Bon Ku, MD, MPP

Physicians and architects developed a novel toolkit consisting of an application-based Survey instrument and sensors to measure environmental variables (temperature, sound, and light) while also mapping the presence and movement of patients and providers in an emergency department. The data visualization of movement patterns/behaviors, mapping and diagramming of occupants may provide an improved understanding of how to redesign clinical spaces to improve both patient and provider experience.
• How high resolution, spatially explicit data on how occupants (patients, providers, and clinical
staff) behave in a clinic or hospital can affect the delivery of healthcare
• How to use GIS (geographic information system) to map healthcare spaces
• How to use sensors to measure environmental variables such as temperature, light and sound