Consumer research firm Forrester recently predicted major trends that would shape healthcare in 2023. Healthcare stakeholders should prepare for key changes, such as care becoming even more inaccessible for rural patients and additional retail entrants into the clinic space.
Alternative care sites — defined as those outside a traditional doctor’s office — could potentially give millions of Americans access to more convenient and equitable healthcare. But that fantasy will only come true if alternative care sites build diverse care teams and prioritize care continuity.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The company says it’s looking beyond traditional retail clinics as it seeks to create “supercenters” with comprehensive healthcare services.
The Equality Health Walk-in Clinic is set to open on April 29 at a Food City location in Phoenix, though there will be additional clinics in other locations where access to quality care is a challenge.
Retail clinics have fulfilled unmet patient needs used to traditional primary care, but haven't lowered emergency-room visits for low-acuity conditions that aren't serious or life-threatening.
Retail clinics have put the profession of nurse practitioner on the map, but now these convenient care clinics are evolving from just a place to go for minor ailments to one where primary care and chronic care can be obtained.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
That's the same EHR that primary competitor CVS Health has in its MinuteClinic locations.
Even as telemedicine rivals American Well and Teladoc battle it out in court over intellectual property, CVS Health is bringing those two together with competitor Doctor On Demand to test how retail pharmacies, convenience clinics and direct-to-consumer telehealth companies can widen patient access to physicians.
CVS Health, already the nation's No. 2 pharmacy chain and largest operator of walk-in clinics, is getting larger after agreeing to buy Target Corp.'s pharmacies and clinics for $1.9 billion.
Health systems had better get used to new entrants, particularly telemedicne companies and retail giants like Walmart and Walgreens, in the healthcare sector, bringing with them the ability to offer far more convenience than traditional models. So said Wes Valdes, medical director of Healthcare Transformation Lab and Telehealth Services at Intermountain Healthcare, speaking at IHT’s […]
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Retail giants Walmart and Target, and likely others, will continue their steady march into the healthcare setting, sensing an opportunity to leverage their customers with a mix of technology that could be a boon to the digital health space. Speaking at Health 2.0’s WinterTech conference in San Francisco, officials with both companies said the move […]
The so-called “retailization” of healthcare is picking up significant steam, especially after the high-profile announcement from Kaiser Permanente and Target Corp last week, wherein Kaiser will staff four Southern California clinics. That follows a steady push by retail pharmacies like Walgreens, CVS Health and Rite Aid into the primary care setting, and as the trend […]
In perhaps yet another sign of the expanding role of retail healthcare, CVS Health said it is opening a new Digital Innovation Lab in Boston that will serve as a central hub for the Rhode Island-based pharmacy’s digital health team. The Boston center follows the recent launch of a similar hub near CVS Health headquarters […]
In a move that reflects the increasing wave of consumer-driven healthcare, Target Corporation is teaming up with Kaiser Permanente to open four in-store Target Clinics in Southern California, taking a host of services directly to thousands of customers. The clinics opened at Target stores in Vista, San Diego and Fontana, and a fourth clinic will […]
CVS pulled tobacco products from the shelves of its 7,700 stores – and forfeited an estimated $2 billion in revenue – earlier than expected. It’s also illustrating the retail pharmacy industry’s push to become part of the front lines of healthcare by changing its name from CVS Caremark to CVS Health. As more patients flood […]