The process of addressing patient safety begins at the design phase, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Healthcare systems have underlying "latent" conditions that may result in adverse events, such as injuries, errors and infections. When they occur in the physical environment, they are often incorporated into facilities during planning, design and construction, the article said. To address this possibility, The Center for Health Design (CHD) is developing a proactive safety risk assessment (SRA) that will help healthcare design stakeholders think about these issues upfront. This toolkit will support the requirement for a safety risk assessment that will be included in the 2014 edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute’s (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities.
Read the article.
Preparing Healthcare Facilities for Wildfire Air Quality Events
UW Health Set to Open Expansion at East Madison Hospital
Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Falls Victim to Cyberattack
The Role of Biophilic Design in Healthcare Facilities
TriStar Centennial Medical Center Invests $90M in Women, Children's Hospital Expansions