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		<title>MinuteClinic and TriStar Health Form Clinical Affiliation in Middle Tennessee</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/minuteclinic-and-tristar-health-form-clinical-affiliation-in-middle-tennessee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark, and HCA’s TriStar Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in Middle Tennessee, have entered into a clinical affiliation to enhance access to high quality, affordable health care services in the Nashville metropolitan area. MinuteClinic has 14 walk-in medical clinics open seven days a week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ER or urgent care, what’s the best choice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many pharmacies, supermarkets or other retail stores now offer some type of urgent care that is usually staffed by a nurse practitioner. These are good places for getting a flu shot, having your blood pressure checked or having a rapid strep test. Routine physicals, treatments for minor illnesses such as allergies, rashes, pink eye, insect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic to Deploy Allscripts EHR Nationally</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MinuteClinic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;MinuteClinic is partnering with Allscripts to assure that we are utilizing the most advanced electronic health record platform in the market,&#8221; said Andrew Sussman, M.D., president, MinuteClinic and senior vice president/associate chief medical officer, CVS Caremark. &#8220;This will help support our nurse practitioners and physician assistants in continuing to meet and exceed the high standards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CVS Caremark Executive at Wharton Health Care Conference Shows How Integrated Businesses Promote Health and Wellness</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/cvs-caremark-executive-at-wharton-health-care-conference-shows-how-integrated-businesses-promote-health-and-wellness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Retail Healthcare News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MinuteClinic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;CVS Caremark has brought together retail pharmacy, retail clinics and PBM services to develop unique pharmacy care products. One example is Maintenance Choice, a program that allows customers to pick-up 90 day prescriptions at mail order costs whether they are shopping at retail or receiving medications through the mail. Foulkes said CVS Caremark is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Teams With Wal-Mart for Clinic</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/hospital-teams-with-wal-mart-for-clinic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[The Clinic at Walmart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I think it just opens up another dimension to serve the people,&#8221; said St. Clairsville Mayor Bob Vincenzo, who said he is very excited to see another business open in Belmont County. &#8220;Sometimes it is very difficult for people to get to medical services &#8211; so this is just another addition to making things much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Clinics 2011: Market Assessment, Supplier Sales, Key Players and Trends</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/retail-clinics-2011-market-assessment-supplier-sales-key-players-and-trends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although different operators employ slightly different approaches, the overall business model utilized by convenience clinics is quite consistent. It involves the provision of basic healthcare services at a low cost, in a facility conveniently located in a busy retail outlet, with broad hours of operation. Care is intended to supplement that provided by the patient’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kroger’s Little Clinics to expand in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[The Little Clinic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kroger Co.’s Little Clinic operations didn’t grow in 2011 but should pick up a bit of speed in 2012, according to a new report. The stagnation was attributed to a severed relationship with Publix Super Markets Inc. and Little Clinic’s leadership change, according to Shoreview, Minn.-based Merchant Medicine’s ConvUrgentCare 2012 Market Report. Michael Stoll, a Kroger veteran, took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More convenient local retail clinics</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/more-convenient-local-retail-clinics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Critics say it&#8217;s not the same as seeing a doctor. If you&#8217;re not trained to recognize and treat a more serious condition, you could miss a diagnosis. &#8220;If there&#8217;s any uncertainty they will make sure you see a doctor.&#8221; says Sloanim &#8220;We would set them up with a primary care provider in the area. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rite Aid clinics place new twist on “doc-in-a-box”</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/rite-aid-clinics-place-new-twist-on-doc-in-a-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[NowClinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rite Aid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rite Aid and OptumHealth joined forces to find a less expensive alternative to traditional clinics, which are staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants who are contracted from a local hospital group. Those startup costs have been a factor as to why growth of retail clinics, until a nearly 100-location expansion by CVS&#8217; Minute Clinic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail clinics aren’t just an Rx fad</title>
		<link>http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/2012/02/retail-clinics-arent-just-an-rx-fad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Retail Healthcare News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MinuteClinic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.retailhealthcarenews.com/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MinuteClinics correctly denied antibiotics to 95 percent of patients with colds and 73 percent of patients with bronchitis in 2010, according to Minnesota Community Measurement. They correctly tested and prescribed antibiotics to 99 percent of strep patients. All three figures bested state averages. The data suggest that MinuteClinics are doing poorly at screenings for cancer [...]]]></description>
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