Archive for August, 2011
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Retail Medicine Gains New Credibility with USA Today Article
The news here is not that the retail clinics are booming. The news is that it is considered news in one of the most important consumer outlets in the country (USA TODAY). An article in this publication, on a "big news" Monday is going to lend tremendous credibility to retail medicine. That's O...
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There may be an “AP” for that
It isn't the purpose of this Web site to keep you all abreast of new medical treatment options or medical technology. But, when we saw a recent article about a study on the use of mobile phone technology to improve glucose control in diabetics, it made us realize that those of you who are medical ...
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New Clinic Contracts Awarded
In the last couple of weeks we have noted the opening of new clinics, or the awarding of clinic management contracts, to various vendors. We'll do a quick review here. CareHere was awarded two contracts, one to manage a clinic in Denton, TX for city employees; and one at the Nashville Internati...
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Integration is Disintegrating at the PBM/Pharm Level
Sometimes, just when everything seems to fit together, something unravels. This time it is a relationship between the two biggest purveyors of pharmacy products in the U.S. - Walgreens and Express Scripts. This is an issue that is one of primary concern to employers who have a contract with one ...
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NY Hospitals are “in the game”
The most powerful and influential medical system in NY State is now in the on-site game. As reported by Crain's Health Pulse last week, North Shore-LIJ "sees the need for workplace docs." The article covered a service that they are providing for employees of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory a...
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Fortune Article on On-Site Clinics
On 8/2/2011 /Fortune magazine published an article on the current status of on-site clinics in the U.S. They quoted leaders from Towers Watson, Cerner and Take Care Health Systems, all companies with a significant commitment to the on-site industry. Included in stats in this article was data...
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Warren Hutton to Assume COO Position at HealthStat
Healthstat announced that it has hired its existing outside legal counsel, Mr. Warren Hutton, to assume the newly created position of COO and General Counsel. He will be responsible for "... the day-to-day management of the company" and for ". . . managing all legal affairs effecting and incident ...
