would reduce (1) the prescription-filling time (RxFT) and (2) the distance traveled (DT) by pharmacists in...
Added August 2012
Hand Hygiene Behavior in a Pediatric Emergency Department and a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Use of 2 Dispenser Systems
2005
American Journal of Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 14
Pages 304-311
Author(s): Larson, E. L., Albrecht, S., O'Keefe, M.
Unwashed hands of healthcare workers often become reservoirs of infectious pathogens and serve as media for pathogen transmission. Hand hygiene is considered as the single most important approach for preventing nosocomial infections. However, the compliance rates of hand hygiene in healthcare workers are typically low. Multiple factors, such as the fragrance of hand hygiene products and the location of sinks and dispensers, may impact hand hygiene compliance rate.
Added August 2012
