Evidence-Based Healthcare Design [Hardcover]

Rosalyn Cama (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470149426 | ISBN-13: 978-0470149423 | Publication Date: March 9, 2009 | Edition: 1

If designed properly, a healthcare interior environment can foster healing, efficient task-performance and productivity, effective actions, and safe behavior. Written by an expert practitioner, Rosalyn Cama, FASID, this is the key book for interior designers and architects to learn the methodology for evidence-based design for healthcare facilities. Endorsed by the American Society of Interior Designers, the guide clearly presents a four-step methodology that will achieve the desired outcome and showcases the best examples of evidence-based healthcare interiors. With worksheets that guide you through such practical tasks as completing an internal analysis of a client's facility and collecting data, this book will inspire a transformation in healthcare design practice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"in the past 12 months, we've seen new books on evidence-based design hit the shelves. The latest is the great new reference titled Evidence-Based Healthcare Design. Cama's book is a step-by-step guide of how to implement an evidence -based design process. This book is an easy read with lots of good information and resources - another "must have" addition to the evidence-based practitioner's library." (The Center for Health Design Blog, 5/28/09)

From the Back Cover

A research-based design method for healthcare facilities

Evidence-based design enables interior designers, architects, and their clients to optimize design decisions via a process of gathering, evaluating, and applying current best evidence from research and practice. Written by an expert practitioner and endorsed by the American Society of Interior Designers, this book guides readers through a four-step, cross-disciplinary design methodology that fosters healing, quality performance, and safety in the design of the healthcare environment:

• Step 1, "Gather Qualitative and Quantitative Intelligence," outlines how an evidence-based practice team is organized and gathers, interprets, and applies data

• Step 2, "Mapping Strategic, Cultural, and Research Goals," suggests steps that identify the right project drivers needed to inform an accountable design process

• Step 3, "Hypothesize Outcomes, Innovate, and Implement Translational Design Research," discusses how to bring clarity, specificity, and focus to a design research study, particularly when the design is innovative

• Step 4, "Measure and Share Outcomes," addresses the measurement and sharing of a project's lessons

Responding to the growing need among hospitals for evidence-based design solutions, this four-step process will provide a valuable blueprint for healthcare design that directly impacts healthy outcomes.

In addition, case studies showcase nine of the best contemporary healthcare facilities designed based on sound evidence, including Massachusetts General Ambulatory Practice of the Future, Boston; Weill Cornell Medical College/Weill Greenberg Center, New York City; Dublin Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth, Dublin, Ohio; and PeaceHealth's Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, Springfield, Oregon.

Evidence-Based Healthcare Design is indispensable for use at the start of a healthcare project, giving interior designers, architects, and facility managers an evidence-based framework that fosters innovation, inspires collaboration, and promotes health.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470149426
• ISBN-13: 978-0470149423
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rosalyn Cama shares insight on the evidence-based design process in Evidence-Based Healthcare Design. She has 32 years of health design experience and has recently been named by Health Design Magazine as amongst the most influential in health design.

She is President and Principal of the healthcare interior design firm CAMA, Inc. in New Haven, CT and is chair of the board of The Center for Health Design.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Evidence based healthcare design, July 12, 2010

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This review is from: Evidence-Based Healthcare Design (Hardcover)

Insightful. the book explains the concept pretty well. It was difficult to follow references to actual case histories and results.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential New Book on Evidence-based Design for Healthcare, December 18, 2009

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This review is from: Evidence-Based Healthcare Design (Hardcover)

Summary:
An inspirational and practical book that should be required reading for all who involved with healthcare design; especially students.

Pros:
- EBD explained in clear language by an expert
- Generous use of images to illustrate the concepts
- Useful checklists at the end of each chapter
- Perfect for Design Students

Cons:
- Little discussion on the use of art in healtcare. "Art" is not even listed in the index.

I found her explanation of the 4 steps of EBD to be particularly helpful. They book is centered around these four sequential steps:

1. Gather qualitative & quantitative intelligence
2. Map strategic, cultural and research goals
3. Hypothesize outcomes, innovate, and implement translational design
4. Measure and share outcomes

Cama presents a variety of "real world" projects and shows how those four steps have been applied by others.

Roz Cama is the President of the Board of the Center for Health Design. She is also President and Principal Interior Designer of CAMA, Inc. in New Haven, Connecticut.She is a frequent speaker about evidence-based healthcare design at meetings and conventions internationally.