Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published July 2019

Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety.

Kaba A, Barnes S. Adv Simul (Lond). 2019;4:17.

New constructed environments should be assessed to ensure designs don't result in workarounds and inefficiencies. This commentary describes a case study to highlight simulation as a tool to identify latent problems present in new spaces prior to their active use for patient care.

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