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Leveraging “Big Data” On Your Next Healthcare Project

Posted by Guest Contributor on Feb 14, 2013

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

Topics: Architecture, data analysis, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Architects, data, analysis, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, big data

Sustainable Elements for a LEED Gold Certified Hospital

Posted by Nicole Wood on Dec 20, 2012

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

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, LEED, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Rehabilitation Hospitals Could be Well Positioned in Today's Accountable Care

Posted by Guest Contributor on Dec 12, 2012

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

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Healing Environment

A Design Firm’s Use of Pinterest (An Evolving Experiment)

Posted by Guest Contributor on Dec 05, 2012

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

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Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Designing a Flexible Chassis in a Healthcare Environment

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 28, 2012

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

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services

The Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court and Trends in Healthcare

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 21, 2012

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

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Newforma Nugget 2012 Recap

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 12, 2012

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

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Newforma, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

The Pressure Is On

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 07, 2012

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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Topics: Healthcare Management, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Industry Involvement

Posted by Guest Contributor on Nov 02, 2012

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

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Facility Care, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Custom Millwork for Intuitive & Responsive Healthcare: Pt. 1

Posted by Guest Contributor on Oct 23, 2012

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

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, family centered care, Healthcare Millwork, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

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