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OCTOBER 9, 2013 | U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Telehealth: The Ultimate in Convenience Care
Dr. Teresa Myers, a family practice physician in Copley, Ohio, describes what she can see on her computer screen during a telehealth conference. "You know what HD television looks like. You can actually see the pimples on the actors' faces," she says. "I had a patient who was able to shine her iPhone flashlight to the back of her throat. I could see the exudates [pus-like fluid]. If you see that, you can be pretty sure." A few more questions, as well as having the patient take her temperature and feel and describe her lymph nodes, and Myers felt confident diagnosing strep throat and prescribing an antibiotic.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 | FAMILY PRACTICE NEWS: Retail clinics seeking stronger partnerships with physicians
Two of the nation’s biggest retail pharmacy chains have begun to embrace physicians as partners with their in-store clinics and, in the process, position themselves as integral parts of accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.
AUGUST 29, 2013 | FORBES: Unprecedented Demand For Family Docs, Nurse Practitioners As Obamacare Emerges
The family physician is the most highly recruited doctor as the Affordable Care Act and trends in medical economics move more health care service to less expensive outpatient settings, according to a national doctor recruitment firm.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 | DARK DAILY: Retail Clinics Are Poised to Offer More Health Services, Participate in ACOS, and Offer Expanded Menu of Clinical Pathology Laboratory Tests
Retail clinics are positioning themselves to play a major role in the delivery of basic primary care services. Consumer and payer acceptance of the “convenience care” model has brought the concept to a tipping point in its potential to shift the way that some basic primary care—and medical laboratory testing—services are delivered.
JULY 6, 2013 | FORBES: As Obamacare Rolls Out, Retail Clinics Are Booming Again
Retail clinics are booming again with the Affordable Care Act slated to offer coverage for uninsured individuals on exchanges this fall.