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<br /> EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN:<br /> DEFINITION AND APPLICATION IN THE<br /> HEALTHCARE SETTING<br /> LORISSA MACALLISTER, PHD, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, EDAC<br /> PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF ENVIAH<br /> SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE SAMUELI INSTITUTE<br /> Introduction<br /> Hospitals and health systems face many challenges<br /> in today’s rapidly changing healthcare market:<br /> consolidation of facilities, mergers and acquisitions,<br /> new measurements of performance, workforce<br /> shortage issues, and an increased demand for<br /> experience-based healthcare. To weather these<br /> changes, it is crucial that organizations know how to<br /> improve their performance and identify the factors<br /> that are essential to their success. In healthcare and<br /> other industries, the built environment has long been<br /> recognized as playing a crucial role in organizational<br /> success.<br /> The architectural design<a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=1"> EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN: DEFINITION AND</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=2"> Introduction Hospitals and health systems face ma</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=3"> Before the launch of the reimbursement tool in th</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=4"> Figure 1. Topics and Subtopics examined in a Syst</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=5"> It is essential that healthcare architects unders</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=6"> Unit Design and Employee Effectiveness With the i</a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=7"> References </a> <a title="Evidence-Based Design: Definition and Application in the Healthcare Setting page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9071bcab?page=8"> Sodexo 9801 Washingtonian Blvd. Gaithersburg, MD </a>