Retail Clinics

New 'Aspirin Guide' app helps clinicians determine appropriate aspirin regimen
BOSTON - To help clinicians and patients make informed decisions about aspirin use, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a new, free, mobile app, "Aspirin-Guide" that calculates both the cardiovascular disease risk score and the bleeding risk score for an individual patient, and helps clinicians decide which patients are appropriate candidates for the use of low-dose aspirin (75 to 81 mg daily).
Report: Big Y teaming up with hospital to open retail clinic
Johnson Memorial Hospital and Mass.-based grocery chain Big Y plan to open a retail health clinic at the Big Y World Class Market at the Stafford Springs, Mass., grocery store by the end of summer. (MassLive Media)

Frost & Sullivan: Retail health care market to hit $4 billion in 2022

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Frost and Sullivan have released a report detailing the growth of retail health care, noting that the increasing number of retail clinics are offering convenience and cost-effectiveness to patients while providing new revenue streams for care providers.
Report: Dunnhumby report helps solve healthcare consumer loyalty crisis
McKesson unveils 5 ways value-based reimbursement is trending

NEWTON, Mass. - Executives from McKesson Health Solutions and researcher ORC International will unveil the results of a new national research study on value-based reimbursement trends, commissioned by McKesson, at an exclusive session during AHIP’s Institute 2016, the companies announce Tuesday.
MinuteClinic opens new clinics in Md. Target stores

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- MinuteClinic has opened eight new locations inside Target stores in Maryland, including six in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

The clinics – located in stores in Annapolis, Baltimore (Canton), Bel Air, Cockeysville, Ellicott City, Nottingham, Silver Spring and Towson – have been rebranded and converted to MinuteClinic. There are now 43 MinuteClinic locations in Maryland, including clinics in select CVS Pharmacy stores.
Smart Messaging for Proactive Patient Engagement

Value-based care is driving a number of positive trends within the retail pharmacy sector.
Kent Precision Foods Group expands Thick-It brand of dysphagia nutrition solutions

ST. LOUIS - Thick-It brand of dysphagia nutrition solutions on Monday expanded its line of proprietary xanthan-based thickening innovations with the introduction of a powder, allowing for greater bioavailability of thickened medications and supplements.
CVS Health makes MMR vaccine available across 2 Arizona counties

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - As Arizona public health officials work to stop the spread of a measles outbreak, CVS Health is offering measles-mumps-rubella vaccine at more than 140 locations to people living in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, the areas exposed to confirmed cases of the illness, the company announced Friday.
Navy veteran assumes chief medical officer role at Little Clinic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Little Clinic last week named Marc Watkins chief medical officer. Watkins formerly served as VP and medical director for the company.

In his new role, Watkins will oversee the hundreds of board-certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants who staff the company’s nearly 200 locations, as well as provide strategic guidance on the continued growth of The Little Clinic within the retail healthcare sector.

New 'Aspirin Guide' app helps clinicians determine appropriate aspirin regimen

Report: Big Y teaming up with hospital to open retail clinic

Frost & Sullivan: Retail health care market to hit $4 billion in 2022

Report: Dunnhumby report helps solve healthcare consumer loyalty crisis

McKesson unveils 5 ways value-based reimbursement is trending

MinuteClinic opens new clinics in Md. Target stores

Smart Messaging for Proactive Patient Engagement

Kent Precision Foods Group expands Thick-It brand of dysphagia nutrition solutions

CVS Health makes MMR vaccine available across 2 Arizona counties

Navy veteran assumes chief medical officer role at Little Clinic