Retail Health Clinics as Good as Doctors Office [?]
source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32681973/ns/health-health_care/
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There is no evidence to back up doctors’ warnings that low-cost retail health clinics in hundreds of pharmacies and other stores across the country could expose customers to substandard medical care, researchers said this week.
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The clinics, which operate under names like MinuteClinic, TakeCare and MediMinute, have become increasingly popular as convenient options for Americans seeking routine care without the expense of visits to doctors’ offices or hospital emergency departments.
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More than 1,200 such clinics now dot the country since the first ones opened in pharmacies under the QuickMedX name (now MinuteClinic) in 2000, according to the Convenient Care Association, the industry’s trade group. A company called AeroClinic has even opened retail locations in two airports — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Philadelphia International — with plans to expand as early as this fall.
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The clinics, which operate under names like MinuteClinic, TakeCare and MediMinute, have become increasingly popular as convenient options for Americans seeking routine care without the expense of visits to doctors’ offices or hospital emergency departments.
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More than 1,200 such clinics now dot the country since the first ones opened in pharmacies under the QuickMedX name (now MinuteClinic) in 2000, according to the Convenient Care Association, the industry’s trade group. A company called AeroClinic has even opened retail locations in two airports — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Philadelphia International — with plans to expand as early as this fall.
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[more details at the link...]
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uszoninyc
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I live in NYC. We've got quite a few hospital -connected medical facilities, in fact, I go to one. It's very easy for me, because if my General Practitioner needs me to see a doctor in a specialty, they're all in-house ( I do have pre-existing conditions, so they're NOT trying to hustle me, and go to doctor's I DON'T need). If I MUST go to the ER, they've my medical records.
- 2 years ago
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uszoninyc
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pjacobs51
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We have a few of these in town. One of the major hospitals has opened small clinics in some of the Wal-marts as a test and they seem to be working out pretty good.
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
