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Retail clinics at tipping point | Pharmacies, chains answering demand for access and affordability

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.
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Stiff resistance | Docs fight encroachment in turf war with nurses

By Ashok Selvam | April 19, 2013 | Print Magazine

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.
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Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness

By Associated Press | April 04, 2013

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.
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Sharp Healthcare docs to supervise San Diego MinuteClinics

By Andis Robeznieks | April 02, 2013

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.
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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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