This commentary on a case suggests merits and drawbacks of shared decision-making as one approach to Certificate of Need assessments.

Dr Jeanne Kisacky joins Ethics Talk to discuss changes in hospital design from the late 1800s to the present, and human-centered design specialist John Meyer explains how “design thinking” can help health professionals provide better care for patients.

Modern evidence-based designers’ lineage was prominently shaped between 1800 and 1970.

When built environments in health care result from retrofits, they might be more costly than original constructions.

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Hospital Design Standards and the AMA.”

Hospital design standards were debated for decades and were ultimately ceded to nurses and architects. This article describes key moments along that trajectory.

Since the 1980s, science about how built environments influence human health has been used by architects, engineers, and designers to inform decisions about health care organizations’ structures and spaces.

A transition to organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies would signal a paradigm shift in biomedical research.

Erin Sharoni joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Concepts Are Key to Transitioning From Nonhuman Animal Models to Engineered Microphysiological Systems in Biomedical Research?”

Use of body mass index as a health care metric is controversial, especially in candidacy assessments for gender-affirming surgery.