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Redefining Healthcare Infrastructure: Moving Toward Integrated Solutions

Author(s): Tillmann, P. A., Tzortzopoulos, P., Formoso, C. T.
Added October 2014

Organizational Transformation: A Model for Joint Optimization of Culture Change and Evidence-Based Design

Author(s): Hamilton, D. K., Orr, R. D., Raboin, W. E.
Added October 2014

Nurses' Caps, Ballgames, and Hard Hats

Author(s): Stichler, J. F.
Added October 2014

Lost in Translation: Bridging Gaps Between Design and Evidence-Based Design

Author(s): Watkins, N., Keller, A.
Added October 2014

Lessons From Evidence-Based Medicine: What Healthcare Designers Can Learn From the Medical Field

Author(s): Viets, E.
Added October 2014

Infection control: the environment and service organisation

Author(s): Gould, Dinah J
Added October 2014

Expert in My Domain; Beginner in Yours

Author(s): Hamilton, D. K.
Added September 2014

Evaluating Building Performance in Healthcare Facilities: An Organizational Perspective

Author(s): Steinke, C., Webster, L., Fontaine, M.
Added September 2014

Establishing a Substantial Link Between Human and Environmental Welfare

Author(s): Martin, C. S.
Added September 2014

Design and Uncertainty

Author(s): Hamilton, D. K.
Added September 2014

Chemical Hazards Analysis of Resilient Flooring for Healthcare

Author(s): Lent, T., Silas, J., Vallette, J.
Added September 2014

Buildings and Organizations: The Shaping and the Shaped

Author(s): Gibson, S. F.
Added September 2014

Building Bridges

Author(s): Tanja-Dijkstra, K.
Added September 2014

Aspergillosis in Four Renal Transplant Recipients: Diagnosis and Effective Treatment with Amphotericin B

Author(s): Burton, J. R, Zachery, J. B, Bessin, R.
Added September 2014

Influences of the physical environment on neuropsychiatric symptoms and other outcomes in assisted living residents

Author(s): Bicket, M. C., Samus, Q. M., McNabney, M., Onyike, C. U., Mayer, L. S., Brandt, J., Rabins, J., Lyketsos, C., Rosenblatt, A.
Assisted living (AL) facilities are thought to serve residents with minor functional limitations. However, recent research suggests that AL facilities also primarily house a cognitively disabled elderly population with considerable general medical morbidity, in which about two-thirds of the residents suffer from dementia. While the physical environment has been shown to correlate with cognitive and physical well-being of residents in nursing homes (NHs), few studies have systematically investigated the effects of the physical environment of AL facilities on the outcomes.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Physical Environment Provisions of USP “Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations”

Author(s): Beebe, C.
USP <797> reports standards and policies for all physical environments in which compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are prepared, packaged, and stored. The standards apply specifically to people who prepare CSPs and must take care to reduce the risk of contamination from their behaviors, hygiene, and clothing (i.e., garb). Clinical workers whose work lies within this realm must be individually trained and evaluated to maintain the standards and reduce microbial contamination that results from contact.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe alzheimer's disease

Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Hubbard, E. M., Mastick, J., Luxenberg, J. S., Burr, R. L., Van Someren, E. J. W.
Studies suggest that exposure to light of adequate intensity and duration at the proper time of day can be associated with a positive improvement in the quality and duration of sleep. Since institutional environments tend to have very low light levels, residents may not be exposed to enough bright light to entrain the circadian clock to the 24-hour day. In particular, bright light treatment has been shown to improve sleep–wake cycle disturbances in some Alzheimer’s disease (AD) subjects.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

Prevalence and Determinants Associated With Healthcare-Associated infections in Long-Term Care Facilities (HALT) in The Netherlands, May to June 2010

Author(s): Eilers, R., Veldman-Ariesen, M. J., Haenen, A., van Benthem, B. H.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that patients get while receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions. They are a major problem in the United States and elsewhere. In Europe, they increase morbidity and mortality and are the leading reason for residents of long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) to be hospitalized. HAIs may also affect the quality of life of the residents in LTCFs, but additional studies are needed to investigate the link.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014

The environment of safe care: considering building design as one facet of safety

Author(s): Taylor, E., Hignett, S., Joseph, A.
Added September 2014

Reducing Falls in a Definitive Observation Unit: An Evidence-Based Practice Institute Consortium Project

Author(s): Gutierrez, F., Smith, K.
A Definitive Observation Unit (DOU) in a hospital in California maintains high standards of nursing and follows an evidence-based practice of fall prevention. Yet the facility’s fall rates continue to be higher than the benchmark for similar hospitals.
Key Point Summary
Added September 2014