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DECEMBER 10, 2013 | THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SIGNAL: Health Care on the Go
Michael Vaccaro commutes every day from North Hollywood to the Santa Clarita Valley and he puts in long hours once he gets here working as district sales manager for a department store. So like many other busy workers these days, he doesn’t have a lot of time to visit the doctor. He’s grateful for a new trend in health care: clinics located inside pharmacies staffed with nurse practitioners who can treat non-serious injuries and provide check-ups.
DECEMBER 9, 2013 | NURSES.COM: Nursing — A New Paradigm
Long before the Affordable Care Act became law, major changes were brewing in the U.S. healthcare system. The aging population, advances in technology and research, escalating healthcare costs and an epidemic of chronic illness have forced all of us in healthcare to step back and reevaluate virtually everything we have been doing. Examining our healthcare practices will help us find better and more cost-effective ways of delivering quality care and improving the health of the nation. As a nurse and Nurse.com career columnist on the nursing profession, I believe the ACA is accelerating that needed reinvention and implementation — and other career experts agree.
DECEMBER 8, 2013 | THE NEWS TRIBUNE: Keep an Eye on How Well In-store Clinics Work for Consumers
Apparently there’s a lot going on with health care these days. You may have read something about it in the newspaper.
Actually there are two realms of health care news, the political and the real world of delivering medical care. The realm sucking all the oxygen of attention out of the room at the moment is the first, and that’s no surprise.
DECEMBER 9, 2013 | CRAIN'S DETROIT BUSINESS: In Era of Health Reform, Retail Clinics Become Part of the Health Care Delivery System
A contract between Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System and MinuteClinic, a division of CVS Caremark Corp., is one example of how retail clinics are becoming a larger part of the health care delivery system in Southeast Michigan to meet an expected increase in patient demand next year under the Affordable Care Act.
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 | PHARMARY TIMES: Pharmacy Times Sponsors Panel Discussion on Retail Clinics and Health Care Reform
Pharmacy Times and the American Journal of Managed Care have partnered with the Convenient Care Association to present a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act for pharmacists, retail clinics, and managed care. The panel discussion, which featured top industry leaders and innovators, was held at the Union League of Philadelphia on November 18, 2013.