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October 6, 2015 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
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There has been a huge shift in awareness in recent years of what constitutes a humane environment for the most vulnerable, generally elderly, individuals. The traditional “retirement home design ” or skilled nursing facility characterized by many residents, lack of privacy and little opportunity for control or choice has given way to small scale environments [...]
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December 17, 2014 by
Jain Malkin in
Healthcare Design Education (Part 4 of 4) Continuing from my last post “Infection Control and Other Topics in My New Book“, space programs have been provided for each medical and dental specialty listing the types of rooms required, sizes, and other features, resulting in a calculation of total square footage for a given number of providers. These charts [...]
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October 20, 2014 by
Jain Malkin in
Healthcare Design Education
(Part 3 of 4) Continuing from my last post “Big Changes in Exam Rooms and Dental Offices“, throughout the book there is an emphasis on infection control which has become such an important issue in healthcare today. In a dental setting, both staff and patients are exposed to a wide variety of infectious microorganisms in [...]
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September 30, 2014 by
Jain Malkin in
Healthcare Design Education
(Part 2 of 4) Continuing from my last post “Trumpets Please…my new book has just been released!“, my new healthcare design book discusses big changes in exam rooms both in size and layout. Many more options, some without an exam table called “talking rooms.” Along with these changes comes the concept of team-based primary care and large [...]
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August 28, 2014 by
Jain Malkin in
Announcements
(Part 1 of 4) After 18 months of sitting at my computer 16 hours a day, what a joy it is to see the finished product. This is the new 4th edition of Medical and Dental Space Planning and a big healthcare design book it is—almost 700 pages. So much has changed in the delivery [...]
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October 25, 2013 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Announcements Jain Malkin, one of the world’s leading healthcare design consultants has joined the visual wonderland that is Instagram: http://instagram.com/healthcaredesign Please follow and join us in getting more evidence-based healthcare design photos (#healthcaredesign) instagram presence out in the Instagram community! Recently an Instagram widget that we were using on a site broke when the Instagram API was [...]
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July 16, 2013 by
Jain Malkin in
Case Studies Dental Office Design Project: USC Faculty Dental Practice Location: Los Angeles, California Dental office design and hospitality design unite to create an ambience that reduces fear and anxiety in this academically-based clinic that serves students, faculty and low-income residents of the community. Dental space planning does not usually conjure an image of a healing environment, [...]
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May 8, 2013 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Case Studies “Should I refinance my house right now….is it worth the effort?” With rates at historic lows, this is the most common question our advising team is currently receiving. Having an advisor in your court is important to help you sort through the many variables of refinancing your home. As with all large decisions the answer [...]
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February 11, 2013 by
Jain Malkin Inc. in
Announcements Google+ Jain Malkin will be speaking at the American Hospital Association’s Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) conference on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in San Francisco on the topic “Are There Holes in your Safety Net?”. The Accountable Care Act (ACA) requires fundamental restructuring of primary care and the nation’s safety-net community health centers are a [...]
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September 18, 2012 by
Marleen Milligan in
Healthcare Design Education Golf can seem terribly complicated to the uninitiated, and that’s the point. At the risk of seeming egotistical, there’s something distinctly human about being a golfer; there’s something deeply relatable to watching a guy whack balls out of a tee box or make incredible putts on a grassy greenside caddy pad. The most legendary sportsmen [...]
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