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Clinical affiliation deals between retail clinics and hospitals or health systems expand access to services, speed care, help control spending, and dr Via Greg Judd 
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Children’s Health Fund and the Verizon Foundation have teamed up to provide specialized healthcare to thousands of underprivileged children. Via Emmanuel Capitaine
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Using the power of telemedicine, Children’s Health Fund and the Verizon Foundation have teamed up to provide specialized healthcare to thousands of underprivileged children.
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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 26, 2013 Online USA Doctors now offers nationwide health insurance doctor consultations 7 days per week in a telemedicine environment that is proven to reduce healthcare costs for individuals and families.
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Walk-in clinics are no substitute for primary care
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Some of the alternative way for people to get primary care is over the phone with a doctors like consult a doc. These companies have a long record helping patients over the phone for certain conditons.
So the author is not entirely correct
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John Santilli, President of Knowledge Source, and Gregg Judd, Founder & CEO of Bentelligence, talk about retail health clinics.
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good video on retail health clinics and strategic future
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In a move that caught the attention of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Walgreens' Take Care ClinicsSM have begun offering assessment, treatment and management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high...
eMedToday's insight:
Part of the success of retail clinics is health costs paid by health insurance.
Whether retail clinics in other drug stores, big box stores, and grocery chains follow suit with expanded services remains to be seen. But the growth of retail clinics continues to rise to meet demand. They are popular with consumers because they offer both convenience and some cost savings over traditional doctor’s offices. Care provided by retail clinics is covered by most health plans.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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This will drive the set up of new health clinics
"A shortage of primary care physicians in some parts of the country is expected to worsen as millions of newly insured Americans gain coverage under the federal health care law next year. Doctors could face a backlog, and patients could find it difficult to get quick appointments"
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Insider Monkey (blog)
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Interesting the major growth opportunity in retail health. "CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) has the largest and fastest-growing retail clinic business in the United States, Minute Clinic. Minute Clinic offers the value of convenience for patients. While around 30 million Americans are expected to gain certain healthcare coverage over the next few years, Minute Clinic will continue to be a key growth driver for CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) where the management is planning to add 150 new clinics in 2013 and reach over 1,500 clinics by 2017."
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If retail health clinics continue gaining purchase in American communities, more and more physician practices will be faced with the reality of having patients seek care there. And the hyped demise of rural hospitals promises to open doors for such clinics to become more prevalent.
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September 23, 2014 8:49 AM
It's possible we'll see health care stories as ridiculous as this one during the next few months, but my feeling is it's unlikely
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Allentown Morning Call Walk-in care centers sprout across Lehigh Valley Allentown Morning Call Once dominated by a few large hospitals, the Valley now is being served increasingly by retail health clinics, private urgent-care centers in strip malls...
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Good defination
Industry officials say that the walk-in centers are defined by who uses them. For those with episodic health needs, such as cuts, colds or infections that require immediate attention, retail clinics may be appropriate. Urgent care centers may be able to provide higher levels of service, such as advanced imaging. Patients with serious injuries are likely to be referred to a hospital emergency departm
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MiamiHerald.com
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Creat a national primary care platform.
"Pharmacy chains are increasingly moving beyond simply selling medication to directly providing such health-care services as flu shots and exams. CVS operates 684 clinics in stores and plans to have nearly 800 by yearend. The company sees opportunity with so many new patients getting insurance and not enough primary care doctors to treat them. “Our longer term goal is to create a national primary care platform,” Chief Executive Larry Merlo said on the call today. Helping people sort through their health-plan choices just might be a natural fit"
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Rancho Santa Fe resident starts new company to address country's doctor ...
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Retired doctors are an important source of medical know how. There are a number of companies offering patient/doctor over the phone. These firms use retired doctors
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Retail Clinic Growth Sparks New Partnership in San Diego California Healthline SAN DIEGO -- With millions of newly insured patients expected to tax an already short supply of primary care physicians, retail clinics may play a significant role in...
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This is trend all over the US
"With millions of newly insured patients expected to tax an already short supply of primary care physicians, retail clinics may play a significant role in California's new health care landscape, according to health care experts. The growth of retail clinics is fostering new partnerships and in some cases new forms of cooperation rather than -- or in addition to -- competition."
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What are "retail clinics"? What services do they provide? Find the answers to these questions and more.
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Clearly an expansion into chronic disease is a must for retail clinics
Clinics in drugstores and big-box retailers have given flu shots and treated runny noses for years. But Walgreens' Take Care Clinics upped their game this spring when they began to diagnose, treat and manage care of hypertension, diabetes and other chronic conditions.
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What are "retail clinics"? What services do they provide? Find the answers to these questions and more.
eMedToday's insight:
"Clinics in drugstores and big-box retailers have given flu shots and treated runny noses for years. But Walgreens' Take Care Clinics upped their game this spring when they began to diagnose, treat and manage care of hypertension, diabetes and other chronic conditions".
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The industry's Convenient Care Association estimates nationwide there are now more than 1,400 health clinics inside retail chain stores, double the number from six years ago. Industry leader CVS Caremark Corp.
eMedToday's insight:
key point
"When you add payment reform and physician shortages to the mix, an environment is being created where retail chains can swiftly step in to offer an alternative to slow-moving healthcare systems. The retail chains offer a low-cost alternative to traditional office-based medicine because many of the services are being delivered by licensed pharmacists or nurse practitioners. “It’s a ball the medical profession dropped, and I don’t think they’ll get their ball back,” said Uwe Reinhardt, a Princeton University economist. “Regular physicians were not responsive enough.”
And 90% of costs of retail clinics is being paid by insurance companies
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Wait, population health improvement in an environment where clinicians are rewarded for effective care rather than quantities of transactions/visits can be good for everyone?
Who would possibly have guessed?
/sarcasm