Best Practices for Wayfinding in a Hospital Setting
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Date
2017
Authors
Potter, Jerrod S.
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Wayfinding within healthcare facilities has been a task for designers for many decades, but with a low priority. In recent years, the discipline has become recognized as a viable option for hospital executives and administrators as a means to cost-savings. The implementation of signage consisting of symbols and pictograms leads to better patient outcomes and increased staff satisfaction. This annotated bibliography provides best practices for implementing wayfinding in a hospital setting.
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Wayfinding, Symbols, Health care, Return-on-investment, Hospital, Navigation, Image, Pictograms, Decreased costs