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Researchers look at extent of missteps in drug studies

Pharmaceutical papers are retracted often due to scientific misconduct
June 21, 2012
News Wise
A growing concern with fraud and misconduct in published drug studies has led researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research to investigate the extent and reasons for retractions in the research."We a
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Expert sees threat to laws limiting gifts to physicians

Legislation may have value to patients, but ruling raises First Amendment concerns
June 21, 2012
News Wise
We've all seen them in the waiting room of the doctor's office—pens, notepads, magnets, and clipboards adorned with the logos of brand-name drugs. These freebies may seem inconsequential, but a large and compelling body of evidence shows that
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Plastic surgeons campaign to promote certification

Group member contends he's seen jobs botched by other specialists here
June 21, 2012
Chey Scott
An organization set up by 10 Inland Northwest-based plastic surgeons is funding an advertising campaign here intended to advise those who may be considering going under the knife to do their homework beforehand.Those surgeons have formed a group
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—Staff photo by Kim Crompton

New Sacred Heart surgery robot getting good workout

Medical center now has three; it retired its oldest such system late last year
June 21, 2012
Kim Crompton
A new robotic surgery system that Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital installed about six months ago is far more advanced than one it replaces and is drawing heavy use from the growing number of surgeons who are becoming to
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Insurer creates online tool for health cost comparison

UnitedHealthcare makes its estimator available here, in 46 other markets
June 21, 2012
UnitedHealthcare, a Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-insurance provider that had more than 42,000 enrollees in Eastern Washington as of late last year, has launched an online tool called myHealthcare Cost Estimator that's intended to help patients to
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Pre-diabetics appear to be at increased risk of stroke

However, researchers say further study is needed to find proclivity's extent
June 21, 2012
News Wise
Millions of pre-diabetic Americans may be at increased risk of future stroke, say researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. The researchers say, though, that the of a
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Northwest MedStar adds Palouse base

Critical care air transport service opens a fourth site in region for adult patients
June 21, 2012
Treva Lind
Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance transport service, is opening a helicopter base for adult patients in the Pullman-Moscow region, citing the Palouse's growing population.The new base will be MedStar's fourth. In addition to it
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—Staff photo by Mike McLean

VAMC projects approach $50 million

Operating-room expansion next on drawing board for hospital improvements
June 21, 2012
Mike McLean
In less than five years, the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center has launched or planned construction projects with a total value approaching $50 million on its 38-acre campus at 4815 N. Wellesley, in North Spokane, says Cheryl Wood, the chief
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—Staff photo by Chey Scott

Rewarding efficiency

Rockwood Clinic PS joins Premera effort to move away from fee-for-service approach
June 21, 2012
Chey Scott
As part of an effort to curb the rapidly increasing cost of health care, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based medical insurance provider Premera Blue Cross has expanded a new payment model it's developed, called global outcomes contracting, to include a
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