The project seeks to design and evaluate highly realistic virtual healthcare environments so that children scheduled for gastro-intestinal (GI) procedures and their parents can experience visual and auditory environments that they will encounter on the day of surgery. The overall goal of the project is to help pediatric patients and their parents overcome the environmental […]
The Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) research team is working on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant with Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Jackie Cha entitled, “Adapting to the Future of Robotic Surgery: Understanding Training and Design Environments for Human-Robot Teams.” The major goals of this NSF funded project include developing a […]
The project seeks to design patient rooms for IU Health that better meet the needs of and improve safety for both patients and staff. IU Health is the largest network of physicians in the state of Indiana, offering a unique partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical schools. Project […]
The major goal of the OR SMART project is to engineer reductions in anesthesia medication errors in operating rooms. This study uses a systems’ engineering approach to improve decision making, reduce procedural and technological vulnerabilities, and improve the work environment and culture. A highly experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, scientists and engineers is using a combination of innovative techniques to address this threat to patient safety in the most comprehensive study of anesthesia medication safety systems ever conducted. Project PI: Ken Catchpole (MUSC), PI: Jake Abernathy (Johns Hopkins University), PI: David Neyens (Clemson University). Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research Quality – Project period: 2018 to 2021
The purpose of this multiyear multidisciplinary Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded patient safety learning lab is to develop pediatric care environments in the ED that promote safe, efficient and effective care by minimizing unnecessary stressors for patients while also improving provider well-being. This project includes a focus on the needs of children […]
Anjali Joseph and the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) research team are working on an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded project with Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Jackie Cha entitled, “Investigating the Use of Exoskeletons for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries in Surgical Care Tasks.” The goal of the project is […]
