“MinuteClinic is partnering with Allscripts to assure that we are utilizing the most advanced electronic health record platform in the market,” said Andrew Sussman, M.D., president, MinuteClinic and senior vice president/associate chief medical officer, CVS Caremark. “This will help support our nurse practitioners and physician assistants in continuing to meet and exceed the high standards we have set for quality and adherence to practice guidelines.”

Source: MarketWatch

…CVS Caremark has brought together retail pharmacy, retail clinics and PBM services to develop unique pharmacy care products. One example is Maintenance Choice, a program that allows customers to pick-up 90 day prescriptions at mail order costs whether they are shopping at retail or receiving medications through the mail. Foulkes said CVS Caremark is also expanding MinuteClinic, the nation’s largest retail clinic recognized as a disruptive innovation in health care, because it offers convenient quality care at a fraction of the cost patients pay in other health care settings.

Source: Bradenton Herald

MinuteClinics correctly denied antibiotics to 95 percent of patients with colds and 73 percent of patients with bronchitis in 2010, according to Minnesota Community Measurement. They correctly tested and prescribed antibiotics to 99 percent of strep patients. All three figures bested state averages.

The data suggest that MinuteClinics are doing poorly at screenings for cancer and STDs. Only 51 percent of women who use MinuteClinics for primary care and were due for breast cancer screenings received them in 2010.

That is a bit misleading, because MinuteClinics don’t offer cancer or STD screenings.

Source: StarTribune

MinuteClinic is urging parents and guardians to protect their children and themselves by getting the proper vaccination is important as it not only addresses a serious health concern, but also underscores the valuable role that retail-based health clinics can play in health care.

Source: Drug Store News