A likely alliance between Renton's Valley Medical Center and Seattle-based UW Medicine is yet another sign that stand-alone community hospitals probably are a vanishing breed.Valley Medical and UW Medicine say they began "exploring the of a in &

Stephen C. Blaschke, employee-benefits consultant at Fidelity Associates Inc.: We must first examine why we are in the current health-care crisis. There are a number of contributing factors that have caused health insurance premiums to escalate at

Electronic medical records are well on the way to becoming the health care industry's standard for tracking patient information and office visits, health care professionals here say. Many of the newest of these health information management to a

Dateline: Nov. 1, 2025. Gov. Matt Hasselbeck steps to the podium in the lobby of the Davenport Hotel. A crowd of more than 200 people greets him enthusiastically, along with local and statewide television cameras. He speaks."Hellloooooo, I am

The future is near, say health industry insiders here who are anticipating a plethora of technological advances across many fields, ranging from video consultations to robotically assisted walking exercises.Brian Hoots, an analyst at Northwest a

Medical costs are climbing at a rate much higher than most sectors of the economy. This trend has a serious effect on the U.S. economy—businesses find it difficult to provide medical coverage to their employees, much less offer them raises. to

Dennis Barts, CEO at Valley Hospital & Medical Center: In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) proposal. The proposal outlines the agency's first large scale a to