http://punctuative.com/2006/10/12/paging-dr-x-to-the-minuteclinic-hotline/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:37:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://punctuative.com/2006/10/12/paging-dr-x-to-the-minuteclinic-hotline/#comment-7647 The Plight of Primary Care Physicians (and the Solution) at punctuative! by Matt Winn Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:41:32 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2006/10/12/paging-dr-x-to-the-minuteclinic-hotline/#comment-7647 [...] A week ago, Market Strategies, Inc. (MSI) announced its findings from a recent survey regarding retail health clinic usage.  The press release leads with a whammy: 12% of retail clinic patients with a primary care physician agree with the statement “retail clinics have mostly or completely replaced my primary care physician for the type of treatments offered at retail clinics.” [...] [...] A week ago, Market Strategies, Inc. (MSI) announced its findings from a recent survey regarding retail health clinic usage.  The press release leads with a whammy: 12% of retail clinic patients with a primary care physician agree with the statement “retail clinics have mostly or completely replaced my primary care physician for the type of treatments offered at retail clinics.” [...]

]]> http://punctuative.com/2006/10/12/paging-dr-x-to-the-minuteclinic-hotline/#comment-52 Health Services Coming to a Location Near You at punctuative! Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:04:33 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2006/10/12/paging-dr-x-to-the-minuteclinic-hotline/#comment-52 [...] Gone are the days when healthcare was siloed in hospitals and doctors offices.  I’ve written before about the “retail” model that’s taken nurse practitioners into big box retailers such as Target and CVS.  In recent weeks, we’ve seen further movement in the space with Duane Reade’s (”DR”) announcement that LabCorp will offer clinical testing services within DR’s premises and Toyota’s annoucement of a $9 million health clinic in its San Antonio, TX facility. [...] [...] Gone are the days when healthcare was siloed in hospitals and doctors offices.  I’ve written before about the “retail” model that’s taken nurse practitioners into big box retailers such as Target and CVS.  In recent weeks, we’ve seen further movement in the space with Duane Reade’s (”DR”) announcement that LabCorp will offer clinical testing services within DR’s premises and Toyota’s annoucement of a $9 million health clinic in its San Antonio, TX facility. [...]

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