Relevent, Visionary, Simple & Valuable:
1.Reflect on the language currently in the Guidelines to make sure the requirements are still relevant for current practices in medicine and patient care,
2.Think about how health care will be delivered in 2020 and how the physical environment will need to be designed and constructed to support innovative delivery methodologies,
3.Write minimum requirements rather than lofty best practices, and
4.Consider the initial, life-cycle, and patient/staff safety costs and benefits of each major change being considered for the 2014 edition.
Douglas Erickson, FASHE
Recommendation of areas of focus to 2014The Health Guidelines Revision Committee.