Health Facilities Management and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association surveyed 9,370 healthcare architecture, facilities and construction professionals about trends in healthcare design, according to an article on the magazine's website.

The survey showed that operational efficiencies, improving patient and caregiver safety and integrating health information technology are driving design.

Enhancing operational efficiencies was the top factor driving changes in healthcare design, with improving patient and caregiver safety and improving patient satisfaction next in line.

The Affordable Care Act’s focus on reforming payment models from volume-based care to value-based care is “a very strong driver for facility design in the near future,” Joseph Sprague, principal and senior vice president at HKS Inc., said in the aricle.

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