The following article: Morrill, P. W. (2013). Risk assessment as standard work in design. Health Environments Research & Design Journal(HERD), 7(1), 114-123.
After reading the article and briefly summarizing the purpose for the study, answer the following questions:
? What is the author’s main point?
? Who is the author’s intended audience?
? Do the author’s arguments support her main point?
? What evidence supports the main point?
? What is your opinion of the article? Do you agree with the author’s findings?
? What evidence, either from the textbook or additional sources, supports your opinion?
? What benefits and challenges were associated with the hospitals’ use of the failure modes and effects analysis(FMEA) process?
Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not counting the title page and references. Make certain that all references and in-text citations are formatted according to APA style
Findings from P.W. Morrill and Co-Authors in the Area of Health Environments Reported
(Risk Assessment as Standard Work in Design) (Risk Assessment as Standard Work in
Design)
Health & Medicine Week. (Sept. 26, 2014): p1850.
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week — A new study on
Health and Medicine is now available. According to news reporting from Caledonia,
Wisconsin, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "This case study article examines a
formal risk assessment as part of the decision making process for design solutions in
high risk areas. The overview of the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) tool
with examples of its application in hospital building projects will demonstrate the benefit
of those structured conversations."
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research, "This article illustrates
how two hospitals used FMEA when integrating operational processes with building
projects: (1) adjacency decision for Intensive Care Unit (ICU); and (2) distance concern
for handling of specimens from Surgery to Lab. Both case studies involved interviews
that exposed facility solution concerns. Just-in-time studies using the FMEA followed the
same risk assessment process with the same workshop facilitator involving structured
conversations in analyzing risks. In both cases, participants uncovered key areas of risk
enabling them to take the necessary next steps. While the focus of this article is not the
actual design solution, it is apparent that the risk assessment brought clarity to the
situations resulting in prompt decision making about facility solutions."
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Hospitals are inherently risky
environments; therefore, use of the formal risk assessment process, FMEA, is an
opportunity for design professionals to apply more rigor to design decision making when
facility solutions impact operations in high risk areas."
For more information on this research see: Risk Assessment as Standard Work in
Design. Herd-Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 2013;7(1):114-123.
Herd-Health Environments Research & Design Journal can be contacted at: Vendome
Group Llc, 6 East 32 St, 8 Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA (see also Health and
Medicine).
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting
P.W. Morrill, PM Health Care Consulting LLC, Caledonia, WI 53108, United States.
Keywords for this news article include: Caledonia, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America, Health and Medicine, Hospital
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"Findings from P.W. Morrill and Co-Authors in the Area of Health Environments
Reported (Risk Assessment as Standard Work in Design) (Risk Assessment as
Standard Work in Design)." Health & Medicine Week, 26 Sept. 2014, p. 1850.
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