Becky Tiller, owner of the geriatric care management service Tiller Care Strategies LLC, of Spokane, says clients most frequently ask how to decide when it's time to move a loved one into a long-term care facility.
Tiller suggests approaching the de
The beginning of the New Year brought a lot of change in our health care system. Business owners and employees had many decisions to make. The changes in medical coverage from the Affordable Care Act and the challenges with enrollment were overwhelming-
When I was young, my father would take me to the lab on weekends. He would look at smears of blood under the microscope, place samples on circular blood plates to allow bacteria to grow, and type out biopsy and pap test reports by himself on a typewriter
The last few months of news have not been kind to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Implementation of the Exchange has been smooth in Washington state compared with the badly flawed rollout of healthcare.gov nationally. But, regardless of
There is a new blood test that is taking the world of prenatal diagnosis by storm: noninvasive prenatal testing.
It can be performed on a pregnant woman as early as 10 weeks gestation, perhaps even before she has announced to family and friends that
A heart-attack prevention method developed in Spokane and now used throughout the U.S. might be useful in staving off dementia as well, says one Spokane physician who is using the system.
Dr. Jeff Emery, a prevention specialist with Spokane-based Northwe
Discus Analytics LLC, which launched in Spokane in May 2011, has collaborated with doctors here to invent and begin marketing a software application designed to help better treat rheumatoid arthritis and its progression.
The company worked with physici
Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update.
The focus of the master plan
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