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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [pro•gram•ming noun \\-miŋ\\](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/pro-gram-ming-noun-min)

 Posted by [Noah Tolson](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/noah-tolson) on Apr 03, 2014

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The thorough and systematic evaluation of the interrelated values, goals, facts and needs of a client’s organization, facility users and the surrounding community. A well-conceived program leads to.. 

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## [Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/creating-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement)

 Posted by [Jonathan Bykowski](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/jonathan-bykowski) on Mar 07, 2014

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I recently had an opportunity, for the second time, to attend the Society for Health Systems Process Improvement Conference. I was again inspired and awed by the significant impact that industrial..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/creating-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement)

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## [How to Navigate the Changing Healthcare Real Estate Market](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-to-navigate-the-changing-healthcare-real-estate-market)

 Posted by [Noah Tolson](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/noah-tolson) on Mar 04, 2014

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Featured in [*Healthcare Global*](http://issuu.com/healthcareglobal/docs/hcg-october2014?e=12458068/9428516), October 2014

While the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has garnered a lot of attention, there are significant trends associated with its implementation that..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-to-navigate-the-changing-healthcare-real-estate-market)

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## [Comforts of Home: Furnishing a Health Care Setting](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/comforts-of-home-furnishing-a-health-care-setting)

 Posted by [Pat Malick](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/pat-malick) on Nov 01, 2013

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Published by Healthcare Construction + Operations, October 2013

In every space people use, furniture is needed and creates an impression. For a space to be functional as well as healing, furniture..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/comforts-of-home-furnishing-a-health-care-setting)

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## [Friend or Foe?](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/friend-or-foe)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Oct 25, 2013

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Learning from and sharing knowledge with other industry professionals, even the competition, is what makes us all better at what we do

Focusing solely on the healthcare market, many methodologies..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/friend-or-foe)

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## [Ambulatory Healthcare Real Estate Strategies](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ambulatory-healthcare-real-estate-strategies)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Sep 25, 2013

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*Originally * *printed in Medical Construction & Design, September 2013*

“Location, Location, Location.” For years, real estate moguls have uttered this phrase to express the most important factor in..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ambulatory-healthcare-real-estate-strategies)

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## [How Can We Afford the Affordable Care Act?](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-can-we-afford-the-affordable-care-act-2)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Aug 15, 2013

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The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “afford” as “the ability to do something without risk of adverse consequences.” It is that very element of risk that has caused many to pause as the impact of..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-can-we-afford-the-affordable-care-act-2)

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## [Trends in Development of Medical Office Buildings](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/trends-in-development-of-medical-office-buildings)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jun 04, 2013

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*Published by Healthcare Global, December 2013.* The delivery of healthcare is evolving due to healthcare reform initiatives based on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Nowhere is that more apparent than..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/trends-in-development-of-medical-office-buildings)

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## [Technology’s Influence on Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/technologys-influence-on-healthcare-design)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on May 30, 2013

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On May 20, 2013, DuPont Corian’s showroom in New York hosted Healthcare Design magazine’s event that explored Design Considerations for Technological Innovation in Healthcare Design. The discussion..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/technologys-influence-on-healthcare-design)

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## [Adapting for the Future](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/adapting-for-the-future)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on May 07, 2013

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As an architect working for Array, with their focus exclusively on healthcare, I am very interested in how the technological advances in medicine are influencing the design of hospitals. I had the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/adapting-for-the-future)

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