Archive for Vendor Updates
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CareATC Celebrates 15 Years
Several things are new about CareATC but the one that is highlighted in this post is their birthday party and open house that is planned for October 22nd at 3 p.m. at their new Corporate Support Center. This is their birthday celebration and they will also be celebrating a network designation by ...
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Walgreens to Close 200 Sites
In a move that is related to cost cutting, Fortune (among many other news outlets) announced that Walgreens will close 200 domestic locations. This may, or may not, have implications for your on-site programming and strategy. I think it may impact your stock portfolio if you own Walgreens stock....
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QuadMed Awarded AAAHC Network Status
It was announced by both AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) and QuadMed yesterday (11/10/2014) that QuadMed had been awarded AAAHC accreditation as a network, an unusual and new accreditation status for multiple sites in a network managed by a single group (there must be ...
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The PCMH Model and Take Care
It was announced yesterday (2/19/2014) by Walgreens that all Take Care managed employer-sponsored clinics are accredited by the AAAHC (The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) as patient-centered medical homes. We have long supported this model for many reasons and it a positive m...
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Business Coalitions Get in the Act
More and more business coalitions are getting onto the on-site and near site space. A couple of notable examples come to mind immediately. One is in the upper Wisconsin area and the other is in Indianapolis. OurHealth is the regional vendor that is coordinating care among several employer who ...
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Multiple-Employer Clinic Opens in Indianapolis
Novia CareClinics just opened a clinic for the use of employees of multiple employers in downtown Indianapolis. Novia has long had a significant presence in Indiana - its corporate headquarters are there. However, this new site, which is relatively small (at 1,200 square feet, about the size nee...
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Walgreens & United Airlines
You have probably all flown through O'Hare Airport at some time and noted the huge presence of United Airlines there, it is a primary United hub. Now, the more than 10,000 United employees will have access to an on-site clinic at the airport, managed by Walgreen. You might call this a "sweet s...
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Dignity Health Deal to Purchase U.S. Healthworks Closed
U.S. Healthworks has been acquired by Dignity Health (previously Catholic Healthcare West). U.S. Healthworks operates 170 primarily occ med centers in 15 states but has recently indicated it is interested in providing on-site clinic services (although their Web site doesn't have a clear option f...
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Another Update on Montana State Clinics
It was announced on 6/23/2012 (shortly after our last update) that the State of Montana signed the final contract with CareHere to provide on-site services for state employees in spite of the protest filed by the second-place bidder, MiCare of Montana. Has this issue been "put to bed?" Only ...
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Update on Montana Clinics
We mentioned in a post earlier that the State of Montana was seeking proposals to operate on-site clinics for all of the State's employees. Subsequently, in our most recent newsletter, we likewise reported that the bid had been awarded to CareHere, with some grumbling from the local vendors. Thi...
