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Adapting to Family-Centered Hospital Design: Changes in Providers’ Attitudes over a Two-Year Period

2009
Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 3
Pages 79-96
Author(s): France, D., Throop, P., Joers, B., Allen, L., Parekh, A., Rickard, D., Deshpande, J.
Although hospitals are being designed based on evidence-based design principles, it’s unclear how working in such an environment influences providers’ attitudes and professional performance.
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Realizing improved patient care through human-centered operating room design: A human factors methodology for observing flow disruptions in the cardiothoracic operating room

2013
Anesthesiology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 119
Pages 1066-1077
Author(s): Palmer, G., Abernathy, J. H., Swinton, G., Allison, D., Greenstein, J., Shappell, S., Juang, K., Reeves, S. T.
The authors indicate that disruptions in the workflow of surgeries can extend surgery times and contribute to the escalation of healthcare costs.
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Added March 2015

Patient Safety in the Cardiac Operating Room: Human Factors and Teamwork A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2013
Circulation
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 128
Pages 1139-1169
Author(s): Wahr, J. A., Prager, R. L., Abernathy, J. H., Martinez, E. A., Salas, E., Seifert, P. C., Groom, R. C., Spiess, B. D., Searles, B. E., Sundt, T. M., Sanchez, J. A., Shappell, S. A., Culig, M. H., Lazzara, E. H., Fitzgerald, D. C., Thourani, V. H., Eghtesady, P., Ikonomidis, J. S., England, M. R., Sellke, F. W., Nussmeier, N. A.
The cardiac surgical operating room is a complex environment, where patient lives are saved or considerably improved with the help of sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Although outcomes are improving, adverse events still occur, many of which are preventable. This statement is the result of a review of literature that presented evidence on patient safety and interventions that worked in enhancing patient safety in the cardiac OR.
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The effects of physical environments in medical wards on medication communication processes affecting patient safety

2014
Health & Place
Journal Article
Volume 26
Pages 188-198
Author(s): Liu, W., Manias, E., Gerdtz, M.
The physical environment of a hospital has a wide range of effects on the quality of care administered to patients. In the context of medication distribution, seamless communication among healthcare professionals of different backgrounds is imperative, and in many cases the physical environment itself can have positive or negative effects on this complex process.
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Added November 2014

Challenges in Design and Transition to a Private Room Model in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2006
Advances in Neonatal Care
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 6
Pages 271-280
Author(s): Carlson, B., Walsh, S., Wergin, T., Schwarzkopf, K., Ecklund, S.
The need for neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is increasing at a time when research suggests their designs need to change to provide a developmentally appropriate healing environment. One approach is a private room NICU model versus a large multibed ward. However, such a radical design change could be challenging to implement.
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Using a Task Analysis to Describe Nursing Work in Acute Care Patient Environments

2009
Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 39
Pages 537-547
Author(s): Battisto, D., Pak, R., Vander Wood, M. A., Pilcher, J. J.
A growing body of research demonstrates linkages between workplace design and processes in healthcare facilities with staff and patient safety, operational efficiency, staff satisfaction, and medical errors. There has been less emphasis on the role of the built environment in helping or hindering care delivery. Research is needed on the contextualized activities performed by nurses and how nurses spend their time to measure the effects of interventions aimed at redesigning care to improve safety or efficiency or to understand the implications of policy changes for nursing practice.
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Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace

2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Joseph, A.
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Professional Perspectives On Family- Centered Care

2002
The Center for Health Design
Report
Pages 1
Author(s): Center, C.C.M.
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Designing with health in mind. Innovative design elements can make hospitals safer, more healing places

2004
Modern Healthcare
Journal Article
Issue 42
Volume 34
Pages 28-28
Author(s): Sadler, B.L.
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Added October 2012

The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace

2006
The Center for Health Design
Journal Article
Issue #3
Volume 2006 November
Author(s): Joseph, A.
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Added October 2012

Patient-Centered Communication, Ratings of Care, and Concordance of Patient and Physician rRce

2003
Annals of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Volume 139
Pages 907-915
Author(s): Cooper, L., Roter, D., Johnson, R., Steinwachs, D., Powe, N.
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Added October 2012

Positioning: The battle for your mind

2001
Book
Author(s): Ries, A., Trout, J.
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Added October 2012

10 year experience integrating strategic performance improvement initiatives: Can the scorecard, six sigma, and team training all thrive in a single hospital?

2008
Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches
Book
Volume 3: Performance and Tools
Author(s): Meliones, J.N., Alton, M., Mericle, J., Ballard, R., Cesari, J., Frush, K.S., Mistry, K.
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Added October 2012