@article{ref1,
title="The architecture of safety: an emerging priority for improving patient safety",
journal="Health affairs (Project Hope)",
year="2018",
author="Joseph, Anjali and Henriksen, Kerm and Malone, Eileen",
volume="37",
number="11",
pages="1884-1891",
abstract="There is a lack of awareness regarding the pervasive influence of the built environment on caregiving activities, and how its design could reduce risks for patients and providers. This article presents a narrative review summarizing key findings that link health care facility design to key targeted safety outcomes: health care-associated infections, falls, and medication errors. It describes how facility design should be considered in conjunction with quality improvement legislation; projects under way in health systems; and the work of guideline-setting organizations, funding agencies, industry, and educational institutions. The article also charts a path forward that consolidates existing challenges and suggests what can be done about them to create safe and high-quality health care environments.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-2715",
doi="10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0643",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0643"
}