Start studying EDAC (Study Guide 1 - Questions). Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. EDAC Study Guide Two provides an in depth look into the research process as it applies to healthcare design Since research is fundamental to the evidence based design process, practitioners must understand the process of how to search for relevant existing information and how to recognize the hierarchy of credible evidence.The types of research and evidence are discussedEDAC Study Guide.
Create your own flash cards!. Cards Term Acuity Definition The intensity of care necessary to meet the needs of a patient. Term Adverse Drug Events Definition Generally unwanted, negative consequences associated with the use of given medications. Term Board of Trustees Definition The governing body of an organization or corportation that is generally elected by stakeholders to make decisions and policies. Term Asclepieion Definition A healing temple sacred to the god Asclepius in ancient Greece.
In the 6th century B.C. An asclepieion intuitively placed patient rooms with an orientation to the sun. Term Built Environment Definition Manmade surroundings where human activity occurs.
Term Business planning Definition Determining the strategies, goals and objectives of the business by translating the current and strategic state in terms of costs and revenues with regard to investments. Term Commissioning Definition The process of outfitting the building with equipment and furniture not included as built-in features during construction. Term Credible Research Definition The believable and convincing study of a subject or topic to discover new information and understanding through reliable and defendable sources. Term Evidenced Based Design (EBD) Definition The process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. Term Environment of Care (EOC) Definition The understanding that the experience that one has in a healthcare delivery system is a function of six components:. Implementation Term Facility Master plan Definition Sometimes referred to as the facility portfolio. A document that describes an overall physical development concept through maps and narrative.
Term Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Definition Provides a safety evaluation tool when reviewing emerging project design documents. Term Genomics Definition The study of genes and their implementation in the development of healthcare products and services. Term Hospital Maintenance Organization (HMO) Definition A type of managed care that provides healthcare coverage; most require a primary care physician. Term Healthcare Delivery System Definition Refers to all facilities and services that provide healthcare.
Term Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) Definition An infection acquired in the hospital by a patient who was admitted for a reason other than that infection. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge and also occupational infections among staff of the facility. Term Long-term care Definition Refers to any personal care or assistance that an individual might receive on a long-term basis because of a disabilty or chronic illness that limits his or her ability to function. Term Managed Care Definition An individual or group insurance plan that includes health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs). Term Meta-analysis Definition A quantitative, statistical analysis of experiments or studies that analyzes the collective data for statistical meaning.
Term Occupancy Definition Represents the act of moving to full funtional residency in a new facility or space. Term Operations Definition Begins with post-occupancy EBD evaluations and represents the routine maintenance and repair activities necessary to keep the building in good working order over the life of the building. Term Outcomes Definition The target goals for a healthcare organization, many being linked to the built environment. Term Outpatient Services Definition Also referred to as ambulatory care. Constitutes diagnostic and therapeutic services and treatments provided to the walking (ambulatory) patient and do not constitute and overnight stay. Term Patient Definition The person seeking healthcare service in the healthcare industry. Term Pay for Performance Definition Refers to a method to foster quality performance by providing pay incentives or bonuses for quality work.
Term Peer-reviewed journals Definition A scholarly periodical that requires each article submitted for publication to be judged by an independent panel of experts. Term Performance-based building (PBB) Definition Specifies particular materials or designs that a building must include to achieve a targeted performance level.
Term Physical Environment Definition Refers to the external, tangible surroundings that can influence behavior and development. Term Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Definition An organization providing health insurance coverage that encourages participants to visit certain physicians, laboratories, and hospitals at a decreased fee. Term Primary Care Definition Coordinates with delivery of health services between the patient and various delivery components, which includes both preventative adn curative, over a period of time to coordinate all the care the patient receives. Regarded as essential healthcare.
Term Process Definition A set method of doing something involving steps or operations that are ordered. Term Programming Definition An American Institute of Architects guideline updated every four years that reflects a number of EBD features.
Programming, along with research, helps determine the number and size of rooms to support the described concept of operations for each area in the hospital. Term Project Planning Definition A detailed concept of operations for each clinical or administrative area. Term Randomized controlled trials (RCT) Definition Quantitative, comparative, controlled experiments in which researchers study two or more interventions in a series of persons who receive them in a random order. Term Research Definition The systematic investigation and study of a topic or idea, based on empirical data, aimed at gaining knowledge, making discoveries, testing new theories, and applying the new knowledge. Term Return on investment (ROI) Definition A framework that represents the common tool used by CFOs to financially evaluate major investment decisions in terms of cost and revenue. Term Sociotechnical theory Definition Refers to the interrelation between social and technical aspects of an organization, usually based on designing different kinds of organizations where the relationship between socio and technical elements lead to the emergence of productivity and well-being. Term Stakeholders Definition Those with a vested interest in a project or those involved at the implementation of the project that care about its success.
Term Strategic Planning Definition A top-down approach concerned with the mission and long-term objectives of an organization. Term Transition Planning Definition An additional phase in the facility life-cycle model that ensures that all the necessary steps are planned and implemented to successfully move the organization from its present state to the envisioned future. Term Universal Healthcare Definition Healthcare coverage that is extended to residents of a governmental region. Term Users Definition In EBD, those whom the physical environment was created for (including patients, staff, families and others). Term Visioning Definition The process of developing, identifying, and documenting the values of an organization or project through a written vision statement.
Compare basic and applied research: a) research involves more theoretical thinking than research. B) research focuses more on real problems in real settings.
C) Research questions and problems in research come from real, practical settings and may need quick answers. D) researchers are compelled to think on multiple levels due to the real settings of their studies. Thereforeresearch is more likely to use the triangulation of multiple research methods. E) research is subject to stricter time constraints. Ch3Q2: Researchers hypothesized that different nature sounds would have varying impacts on pain thresholds. They conducted their study, and found a small difference in outcomes based on the type of sound - the statistical test on the results indicated a p-value of.15. The researchers should: a.
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Accept the null hypothesis - the results are not statistically significant b. Reject the null hypothesis - the results are statistically significant c.
Change their hypothesis to correspond to the findings.