While the planning and design of health care facilities represents only a small part of the overall cost of a building over its lifetime, if properly leveraged, these efforts offer an outstanding opportunity to move an organization into a better business-centered position. Using real-life examples, this presentation will outline where and how to place seven "levers" that can benefit a health care system and maximize profitability in a constantly changing environment. This session will enable attendees to:

Present metrics on the lifetime cost of buildings on a health care organization in order to provide perspective on opportunities to increase the value of planning, architectural, and engineering services.
Outline seven areas where a planning and design professional can leverage more value into facilities.
Provide detailed examples of analyses that can be used to assess opportunities and maximize value streams.
Cite real-life examples where such approaches resulted in significant and measureable results.