Safe OR Design Tool - A Web Interface to Explore Strategies and Desired Outcomes for Design Elements in Operating Rooms
Document Type
No Article
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Clemson University, School of Architecture
Abstract
The Safe OR Design Tool is grounded in the work that has been conducted as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded Patient Safety Learning Lab (PSLL) titled Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR).The tool provides an opportunity to interact with components in an OR environment through a 3D model. The web interface also allows users to explore design strategies and their associated desired outcomes for a series of design elements commonly found in OR environments. Additionally, users of the tool may filter design strategies by type and access citations associated with each design strategy. This tool can also support multiple stakeholders in understanding how the built environment can be leveraged to increase safety in the OR.
Recommended Citation
Design & Testing, Clemson Center for Health Facilities, "Safe OR Design Tool - A Web Interface to Explore Strategies and Desired Outcomes for Design Elements in Operating Rooms" (2019). Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing. 6.
https://open.clemson.edu/chfdt/6
Comments
Disclaimer: The Safe OR Design tool is not intended to be a guarantee of a safe operating room environment; the environment is one part of a solution that includes operational policies and procedures and behavior of people. This tool is also not a comprehensive list of OR design requirements but provides a high-level overview of certain considerations and their relationship to desired outcomes.
The Safe OR Design tool been created with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant # P30 HS24380. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.