TY - JOUR AU - Elf, Marie AU - Fröst, Peter AU - Lindahl, Göran AU - Wijk, Helle PY - 2015 DA - 2015/03/21 TI - Shared decision making in designing new healthcare environments—time to begin improving quality JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 114 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Successful implementation of new methods and models of healthcare to achieve better patient outcomes and safe, person-centered care is dependent on the physical environment of the healthcare architecture in which the healthcare is provided. Thus, decisions concerning healthcare architecture are critical because it affects people and work processes for many years and requires a long-term financial commitment from society. In this paper, we describe and suggest several strategies (critical factors) to promote shared-decision making when planning and designing new healthcare environments. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0782-7 DO - 10.1186/s12913-015-0782-7 ID - Elf2015 ER -