Top 10 health technology hazards include some influenced by space design

ECRI Institute’s 2016 Health Technology Hazards list includes items that could be somewhat alleviated by space design.

For example, number four, “Inadequate surveillance of monitored patients in a telemetry setting,” might be improved with better positioning of staff stations relative to patient rooms to encourage more consistent monitoring. Number two, “Missed alarms,” due to so-called alarm fatigue, could likewise be remediated with optimal floor configurations.