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Private equity funds rapid growth of walk-in clinics

By Reuters | March 21, 2013

Walk-in clinics are popping up in shopping malls and main streets across the United States and private equity is helping fund the expansion.
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Pharmacy chains push Into healthcare

By Wall Street Journal | March 01, 2013

Pharmacy chains are branching out into health-care services, as a way to counter a slowdown in prescription drug sales and evolve beyond just dispensing pills.
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Wal-Mart medical clinics trail CVS

By Bloomberg | February 12, 2013

In 2007, Lee Scott, then Wal-Mart Stores CEO, trumpeted plans to open as many as 2,000 in-house medical clinics by mid-2012. He called the strategy “a great opportunity for our business.”
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MinuteClinic, Barnabas Health team up

By Andis Robeznieks | January 25, 2013

Physicians with Barnabas Health, a seven-hospital system based in West Orange, N.J., will serve as medical directors for three nurse practitioner-operated retail clinics in New Jersey operated by MinuteClinic, the Woonsocket, R.I.-based division of CVS Caremark Corp.
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Virtua docs to work with MinuteClinic

By Andis Robeznieks | November 27, 2012

Physicians with Virtua, a four-hospital system based in Marlton, N.J., will be serving as medical directors for five retail clinics in New Jersey operated by MinuteClinic, the Woonsocket, R.I.-based division of CVS Caremark Corp.
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More healthcare in store | Retail clinics linking with providers, adding locations, expanding services

By Paul Barr | November 17, 2012 | Print Magazine

The idea of receiving healthcare in a drugstore, supermarket or other retail location has caught on with an increasing number of patients who appreciate the convenience and cost.
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Illinois hospital to open supermarket clinics

By Ashok Selvam | November 09, 2012

Edward Hospital, Naperville, Ill., will open two clinics inside suburban Chicago Jewel-Osco grocery stores.
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Retail clinics gain repeat customers: study

By Andis Robeznieks | November 01, 2012

People who visit a retail or convenient-care clinic instead of a primary-care doctor for a minor illness may be less likely to visit a physician the next time they have a similar condition, according to a study by RAND Corp. researchers.
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N.C. Blues teams with Walgreens on telehealth

By Beth Kutscher | October 17, 2012 | Basic Web

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, is offering telehealth services to its employees through a partnership with Walgreens Take Care Health Systems and telehealth company American Well.
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CVS' MinuteClinic enters Cincinnati market

By Cincinnati Business Courier | October 05, 2012

MinuteClinic, the walk-in clinic unit of CVS Caremark, has entered the Cincinnati market.
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