Retail Clinics

  • Report discusses retail clinics' entry into chronic disease management game

    NEW YORK An article featured on MedPageToday.com picks up on the expansion of clinic services offered at retail health clinics, underscoring the importance of nurse practitioners and entry into the role in chronic disease management.

    "We're evolving our clinic offerings, from episodic treatment to looking at how do we get more chronic disease management, how do we do more prevention, how do we do more screening?" Sandra Ryan, chief nurse practitioner officer for Take Care Health Systems, was quoted as saying.

  • Op-ed on healthcare reform calls for expanded role of nurse practitioners in Texas

    SAN ANTONIO An opinion piece written for the San Antonio Express-News urges health reform in Texas and the need for nurse practitioners to be "given the right to diagnose and prescribe on their own," as done in retail clinics.

     

  • MinuteClinic appoints new chief medical officer

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic has named Nancy Gagliano as its new chief medical officer.

    "We are thrilled to have Nancy Gagliano join us as our chief medical officer at MinuteClinic," stated Andrew Sussman, M.D., president of MinuteClinic and SVP/associate chief medical officer at CVS Caremark. "Nancy has a superb background in clinical primary care and ambulatory care leadership. She will add great insight and experience to our leadership team as we continue to provide the highest quality care to our patients."

     

  • NBA Cares puts focus on adolescent vaccinations

    PHOENIX The charitable arm of the NBA is sending a basketball star out to educate parents about adolescent vaccinations.

  • Health reform draws pharma’s support, but alarm from insurance industry

    WASHINGTON Passage of the mammoth health-reform bill Sunday night by the U.S. House of Representatives is drawing guarded support from several sectors of healthcare industry, including community pharmacy providers, physician groups and the pharmaceutical industry. But the insurance industry is expressing alarm over provisions in the bill aimed at forcing insurers to cover Americans regardless of pre-existing conditions.

     

  • New study reveals lack of trust in healthcare providers puts diabetics' health at risk

    NEW YORK Diabetics who are less inclined to seek help with managing their condition are at increased risk of premature death, a new study found.

     

  • Retail Clinician special report focuses on patient-centered care

    NEW YORK Drug Store News’ sister publication, Retail Clinician, has issued a special report on an exclusive study conducted by Take Care Health Systems in conjunction with Gallup Consulting that measured patient engagement levels among Take Care Clinic visitors, with an eye toward elevating the patient experience.

     

  • NHVR: Increased funding needed for viral hepatitis screening, intervention

    WASHINGTON “Systemic underfunding” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Viral Hepatitis puts the health of millions of Americans with viral hepatitis at risk, a group of organizations focused on the disease said this week.

  • MiddleBrook expanding promotion of Moxatag through IncreaseRx program

    WESTLAKE, Texas MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals plans to promote its extended-release antibiotic by expanding a Web-based marketing program, the drug maker announced Wednesday.

    IncreaseRx is a virtual sales-contract organization that gives healthcare professionals access to electronic sampling, learning and education tools. The company has entered an agreement with DoctorDirectory.com, its promotion partner for Moxatag (amoxicillin), and plans to use Web-based educational and promotional tactics to reach prescribers with sales and marketing messages for the drug.

  • Zicam introduces Cold Remedy Plus line

    PHOENIX Matrixx Initiatives recently introduced a new line of Zicam products — Cold Remedy Plus, a multi-ingredient formulation that both reduces the duration of the common cold and helps relieve the symptoms of someone who already has a cold.

    The Cold Remedy Plus products, cherry-flavored Liqui-Loz and cherry-flavored Zavors, retail for a suggested $11.59. Two mint flavors — including a rapid melt and oral mist — will launch in the fall.

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