11.27.13
Retail Clinic: Friend or Foe?
By Ana S. Ayala
After not being able to get his son to the doctor for a strep throat test, Rick Krieger established the first retail clinic at a local grocery chain in 2000. The idea was to address issues of access to health care and allow patients to obtain care and treatment for minor conditions “in a quick, […]
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Healthcare
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access to health care Affordable Care Act Cancer cardiovascular diseases chronic disease chronic disease management chronic respiratory diseases Diabetes health care provider health care services heart disease medical home NCDs obesity patient preventative care primary care retail clinics Rick Krieger Target Walmart
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