title: Hospital design and face-to-face interaction among clinicians: a theoretical model.
abstract: A growing body of literature suggests that face-to-face interaction among clinicians in hospitals affects patient outcomes. How can face-to-face interaction among clinicians be influenced positively to improve patient outcomes in hospitals? So far, most strategies for improving face-to-face interaction in hospitals have focused on changing organizational culture. In contrast, this paper proposes a theoretical model that shows how spatial program and structure can help face-to-face interaction fulfill its purposes in hospitals by controlling the interfaces among different communities of clinicians.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, Mahbub Rashid, PhD, 1465 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. mrashid@ku.edu
authors.forename: Mahbub
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashid
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004779:Environment Design; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians