Content about Primary care physician

April 5, 2013
Clinic growth likely to gain steam amid shift to chronic care services

Retail clinic operator Take Care Clinics, which is owned by Walgreens, is expanding the scope of services within its 300-plus clinics to include management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others, as well as additional preventive health services.

Game on! With the increasing shift to chronic care services, expect retail clinics to ramp up even quicker, creating new, more profitable revenue streams and filling huge gaps in care that save payers some serious money. The writing isn't just on the wall. It's printed in big, bold colors like graffiti on a 1970s NYC subway car.

February 15, 2013
NACDS Foundation sponsors nationwide heart-health initiatives

The philanthropic arm of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is supporting various heart-health programs around the country to support a Department of Health and Human Services campaign.

November 27, 2012
Acute and growing shortage of primary care docs elevating role of pharmacists, nurse practitioners

Who needs the services of community pharmacists and the nurse practitioners who staff retail-based walk-in clinics and ambulatory care centers? Among others, the nearly 67 million Americans underserved by primary care physicians.

November 2, 2012
Study: Evidence mixed on clinic disruption of doctor-patient relationships

A new Rand Corp. study examining the impact of retail medical clinics on the receipt of primary medical care found mixed evidence about whether the clinics may disrupt doctor-patient relationships.

October 9, 2012
Retail clinics, pharmacy take hold as health access solution

Another factor greasing the skids for health system/retail pharmacy/clinic alliances is a clear shift in cultural and societal attitudes.

August 17, 2012
The retailization of health care

Online Groupons for health services? Doctors and hospitals sharing patient data and treatment goals with retail clinics, pharmacies and urgent care centers? Hospitals luring patients with inviting atriums and indoor waterfalls?

August 16, 2012
Study: Older patients, preventive services on rise at retail health clinics

Retail-based health clinics are attracting more older patients and delivering more preventive care, particularly flu shots and other vaccinations, according to a new study from the Rand Corp.

August 6, 2012
Year 2012 proving to be significant year for convenient care industry

At the start of the year, Drug Store News predicted that 2012 would be a significant year for the convenient care industry as retail-based health clinics gear up for expansion and move closer to version 2.0. Well, that prediction is ringing true.

July 31, 2012
MinuteClinic, American Heart Association collaborate for hypertension management

CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic has teamed up with the American Heart Association in a nationwide effort to improve the identification, treatment and management of high blood pressure.

July 2, 2012
The Little Clinic partners with University of Louisville Physicians

The Little Clinic has announced a collaborative affiliation with the University of Louisville Physicians’ Preventive Cardiology practice, which marks the third affiliation that The Little Clinic has formed with a medical group.

May 24, 2012
Retail clinics, drug store medicine the future of health care? Sounds familiar

At the start of the article titled "Retail Clinics and Drug store Medicine" published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, author Christine Cassell, a physician, acknowledges that retail-based clinics have been "criticized in some quarters" but states that, despite this, the clinics have experienced success by patient satisfaction and quality scores. The fact that this message is coming from a physician makes it especially important.

May 23, 2012
Physician-authored JAMA article highlights importance of retail clinics, drug store medicine

An article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shed a highly positive light on the convenient care industry, and outlined significant ways in which retail-based clinics are playing an important role in today’s U.S. healthcare system by improving access, cost and coordination of care for patients.

February 1, 2012
Walgreens' Way to Well blood-pressure test pledge could net AHA $100,000

Walgreens on Monday promised to donate $1 to the American Heart Association, up to $100,000, for each complimentary blood-pressure test conducted in February at a Walgreens pharmacy or Take Care Clinic.

June 13, 2011
Bringing providers together in the name of improved patient care, access

The news that MinuteClinic has formed clinical affiliations with OhioHealth and Cleveland Clinic Florida is important because it further signifies that retail-based clinics are more than just clinics.

June 10, 2011
MinuteClinic, OhioHealth enter strategic clinical affiliation

MinuteClinic has entered a clinical affiliation with OhioHealth, a not-for-profit, charitable healthcare organization based in Columbus, Ohio. MinuteClinic has seven walk-in medical clinics inside select CVS/pharmacy stores throughout the region.

April 8, 2011
MinuteClinic's latest affiliation highlights growing need for medical homes

The news that CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic has entered into a clinical affiliation with Advocate Health Care and Advocate Physician Partners is important as it reflects a larger focus within the U.S. healthcare landscape: medical homes, or for a growing number of Americans, the lack thereof.

March 4, 2011
Manhattan Institute studies state of clinics

NEW YORK — The Manhattan Institute has come up with a novel idea to help New York state slash its healthcare costs by a hefty $350 million by 2020: Expand access to retail health clinics.

Sounds simple enough, right? Think again.

August 19, 2010
Nurse practitioners are vital to a healthy U.S. healthcare system

The USA Today article highlighting nurse-managed centers as one “innovative” program that could help fill...

June 29, 2010
Doctors Express to expand market presence

Doctors Express, a national urgent care franchise, is looking to become the largest for-profit urgent...

May 17, 2010
Op-ed: Retail clinics are the answer to ER overcrowding, costs

Meeting patients' needs and providing access to care may be as simple as expanding retail...

May 9, 2010
Study: Retail clinics save nonemergency patients money

Allergy sufferers can save money and receive quality, convenient care by skipping the emergency room...

May 3, 2010
CVS Caremark chief medical officer: Retail clinic model has 'come of age'

As CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic passes the milestone of its first decade of delivering convenient access...

February 15, 2010
Praise the Lord and pass the clinics

Moreover, low-cost, convenient clinics offer the best solution for improving access to care for the...

January 14, 2010
New report emphasizes importance of retail clinics, projects growth

A recent report by the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit public policy research...

January 12, 2010
Walgreens expands health-and-wellness offerings with Optimal Wellness

Walgreens has launched an innovative self-care educational program for people with chronic conditions that initially...

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