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Evidence-Based Healthcare Design

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

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.