Most Spokane-area employers who offer health benefits are continuing to do so, while adhering to new rules this year under the federal Affordable Care Act, industry observers here say.
Meanwhile, some employer requirements are being delayed under the l
There is a large scale national focus on providing telehealth services to areas underserved by various medical specialties.
Telehealth services are designed to enhance access to care, reduce overall costs of care, and improve the chances for patient ou
Former Montana resident Alex Jackson had little interest in leaving his position as a Providence hospital system executive in Portland in late 2011 when Spokane colleague Elaine Couture began trying to entice him into applying for a position here that she
Providence Medical Group, of Spokane, announced this afternoon that it has agreed to add Pediatric Associates of Spokane, in which five physicians and two nurse practitioners work, to its physician practice.
Pediatric Associates is expected to join the
Spokane-area businesses with fewer than 50 employees are seeing some of the larger hikes in employer-sponsored health plan premiums this year, though it depends on factors such as the insurance carrier and employees' ages, brokers say.
As individuals a
As more movements emerge in the health and fitness industry, especially in niche markets, Spokane's fitness entrepreneurs and larger gyms are taking steps to keep up with the times.
Targeted workouts such as yoga, Pilates, Pure Barre, spinning, and Z
Spokane acupuncturist and East Asian medical practitioner Rebekah Giangreco says she strives to help women find solutions to what ails both mind and body, naturally.
The New Moon Family Wellness Center, which is owned by Giangreco and her husband, Antho
Women should talk to health providers about overall vascular health when looking for relief from symptoms caused by varicose veins, says Dr. Stephen Murray, a surgeon at the Providence Vascular Institute, in Spokane.
Females seeking medical procedures t
A physician assistant-owned medical clinic recently opened in the Spokane Valley under the name Optimal Healthcare Inc.
Physician assistant Kevin Bichler and his wife, Janice Jordan-Bichler, are the owners of the general medicine and family medicine clin
A Washington state appellate court panel here has upheld a lower-court finding that Liberty Lake-based Family Home Care Corp. met the certificate-of-need requirements to provide hospice services in Spokane County.
The case stemmed from a lawsuit that n