Two New Books on Art in Healthcare  I started this blog over two years ago because I could not find any books that discussed how to use art in healthcare. That has just changed with the upcoming release of two new books: "Transforming the...

Cartoon from the November 16th, 2009 issue of The New Yorker magazine.

Hearing Simon Standage play violin got me hooked on Baroque Chamber Music. When Standage plays it feels like a part of my brain starts to secrete "happy juice'; it makes my whole body feel better. I fantasize that this has healing powers; at least for...

Evidence-based Design (EBD) is a revolutionary idea that promises to use design to improve healing. Scientists perform controlled trials and carefully measure the impact of design on patient outcomes. The goal is to find proof (scientific evidence)...

This YouTube Video is 4-minutes 42-seconds longHealthcare Design online editor Chris Gaerig interviewed various members of the healthcare design community at HCD09 to get their perspective on issues affecting the industry. In this video, interviewees...