July 2009 - Posts

Rudeness in Retail Healthcare
July 27, 2009 10:26 AM by Theresa Goodman

The word "rude" in the dictionary means lack refinement, cultural, or elegance. Another definition that I found on the Internet is "an impolite action, contrary to the usual rules observed in society, committed by one person against another." I think Read More...

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What Brings NPs Together
July 23, 2009 9:12 AM by Jayne Targgart

[Note from the editors: Following is a post by a former Real Life in Retail Health blogger about this summer's American Academy of Nurse Practitioners conference. She has left the retail health industry but still wished to share her thoughts on this conference Read More...

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Uninsured Patients in Retail Healthcare
July 21, 2009 10:05 AM by Pat Bird

I am finding that more and more people are presenting without health insurance. I am also finding that more and more people are presenting with problems that are inappropriate to this setting as well as a traditional health care setting. Are the two related? Read More...

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Bringing Retail Healthcare NPs Together
July 10, 2009 10:30 AM by Sharon Ledbetter

It is summer again and the Retail Clinician conference is soon to be a-happening. Again it will be in Orlando, Florida, a pretty good location, especially with air conditioning. This time we will be at a new resort. Hope it works as well as last year. Read More...

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Does Retail Healthcare Fit Into Reform?
July 8, 2009 12:11 PM by Jodi Delagrave

Healthcare reform is very much on the forefront of our minds. I recently have been reviewing different perspectives on the subject and have become better informed, somewhat more accepting of the idea - and probably more confused by all the issues involved. Read More...

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