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Staying fit in an out-of-shape economy

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

First Bally's Fitness, then Princeton Athletic Club, then Oxford Athletic Club - it's been a trail of tears for some owners of private gyms.
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End-of-life investment

BY DR. WILLIAM KENNEDY Adventist Health Home Care Services

Diversity has always been one of our country's strengths. But for all our differences, we all tend to value the same things: health, a good job, our children's happiness and, somewhere down the list, the hope of confronting end-of-life issues with dignity.  

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Merging for a better future?

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

Every organization wants local control, but sometimes you have to give up a little independence in exchange for financial strength and breadth and depth of services.
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Health and the workplace

BY REBECCA HOFFMAN Great West Family Care PC

Sure federal occupation rules may guide us on safety, but how do we know our workplaces are really healthy? And why is that so important? 

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Local clinics feel waves of national policy

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

On Tuesday, March 23, President Barack Obama signed a budget reconciliation bill enacting sweeping healthcare reforms, succeeding where other commander-in-chiefs, from Clinton to Nixon to both Roosevelts, have failed.

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Limiting liability, improving productivity

BY DR. DAVID HALL Adventist Health JobCare

Healthcare costs, especially for small businesses, continue to rise rapidly, constituting an increasing share of business expenses. The average, annual job-based health insurance premium in Washington state grew from $6,500 to nearly $13,860-per-person between 2000 and 2009, an increase of 113 percent, according to Washington, D.C.-based Families USA, a consumer health organization.

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Nip & tuck

BY CHRISTY LOCHRIE for the VBJ

The sagging economy made for a financial nip and tuck for area cosmetic surgeons in 2009. 

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Are Electronic Medical Records in your clinic's future?

BY GLENDA MICHAEL First Independent

Many healthcare administrators are thinking about implementing an Electronic Health Record system, of which Electronic Medical Records are a part.
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Sluggish economy, sicker patients

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

It's not just the economy that's sick. According to healthcare professionals at several local urgent care clinics, Clark County's high unemployment rate is fostering a trend of healthcare procrastination.

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The elephant in the room

BY MARC BERG Southwest Washington Medical Center

There are two experiences everyone who lives on this planet shares - birth and death.  Birth is something we don't have awareness of and tend to experience through stories from our parents. Death on the other hand is a much more personal, first-person experience.     

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