Simply extending office hours may not be enough for pediatricians to persuade patients to come to them rather than to retail clinics, according to a new study posted on the JAMA Pediatrics website. It found that almost half of children's visits to in-store healthcare facilities occur when pediatric... FULL STORY »
Rival drugstore chains continued this week to expand their footprints in retail health with retail clinics. Walgreen Co. announced a new clinic adjacent to Johns Hopkins East Baltimore medical campus, while CVS Caremark Corp. announced a partnership with Parkridge Health System to run seven... FULL STORY »
The number of retail health clinics that have been popping up in places like drugstores for years is expected to double by the end of 2015, according to the consulting firm Accenture. FULL STORY »
By Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) | May 28, 2013
In the past decade, millions of Americans each year have skipped the doctor's office or emergency room and headed to a pharmacy for everything from a flu shot to treatment for strep throat. Some physicians fear this expansion could poses a health threat to the people treated. FULL STORY »
In terms of revenue and public health needs, annual youth physicals required for sports participation or summer camp attendance may not appear large on the healthcare system's big-picture radar, but they appear to be a growing sore point between primary-care physicians and retailers operating nurse... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Andis Robeznieks talks with Dr. Kevin Ronneberg, associate medical director of Target Corp., about the company's in-store clinics. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | May 04, 2013
| Print Magazine
Before the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, almost no pharmacists administered flu vaccines. But last year, pharmacists working for Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. administered 5.5 million flu shots among the 9 million vaccines they delivered. FULL STORY »
The campaign to give more primary-care duties to nurse practitioners faces headwinds across the country. Physician groups continue to resist sweeping measures that would expand the allowed scope of practice for licensed nurses with advanced medical training. FULL STORY »
Walgreen Co. has expanded the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. FULL STORY »
Physicians with Sharp Healthcare, a five-hospital system based in San Diego, will serve as medical directors for 10 retail clinics operated by MinuteClinic, the Woonsocket, R.I.-based division of CVS Caremark Corp. FULL STORY »
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