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Interaction Studio
to Simulate Medical
Environment of the
Future
HDR has been chosen to design a
simulated medical environment of the
future where healthcare innovations will be
put to the test under a new partnership
between the American Medical Association
and MATTER, Chicago, Illinois' new health-
care technology incubator.
HDR is facilitating a proprietary
SYNAPSE, a human-centered design
process, where AMA and MATTER
participants project future industry
changes and discuss factors affecting
physician and patient satisfaction.
As part of the process, they are explor-
ing how health behavior change might
be infl uenced beyond traditional clinical
interactions and developing concepts
for integration into a future physician
practice. Specifi c elements were selected
that could be showcased as prototyped
design solutions to be tested in The Studio
with input from the MATTER community.
Early design principles for the space
include a focus on collaboration, testing
and learning driven by an engaging user
experience. The AMA Interaction Studio at
MATTER will open in the summer of 2015.
IN BRIEF
Entries are being sought for the 2015 Genera-
tive Space Award, presented by The CARI-
TAS Project. The annual award recognizes
breakthrough designs that improve health and
healthcare. The deadline for submittals is June
15. Visit http://thecaritasproject.info.
ECRI Institute has developed an online version
of its Center for Healthcare Environmental
Management training course. This 21-part
course, which can be taken over 12 months,
addresses essential areas of workplace safety.
For details, visit ecri.org.
The American Society for Healthcare Engineer-
ing has launched a new e-learning program on
the 2010 FGI Guidelines. The program offers
more than 130 educational segments covering
topics from the 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design
and Construction of Health Care Facilities. Visit
ashe.org/fgielearning.
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