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January 17, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
HOK's Nicholas Watkins is named The HCD 10 Researcher for 2013.
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January 17, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
The Institute for Patient-Centered Design's Tammy Thompson is named The HCD 10 Association/Foundation Executive for 2013.
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January 14, 2013 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Through the Patient Experience Simulation Lab, healthcare designers and architects got a front-row view of how their work can help (or hinder) the patient/nurse/family dynamic. This year, the lab's creators hope to take that opportunity on the road.
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December 18, 2012 Xiaobo Quan, PhD, EDAC, and Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC
The use of positive distractions in healthcare has been shown to result in improvements in patient outcomes. The Center for Health Design studied one such distraction, an environmental design intervention that utilizes technology, to measure its effect on patient and staff experiences in imaging rooms.
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December 18, 2012 Debra Levin, EDAC, President and CEO, The Center for Health Design
It's going to take the collective energies of our entire design community to grow the evidence-based design movement and push for even more change.
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December 10, 2012 Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
Adelante Healthcare Mesa in Mesa, Ariz., serves as a new model for community-oriented primary healthcare.
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November 15, 2012 Upali Nanda, PhD, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, and Kathy Hathorn, MA, EDAC
Researchers took to two Level 1 trauma centers in Texas to measure the effects an art intervention would have on behaviors in the emergency department waiting areas.
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November 12, 2012 By Erin Schmidt, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C, and Angela Mazzi, AIA, ACHA, EDAC
A strong narrative can open doors for innovation when using evidence-based design on a healthcare project and creates a way for the client and users to fully understand design concepts being proposed. Read on for IIDA CEUs.
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November 5, 2012 Charlene Marietti
Emerging results from a large study focused on the relationships between design and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) point to risks in common design materials and how design can reduce risks, researchers told attendees at the Healthcare Design conference in Phoenix.
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November 2, 2012 Hank Hancock and Sarajane L. Eisen, PHD, EDAC, IIDA
The art program at the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital was a significant component of the overall effort to make it the first integrated healthcare facility serving all branches of the U.S. military using evidence-based design, sustainable design, and structured cultural change criteria.
