EDAC Exam Foundations and Core Concepts Flashcards

The EDAC credential is administered by which organization?

Answer: The Center for Health Design (CHD)

The Center for Health Design develops and administers the EDAC credentialing program as part of its mission to advance evidence-based healthcare design.

The Pebble Project, relevant to EDAC candidates, is best described as:

Answer: A research coalition of healthcare organizations sharing data on design's impact on outcomes

The Pebble Project is a CHD initiative where member healthcare organizations conduct and share research on how design affects clinical and operational outcomes.

Which of the following best defines 'evidence-based design' (EBD) in the context of the EDAC credential?

Answer: The process of making design decisions based on the best available research from credible studies

EBD is a structured process of grounding design decisions in the best available credible research to achieve measurable outcomes.

What is the primary purpose of the EDAC examination?

Answer: To certify that individuals can apply evidence-based design research to healthcare facility design decisions

The EDAC exam tests whether candidates can locate, evaluate, and translate healthcare design research into evidence-informed design decisions.

Which key outcome category is central to all EDAC research frameworks?

Answer: Patient, staff, and organizational outcomes linked to the physical environment

EDAC frameworks focus on measuring how design affects patients, staff, and organizational performance as the three primary outcome domains.

In the EDAC framework, what does it mean to 'hypothesize outcomes'?

Answer: Making a testable prediction about how a specific design decision will affect a measurable result

In EBD practice, hypothesizing outcomes means stating upfront, in measurable terms, what change in patient, staff, or organizational outcomes the design is expected to produce.