Retail Medical Clinics: Disrupting Models Of Primary Care - Consumers Embrace Concept
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- Deloitte LLP
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Overview: Retail medical clinics are disrupting existing models of primary care by shifting delivery of health care services from traditional clinical settings to consumer-friendly locations such as "Big-box" discount stores, grocery stores and retail pharmacies. More than 800 retail medical clinics were in operation at the end of 2007, and the Convenient Care Association (CCA) is forecasting that retail clinic totals will reach 5,000 by the end of the decade. The impact of retail clinics is potentially significant: lower cost to all participants, increased access to primary care and a possible remedy to the primary care physician shortage. There is little doubt that health plans, employers, policy makers, hospitals and medical groups will be impacted by their growth.
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Format: PDF | Size: 558KB | Date: Aug 2008 | Pages: 18
