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—Staff photo by Linn Parish

Calling up medical images ... there's an app for that, too

Inland Imaging is testing system that lets docs view results on mobile devices
February 16, 2012
Linn Parish
In 2007, Spokane neurological surgeon Dr. Dean Martz approached Jon Copeland, CEO of Inland Imaging Business Associates LLC, and asked if Inland Imaging could find a way to send MRIs and other medical images to his iPhone.Copeland's response: is
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

PAML poised to raise rank in diagnostics industry

New CEO says big lab expects growth in medical testing via joint ventures
February 16, 2012
Mike McLean
Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories LLC, the Spokane-based diagnostics laboratory, is positioned to raise its standing among national leaders in sophisticated medical testing, says Francisco Velazquez, its new CEO.Velazquez says PAML, is
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These five steps offer best way to ease health care crisis

Adjustments to tax code, program reforms are part of much-needed overhaul
February 16, 2012
Dr. Roger Stark
The fundamental problem with the health care system in this country is its ever-rising cost. We spend 17 percent of our gross domestic product, or nearly $2.5 trillion, on health care each year. Most policy proposals attempt to control these by and
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Businesses face a shifting health benefits landscape

Phased-in federal reforms affect insurance coverage; several variables remain
February 16, 2012
Treva Lind
Spokane-area employers that provide medical insurance benefits say they've seen cost increases and made plan adjustments this year as in past years, yet with some significant differences amid the shifting landscape caused by national health care of
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Rural hospital execs expect more collaboration in future

Stronger ties with urban medical centers are likely during the next decade
February 16, 2012
We asked rural hospital administrators this question: What will be the most profound change in health care during the next 10 years?Tom Martin, superintendent, Lincoln County Public Health District, Davenport, Wash.: One of the greatest rural
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—Staff photo by Chey Scott

Employers with wellness incentives see healthier staffs

Some active employees here are rewarded with insurance premium breaks
February 16, 2012
Chey Scott
Several Spokane-area employers have put in place company wellness-incentive programs that are intended to encourage or reward employees who maintain good health or who are working to establish an active lifestyle.The thought, those employers is
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Innovation, demand to fuel personalized medicine progress

Genome research garners strong investment return; tests to get faster, cheaper
February 16, 2012
Charles Buck
Personalized medicine proposes the customization of health care, with decisions and practices being tailored to the individual patient with the use of his or her genetic information and other unique molecular data. In this era of global fueled a
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Ferguson Bath debuts expanded showroom

Company adds lighting to its product mix, builds working room displays
February 16, 2012
Mike McLean
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery recently completed an expansion that triples the size of its showroom in Spokane Valley.The expansion adds 4,000 square feet to the showroom, located at 2304 N. Dollar Road, enabling Ferguson to roll out
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Kestell Co. real estate adds agents

February 16, 2012
Mike McLean
Kestell Co. Realtors, a longtime Spokane real estate brokerage, has added eight agents recently, and the company is interviewing two other agents, says Jack Kestell, owner and broker.The new agents come to Kestell from Coldwell Banker Northwest
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Emtman concern to develop townhomes

Construction set to begin soon on second phase of Takoda Park project
February 16, 2012
Treva Lind
Takoda Park LLC, a Cheney-based development company owned by former NFL football player Steve Emtman, plans to start work this month on the first eight townhome units in a 39-home second phase of development at the Takoda Park neighborhood, on the
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