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The Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
Joseph A. The Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace. Concord, California: The Center for Health Design. November 2006; Issue Paper #3.

This research paper examines how the physical environment, along with other factors such as culture and social support, impacts the health and safety of the care team, the care team's effectiveness in providing care and preventing medical errors, and patient and practitioner satisfaction with the experience of giving and receiving care.



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