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October 22, 2009 12:59 PM
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Michelle Pronsati
I attended the second annual Aesthetic Extender Symposium last weekend, and days later I am left with some distinct and positive impressions about much more than the aesthetics industry. First, some background. The symposium was cofounded by Krystie P.
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Why You Need To Be LinkedIn (and Other Social Media Musts)
August 5, 2009 2:38 PM
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Jill Rollet
When you do a Google search on your name, what comes up? I just checked mine, and every instance of "Jill Rollet" for pages and pages referred to me. But if you have a more common name, like my colleague Jennifer Ford, you can kiss first-page Google results
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NP Achievements Around the World
July 8, 2009 12:48 PM
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Jill Rollet
If you're an NP who owns your own practice, be sure to enter the 2009 ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners NP Entrepreneur of the Year competition . Do it for Leah Hansen, perhaps the only nurse practitioner with her own practice in Australia. Because her
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Retail Clinics: Location, Location, Location
May 28, 2009 3:15 PM
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Jennifer Ford
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that retail health clinics gravitate toward more affluent neighborhoods. They could, therefore, not be serving the under- and uninsured or poorer populations that are in more need of healthcare.
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Retail Health Evolving Before Our Eyes
March 27, 2009 2:27 PM
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Jennifer Ford
Two recent pieces of news (not to mention recent developments and retail health operators' promises) are confirming our predictions that retail health will expand to the workplace and provide primary, not just episodic, care. First is an interview with
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The Changing Face of Pharma
March 24, 2009 8:43 AM
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Michelle Pronsati
Over the past year or so, nurse practitioner organizations have received less and less financial support from the pharmaceutical industry for various events at national and state conferences. This started as a result of significant shifts in marketing
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NP Free Clinic Sees More Uninsured
March 18, 2009 12:51 PM
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Jennifer Ford
Nurse practitioner Sandi Shanahan operates a nonprofit clinic in Annapolis, Maryland. Her clinic, Shanahan Children's Clinic , offers health care at whatever cost patients can afford. In an article published on hometownannapolis.com yesterday, she talks
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Responses to MinuteClinic Closures
March 11, 2009 1:01 PM
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Jennifer Ford
The response to CVS's decision to transition 90 of its clinics to "seasonal" schedules has prompted an "I told you so" from those who believe the model overestimated the demand for convenient care. KevinMD posted one such response yesterday. In the post,
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MinuteClinic Goes "Seasonal;" Take Care Holds Steady
March 10, 2009 10:53 AM
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Jennifer Ford
Yesterday CVS announced that 90 of its MinuteClinic clinics will be operating only on a seasonal schedule. Brent Burkhardt, a spokesperson for CVS, told ADVANCE that "A total of 460 clinics remain open 7 days a week year-round. As noted, in many cases
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Franchising Opportunity for NPs
February 11, 2009 9:16 AM
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Jennifer Ford
Roadside Medical Clinic + Labs provides retail health care to drivers in the trucking industry, including DOT physicals, wellness programs, sleep apnea studies, and nutritional products in Pilot Travel Center locations. Pilot is the largest operator of
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Everyday Cheapskate Is a Fan
February 10, 2009 8:32 AM
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Michelle Pronsati
This morning's inbox featured a raving review of retail health clinics from Mary Hunt, the writer known as "The Everyday Cheapskate." The headline for her e-newsletter today is "You're Sick, They're Quick." In it, she recounts her son's recent visit to
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Retail Health Will Expand in Scope
February 5, 2009 11:46 AM
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Jennifer Ford
It's official: When before there were just hints and hypotheticals, now retail health operators are openly confessing to plans for expanding services. In " Retail Medical Clinics Are Poised to Play an Increasingly Important Role in Primary Care " by AISHealth.com,
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Flurry of Media on NP-Led Clinics
February 4, 2009 10:26 AM
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Jennifer Ford
Recently I've seen a lot of news about NP-staffed and NP-led clinics and programs. If you're interested in seeing what your fellow NPs have been up to, read the following articles: AeroClinic Opens Site at Philadelphia Airport Breast Cancer Survivorship
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NP Staffs Mobile Health Clinic
January 30, 2009 9:08 AM
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Jennifer Ford
Today I read a short article describing the activities of a mobile health clinic that actually spoke volumes. " Bridge to Health offers services " details the workings of a health clinic bus owned and operated by the Palo Pinto General Hospital, which
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A Radical Economic Stimulus
January 29, 2009 8:33 AM
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Michelle Pronsati
Today's Minneapolis Star Tribune features a guest editorial with an intriguing but radical proposal for stimulating economic recovery: Pay off all federally backed student loans. Wy Spano, director of the Masters of Advocacy and Political Leadership Program
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