Walgreens, owner and operator of Take Care Clinics, was selected by Fast Company Magazine as one of the healthcare industry’s most innovative companies as part of the magazine’s ''Fast 50'' issue, which celebrates the world's most innovative companies. Other healthcare companies included were Kaiser Permanente, patient-community network Patients ...

Take Care Health Clinics announced today on the Oprah Winfrey Show that they're offering free blood glucose testing at their clinics nationwide tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Also, Take Care Clinics, located at select Walgreens stores, will offer free blood glucose testing daily through the end of February from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays ...

Most of my spare time is spent listening to and watching the healthcare reform debate. I know that I favor a single payer system but I also know many people do not. My intent is not to get in a debate about this, as I don't think it will happen. What I do think has a chance is a public insurance option. That is if everyone is not scared to death ...

What is up with retail clinics in May? Well, I have been out of action for most of the moth of April so I have missed the end of flu season and the push of sport physical exams that seem to come with spring. Living in Atlanta, the ''wanna-be'' capitol of allergies, I know sinus problems and other allergy problems are a big part of the patient ...

Presently the scope of practice in Retail Clinics is limited to minor acute illness. In the future there seem to be many areas of preventive care that the idea of convenient and lower priced would work well with. Blood pressures and offering other screening is used in marketing the idea of the retail clinic to the general public. It is just a ...

This last year had its challenges and it’s wonders. I hope to see 2009 surpass the past in wonders and our challenges are less dramatic and violent. Happy Peaceful New Year. Retail health care is very busy this time of year. With the stresses of the economy, Christmas and life in general, viruses have had a happy time. I can almost see those ...

As the weather gets cooler and the leaves start to change into their brilliance we are once again approaching flu shot season. This year as I practice in a retail setting I am once again impressed at the commitment from retail health providers in providing quality, accessible, affordable health solutions for our communities. We will be providing ...

Here's an interesting twist on retail clinics: well-visit-only clinics, focusing on preventive care. This could be a great opportunity for NPs if it starts to take off. See this Wall Street Journal blog post. WellnessMart, owned and operated by a physician in California, treats only well patients, offering the same sort of menu of services ...