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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [Leveraging “Big Data” On Your Next Healthcare Project](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/leveraging-big-data-on-your-next-healthcare-project)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Feb 14, 2013

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*Published by Executive Insight, December 2013.* Big Data is an information technology term that describes the gathering and analysis of sets of data too large and complex to be managed by traditional..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/leveraging-big-data-on-your-next-healthcare-project)

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## [Sustainable Elements for a LEED Gold Certified Hospital](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/sustainable-elements-for-a-leed-gold-certified-hospital)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Dec 20, 2012

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Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell recently achieved LEED Gold status from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).This six-story, 570,000 square-foot replacement hospital with an integrated,..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/sustainable-elements-for-a-leed-gold-certified-hospital)

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## [Rehabilitation Hospitals Could be Well Positioned in Today's Accountable Care](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/rehabilitation-hospitals-could-be-well-positioned-in-todays-accountable-care)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 12, 2012

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##### Basic Tenet of Accountable Care

The term “Accountable Care Organization” (ACO) was first used by Elliott Fisher,Director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the Geisel School of Medicine at..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/rehabilitation-hospitals-could-be-well-positioned-in-todays-accountable-care)

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## [A Design Firm’s Use of Pinterest (An Evolving Experiment)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/a-design-firms-use-of-pinterest-an-evolving-experiment)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 05, 2012

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Since Pinterest exploded onto the social media scene as a creative and inspirational outlet for individuals,

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## [Designing a Flexible Chassis in a Healthcare Environment](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-a-flexible-chassis-in-a-healthcare-environment)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 28, 2012

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*Featured in Medical Construction + Design, June 2011* Just as an innovative automobile chassis defines the frame, engine and other essential systems for a vehicle, a medical center chassis provides..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-a-flexible-chassis-in-a-healthcare-environment)

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## [The Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court and Trends in Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-affordable-care-act-supreme-court-and-trends-in-healthcare)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 21, 2012

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##### Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Recent USA Presidential Election

A common theme during the recent Summer Leadership Summit of the American College of Healthcare Architects and..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-affordable-care-act-supreme-court-and-trends-in-healthcare)

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## [Newforma Nugget 2012 Recap](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/newforma-nugget-2012-recap)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 12, 2012

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As an early adopter of Newforma (Array has been using it for over four years), I have seen my productivity, as well as my design teams’ productivity increase significantly.Newforma is an invaluable..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/newforma-nugget-2012-recap)

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## [The Pressure Is On](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-pressure-is-on)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 07, 2012

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In the August 2012 Issue of *Health Facilities Management*, Editor Mike Hrickiewicz discusses that the tough job of transforming the health delivery system will have no reprieve anytime soon. 

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## [Industry Involvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/industry-involvement)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 02, 2012

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In the March/April Issue 2012 Issue of *Facility Care* magazine, Editor-in-Chief Emily Howard notes that responding to the increasing pressure for operational efficiency in healthcare, professional..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/industry-involvement)

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## [Custom Millwork for Intuitive & Responsive Healthcare: Pt. 1](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-importance-of-custom-millwork-in-an-intuitive-and-responsive-healthcare-environment-pt-1)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Oct 23, 2012

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##### Millwork Design in the Patient Room

Recent studies in the Evidence-Based Design field ascertain that the patient room can affect patient safety, operational efficiencies, staff retention and..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-importance-of-custom-millwork-in-an-intuitive-and-responsive-healthcare-environment-pt-1)

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