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Retail health clinics may prove to be hospitals' most capable competitors in the years to come, particularly since chains like Wal-Mart have already demonstrated their abilities to move markets, according to a video from The Advisory Board Company. Via d-Wise 
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The health clinics in pharmacies and other retail stores may be convenient, but they may also take a bite out of the traditional doctor-patient relationship, a new study suggests.Retail (Retail clinics may cut into primary... Via My Private MD
eMedToday's insight:
The fact that 2/3 of patients have a primary care provider will drive health into retail clinics.
"In a past study, Mehrotra found that about two-thirds of clinic patients had no primary care provider. But, he said, that means that one-third did.
"Most of those people go to these clinics for the convenience," Mehrotra noted. If you're sick and can't get an appointment with your regular doctor right away, for instance, a retail clinic might be a good alternative".
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The key insight a CEO hospital needs to take away
"Wal-Mart may or may not become a major player in the healthcare provider market," Lisa Bielamowicz, M.D., CMO of the Healthcare Advisory Board, said in the video. "But either way, health systems need to fundamentally shift their growth strateg"