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Clinical review: The hospital of the future - building intelligent environments to facilitate safe and effective acute care delivery

Authors: Brian W Pickering, John M Litell, Vitaly Herasevich, Ognjen Gajic

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

The translation of knowledge into rational care is as essential and pressing a task as the development of new diagnostic or therapeutic devices, and is arguably more important. The emerging science of health care delivery has identified the central role of human factor ergonomics in the prevention of medical error, omission, and waste. Novel informatics and systems engineering strategies provide an excellent opportunity to improve the design of acute care delivery. In this article, future hospitals are envisioned as organizations built around smart environments that facilitate consistent delivery of effective, equitable, and error-free care focused on patient-centered rather than provider-centered outcomes.

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Title: Clinical review: The hospital of the future - building intelligent environments to facilitate safe and effective acute care delivery
Authors: Brian W Pickering
John M Litell
Vitaly Herasevich
Ognjen Gajic
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11142

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