The purpose of the multidisciplinary collaborative RIPCHD.OR project is to develop ergonomic and safe operating room designs that help improve patient safety outcomes such as surgical site infections and medical errors. The goal of the learning lab is to develop, test and implement innovative strategies to improve patient and staff safety outcomes in the operating room environment. The learning lab includes the development of a high-fidelity mock-up OR and iterative testing of components. Some of the concepts developed as part of this learning lab are being implemented in two new ambulatory surgery centers built at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. Project PI: Anjali Joseph (Clemson University), Co-PI: Scott Reeves (MUSC). Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research Quality – Project period: 2015 to 2020
The collaborative project, funded by a gift from Haworth through the Watt Family Innovation Centre, explores key concepts driving pre-operative and post-operative design in the ambulatory settings within the context of emerging technologies. Project PI: Anjali Joseph (Clemson University)
Care partners of patients undergoing surgery in an outpatient setting are expected to spend long hours in the waiting room. However, there is a paucity of research regarding the factors impacting care partners’ seating choices in outpatient surgery waiting rooms. This study utilizes virtual reality as a platform to examine the factors impacting care partners’ seating choices while enacting common tasks. Project PI: Anjali Joseph (Clemson University). Sponsor: Gift through the Watt Family Innovation Center from Haworth – Project period: 2018 to 2020
The purpose of CU@Home is to understand the feasibility of using a technology-based intervention to proactively assess the home and community environment of older adults scheduled for joint replacement surgeries. Project Project PI: Anjali Joseph (Clemson University). Sponsor: Clemson Faculty Research Development Program – Project period: 2019 to 2020
This collaborative project examines the process flow, workload and usability issues associated with ambulance-based telemedicine to evaluate and provide the requisite treatment to stroke patients in transit to the hospital. Project PI: Kapil Madathil (Clemson University). Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research Quality – Project period: 2019 to 2020
The simulation team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has conducted several simulation-based evaluations of physical mock-ups as part of the design process for a new 400-bed freestanding children’s hospital. These simulations have highlighted the specific human factors and workflow challenges posed by room design, especially in critical high-risk situations. The purpose of this project is to focus on one particular high-risk patient care environment – the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) room. This study utilizes videos of simulations conducted in high-fidelity physical mock-ups of PICU:
1. To conduct a systems evaluation of the PICU room in the context of multiple scenarios associated with a high-risk patient.
2. To simulate observed workflows and disruptions in a mirrored PICU room to identify design challenges and potential solutions
Sponsor: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Project period: 2020
Several studies have shown that daylight has a significant impact on patients in healthcare facilities including reduced length of stay, reduced perceived pain, reduced intake of pain medication, and reduced depression. Other studies have shown that the type of window view (nature vs. non-nature) also impacts health outcomes such as perception of pain and length of stay. However, none of these published studies describe in any detail how windows should be designed and incorporated into patient rooms to achieve the maximum benefit in terms of health outcomes, patient experience and satisfaction. The purpose of this two-part study is to obtain users’ perceptions about the windows in their room during their inpatient hospital stay and to get input regarding different aspects of window design.
1. The first part of the project will involve an online survey conducted with individuals who have received inpatient care in the last one year.
2. The second part of the project involves evaluating the impact of different window/blind conditions on patients receiving care on an inpatient unit.
Sponsor: View, Inc.
Project Period: 2020-2021
Sponsor: DoD Primary Contract to Noblis and Subcontract through NXT Project Description: Task 1: Assist in refinement of a World Class toolkit and Checklist Task 2: Develop metrics for World Class Mandatory Strategies Task 3: Develop a POE tool and implement it in a MHS facility Task 4: Assist MHS/Noblis in review of DoD Planning […]
Sponsor: DoD Primary Contract to Noblis and Subcontract through NXT Project Description: Task 1: Develop Case Study Instrument and use on 3-5 best practice healthcare facilities Task 2: Develop Design Guidelines for implementing World Class and EBD strategies Task 3: Develop a design review instrument for evaluating MHS projects in progress Task 4: Assist MHS/Noblis […]
Sponsor: DoD through NXT Involving five research tasks as part of the DoD “Hospital for the Future” Program Project Description: Task 1: Integrated Technology Solutions to Support Healthcare Delivery Task 2: Assess Headwall Design Performance in the Village at Pelham Hospital Task 3: Assess Lighting Design Concepts for the Patient Room Prototype Task 4: Impact […]
