This is the second article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the introductory article, “Building the Evidence to Ensure ...

Let's try to understand this field called behavioral design or, in other words–the architecture of choice. Lately, there has been quite a bit of buzz around the subject of "behavioral design" and ...

Shaping behavior has always been an integral part of design, but whether the design is good for users isn’t always clear cut. Since first being coined as a term in 2010, Behavior Design has grown in ...

Hospital design experts Ryan Hullinger and Sarah Markovitz discuss how health systems should start rethinking physical spaces so they are well-equipped to provide patients with the behavioral health ...

The widespread use of benzodiazepines - better known as sleeping pills or anxiety medication - among the population has become a serious public health issue. These psychotropic drugs, central nervous ...

A critical challenge in behavioral health design is the need to balance aesthetics, dignity and comfort with safety. This is especially true when it comes to the interior. Furniture and fixtures ...

When a patient is in crisis or in need of behavioral health services, and arrives at a healthcare facility, what does the room they are placed in look like? Is it providing the environment the patient ...