Retail Clinics

  • Deloitte survey: Consumers satisfied with health plans, but concerned about changes

    WASHINGTON Of the 82% of consumers surveyed who considered themselves "well" or "adequately" insured, nearly all (96%) were somewhat or very satisfied with their health plans overall, according to a new poll.

     

  • CCA launches National Convenient Care Clinic Week this August

    NEW YORK The Convenient Care Association has announced the creation of National Convenient Care Clinic Week, Aug. 2 to 6, which will be held in conjunction with The Drug Store News Group/Retail Clinician magazine's annual Retail Clinician Education Congress.

    "We are very excited to launch Convenient Care Week. Convenient care clinics and their providers are part of the solution to ensure that all Americans have access to quality primary care when and where they need it at a price they can afford," stated Tine Hansen-Turton, executive director of the CCA.

  • Bayer saluted for blood-glucose meter design

    TARRYTOWN, N.Y. Bayer on Wednesday received a silver Medical Design Excellence Award for its Countour USB meter, the company announced. The MDEA recognizes excellence in medical product design and manufacturing.

     

    "Winning a Medical Design Excellence Award is quite an honor," stated Rick Kates, Bayer global senior director, digital health. "We're gratified that the innovation and hard work that went into bringing this product to life has been so richly recognized.”

     

     

  • Walgreens adds Take Care pharmacy at Electric Boat’s Groton shipyard

    GROTON, Conn. Walgreens and General Dynamics Electric Boat have joined forces to open a second on-site pharmacy, this one at the company’s Groton, Conn., shipyard.

  • Becton, Dickinson and Co. launches new insulin pen needle

    FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. Becton, Dickinson and Co. has launched what the company calls the world's smallest insulin pen needle.

    The BD Ultra-Fine Nano provides glucose control of typical longer insulin pen needles but with less pain upon injection, BD said.

     

  • Lilly helps African-Americans face diabetes with new Web series

    INDIANAPOLIS African-Americans seeking help with their Type 2 diabetes management can look no further than a free webisode series on FACE-Diabetes.com.

    Part of Eli Lilly's Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered Diabetes initiative, the F.A.C.E. webisode series provides virtual diabetes-friendly cooking demonstrations, culturally relevant eating and lifestyle tips, and useful advice from a physical fitness expert and certified diabetes educator.

  • MinuteClinic appoints new chief nurse practitioner

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. —Underscoring the value of the nurse practitioner in the convenient care industry, CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic has named Vermont state commissioner Paulette Thabault as its new chief nurse practitioner officer.

    In this role, which is a new position at MinuteClinic, Thabault will provide leadership to clinicians who staff MinuteClinic health centers and will help lead MinuteClinic’s clinical service excellence.

  • Blacksmith Brands recalls four PediaCare lines

    TARRYTOWN, N.Y. In consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, Blacksmith Brands last week voluntarily recalled all lots of four children's products in the PediaCare line. The products were manufactured for Blacksmith Brands by McNeil Consumer Healthcare at McNeil's Fort Washington, Pa., plant.

     

    The four PediaCare items involved in the recall are:

  • The Little Clinic adds new insurance provider to accepted plans

    BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The Little Clinic has announced that its 18 locations in Columbus and Cincinnati have added Medical Mutual of Ohio to their group of accepted insurances.

    "We are pleased to add Medical Mutual of Ohio to our roster of accepted plans in Ohio as almost 20% of Ohioans have Medical Mutual coverage," stated Rob Pantoja, CFO. "This announcement represents another step forward in our commitment to bring convenient, accessible and affordable healthcare to consumers in the Cincinnati, Columbus and surrounding communities."

  • Target to expand its retail clinic presence

    MINNEAPOLIS Target is looking to open eight new clinic locations this September, which includes new clinics at Target stores in Chicago and three in the Palm Beach, Fla., area.

    Target introduced the Target Clinic in 2006 and currently operates 28 nurse practitioner-staffed locations in Minnesota and Maryland.

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