August 2008 - Posts

The Question in Retail Health: Pay Before or Pay After?
August 28, 2008 1:39 PM by Theresa Goodman

This question of whether to collect payment prior to treatment at the retail clinic still does not have consensus. May colleagues and I often discuss what should be the best practice for collecting payment?.As a nurse practitioner, I like to collect the Read More...

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Survival of the Clinics
August 22, 2008 11:46 AM by Pat Bird

Do I believe that convenient care clinics will survive? Not only do I believe that, I believe that they will continue to grow and expand the scope of services offered. I believe they are the wave of the future. I believe this because they are primarily Read More...

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Moving On
August 19, 2008 1:48 PM by Rachelle Lukes

Life takes us in different directions. Sometimes we find a comfy chair that we want to sit in for a while and sometimes we find a sturdy chair to sit in for a brief time. In life, I feel like every opportunity and situation serves a purpose; sometimes Read More...

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Scope of Care
August 14, 2008 3:13 PM by Jodi Delagrave

Today I wanted to discuss some issues surrounding my scope of practice as a retail health nurse practitioner. Initially when I learned of retail health I became very excited about the possibilities for such a dynamic concept, at the same time I felt hesitant Read More...

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Conference of Retail Clinicians
August 8, 2008 2:52 PM by Sharon Ledbetter

I am set up to go to the Retail Conference in Orlando but I am having second thoughts about going. First, it is sooo hot. Second, I hate to fly and I do not want to drive from Atlanta to Orlando. And third, I have to pay upfront and get my money back Read More...

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A Nurse Practitioner's Journey Into Retail Health
August 4, 2008 4:59 PM by Jayne Targgart

My name is Jayne Targgart and I am a certified family nurse practitioner working in a “quick clinic," "retail health clinic," "limited services clinic," "urgent care clinic,” all names that I have heard placed upon the site I practice in. So how did I Read More...

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