EDAC STUDY QUESTIONS
why is it important to establish an interdisciplinary project team at the beginning of
the EBD Process. - Answer-Forming the project team at the beginning ensures that
all the stakeholders participate in the creation of, and collectively understand, the
project visions and goals.
What expectations are important to clarify among the members of the team, and
why? - Answer-Expectations should be clear regarding how long team members
should participate, their decision-making authority and process, and project
deliverable responsibilities. Establishing and managing expectations will go a long
way toward keeping the lines of communication open and fostering a collaborative
working environment.
What can staff and front line managers contribute to the interdisciplinary project
team? - Answer-Ideas derived from hands-on experience
What are the 10 current trends influencing healthcare in the United States? -
Answer-1. Focus on quality, safety, and satisfaction.
2. Healthcare cost and reimbursement.
3. Environmental safety and sustainability.
4. Healthcare worker safety and caregiver shortages.
5. Aging population.
6. Health information and emerging technology.
7. Healthy living and wellness.
8. Decentralized healthcare, ambulatory care, and care at home.
9. Disaster preparedness and emergency department saturation.
10. Genomics and predictive health.
How can EBD positively influence the challenges represented by the current trends?
- Answer-EBD can positively influence these challenges by designing healing and
therapeutic environments that help reduce errors, improve patient ad staff
satisfaction, enhance efficiency and support the latest technological advances such
as HIT and genomics.
What is the definition of evidence-based design? - Answer-The process of basing
decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best
possible outcomes.
What are the eight steps of the EBD process? - Answer-1. Define evidence-based
goals and objectives
2. Find sources for relevant evidence.
3. Critically interpret relevant evidence.
4. Create and innovate EBD concepts.
5. Develop a hypothesis.
6. Collect baseline performance measures.
7. Monitor implementation of design and construction.
8. Measure post-occupancy performance results.
,Why has the construction of a new building been viewed as a sunk cost? - Answer-
There is little association between investment and outcomes.
Which one of the following clinical and safety outcomes are typically NOT affected by
the design of the physical healthcare environment? - Answer-Adverse Reactions to
drugs.
What is the primary goal of writing a business case? - Answer-to demonstrate how
facility investments can enhance safety
To make the business case for design innovations, what needs to be balanced
against ongoing operation savings and enhanced revenue? - Answer-one-time
construction cost.
What are the six typical classifications for inpatient hospitals? - Answer-1. ownership
2. length of stay
3. type of service
4. public access
5. location
6. size
What are the five other types of inpatient hospitals? - Answer-1. teaching or
academic hospitals
2. critical access hospitals
3. doctor-owned specialty hospitals
4. healthcare systems
5. healthcare networks
Name five types of hospital-based outpatient services. - Answer-clinical services
surgical services
women's health centers
emergency services
home healthcare centers
Name five types of freestanding facilities. - Answer-walk-in clinics
urgent-care centers and emergicenters
surgicenters
mobile, medical, diagnostic, and screening services
emergency medial technicians
List the nine key stakeholders in healthcare facilities. - Answer-board of trustees and
leadership
researchers and designers
vendor/suppliers
patients
caregivers/family/visitors
staff
community partners
community organizations
,donors
Why is it important to consider the perspective(s) of hospital staff when designing a
healthcare facility? - Answer-Staff can provide insight into the design of effective and
efficient facilities based on their day-to day experience of what does and does not
work. Fro example, housekeeping staff are intimately aware of what colors and
textures show dirt easily and wear prematurely, while clinical staff can provide input
about the effective layout of supply and equipment spaces, work-surface heights and
locations, as well as actual care provision areas; information technology staff can
help forecast space requirements for future equipment needs.
Why is it important to consider the perspective(s) of community-based organizations
or associations in the design of healthcare facility? - Answer-Many associations are
in a position to provide expert advice for the care of their constituencies. For
example, the national Association of the Deaf is available to consult on design
interventions that help to accommodate the needs of the hearing impaired. Public
institutions such as libraries, historical societies, and disaster committees can also
provide important insights that benefit facility design.
Which professionals might comprise a hospital design research team? - Answer-A
research team may included individuals with research degrees, students, or those
with experience in research related TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. OTHER KEY
MEMBERS OF A RESEARCH TEAM MAY INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL'S quality
improvement, rewords, finance, and information systems managers, as well as
clinicians who will aid in identifying, taking, and monitoring clinical and financial
indicators significant to the project goals.
What are the six components that make up the Environment of Care (EOC)? -
Answer-Delivery of care model (concepts)
facility and service users (people)
systems design
layout and operations planning
physical environment
design process and implementation
What type of facilities give patients a wide range of healthcare choices ad attempt to
meet consumer needs of convenience and cost reduction? - Answer-freestanding
facilities
When an individual receives personal care on an ongoing basis because of a
disability or chronic illness that limits his or her ability to function , what is the name
of this type of care? - Answer-long-term care
Hospitals have expanded their outpatient departments, which can be broadly
classified into fie main types. What is one category that can be classified as hospital-
based outpatient service? - Answer-women's health
Hospital Based outpatient Services - Answer-Clinical Services
Surgical services
Emergency services
, Home healthcare
women's health centers
Free standing Facilities - Answer-walk-in clinics
urgent care centers and emergicenters
Suricenters
What is another name for outpatient care? - Answer-Ambulatory care
Who is accountable for all of the services ad behaviors of a hospital organization? -
Answer-the CEO of the organization
Who recommends expenditures to further enable the healthcare facility to meet
community needs and/or shareholder value? Who approve(s) or disapprove(s) the
recommendation? - Answer-CEO, Board
Which strategy applied to facility design calls for staff involvement i the design of
effective and efficient facilities based o their day-to day experience? - Answer-
participative management
The culture of an organization can be defined by several components that help to
create the culture. What is the name of one of the components? - Answer-Physical
environment
How is research defined in the context of EBD? - Answer-in EBD, research general
refers to empirical research, the systematic investigation of the tangible facts (for
example, empirical data) aimed at gaining knowledge, making discoveries, testing or
revising theories, and applying the new knowledge. Empirical data refers to the
information that can be directly sensed (seen, heard, touched tasted, and smelled)
and is demonstrable to other people.
How can existing data within a healthcare facility be used in EBD, given institutional
approval? - Answer-Given institutional approval, this database of information may be
mined to explore how changes to the built environment relate to health, performance,
satisfaction, and economic outcomes.
Strong evidence has confirmed that certain design characteristics impact patient and
staff outcomes in four key areas. What are these key areas? - Answer-reduction in
staff stress and fatigue
improvement in patient safety
reduction in patient stress
improvement in overall healthcare quality
What are three sources for relevant data that could be found within the healthcare
organization itself? - Answer-1. measurements of the Environment of Care (EOC),
including the daily changes in temperature, light, sound, location, dimension,
distance, materials, furnishings, or equipment used i the care setting
2. measures on health status routinely collected by the facility
3. survey data
