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May 3, 2010

Consumers unsure of how U.S. healthcare system works, survey finds

Despite widespread media coverage on healthcare reform, political debates and legislative initiatives over the past...

May 3, 2010

CVS Caremark chief medical officer: Retail clinic model has 'come of age'

As CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic passes the milestone of its first decade of delivering convenient access...

April 29, 2010

NACDS Annual underscores value of pharmacy

The idyllic Palm Beach setting is splendid. The weather usually is sunny and sublime. And...

April 28, 2010

MinuteClinic enters partnership with Catholic Healthcare West

MinuteClinic and Catholic Healthcare West, the eighth-largest hospital provider in the nation, have entered into...

April 26, 2010

GSK takes smoking cessation to a new level with mini lozenge

GlaxoSmithKline announced Tuesday the launch of its new Nicorette Mini Lozenge, a smaller smoking-cessation lozenge...

April 22, 2010

'Cost-effective, quality care' are just some of the results to be seen with Medco, Medical Mutual of Ohio partnership

Efforts by retail pharmacies and pharmacy groups to spur the adoption of electronic-prescribing technology among...

April 22, 2010

CVS Caremark forges ahead with medication adherence initiatives

Underscoring the vital role that pharmacists play in the U.S. healthcare system are the findings...

April 18, 2010

Weighing in on health reform

Want to weigh in on healthcare reform? What do you think it weighs, anyway—Congress’ Patient...

April 15, 2010

Healthcare reform paves the way for success of retail clinics

To borrow from the great Mark Twain, it would appear that the reports of the...

April 15, 2010

Kroger executive named CEO of The Little Clinic

Kroger has appointed Kroger executive Michael Stoll to serve as CEO of The Little Clinic...

April 15, 2010

Pharmacists can bridge medication adherence gap

Taking medications is like doing household chores or getting called for jury duty: Everybody would...

April 13, 2010

Take Care Health Systems to offer blood pressure screenings through May

Take Care Health Systems has announced that it now is offering free blood pressure screenings...

April 12, 2010

MinuteClinic seeks to expand its presence in the healthcare world

New healthcare legislation, the aging U.S. population and a shortage of primary care physicians will...

April 8, 2010

Article: Think 'outside the pillbox' to improve medication adherence

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscored the importance of medication...

April 8, 2010

Consumers may get more say in their healthcare decisions

Patient-centric healthcare solutions offer a glimpse of what health reform eventually could look like by...

April 8, 2010

Government shortcuts spell disaster for health program beneficiaries

Once again, government seems to be mangling the delicate balance among pharmacies, generic drug suppliers...

April 8, 2010

Pharmacy-PBM model may aid patients' health in the long-run

The fact that CVS Caremark presented research highlighting the benefits that pharmacy benefit management tools...

April 8, 2010

Take Care Health Systems opens on-site clinic at Toyota's Buffalo, W.Va., plant

Take Care Health Systems has expanded its partnership with Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia by...

April 1, 2010

Strong efforts by retail pharmacy to boost offerings pay off

Serving as yet another indicator of the important role that retail pharmacists play in the...

March 31, 2010

Retail Clinician EXCLUSIVE: Take Care/Gallup Patient Engagement study

In today's consumer-driven healthcare environment, simply satisfying a patient is not enough; patients want to feel a personal connection. They want to be engaged. This fact has not gone unnoticed at Take Care Health Systems and, judging by the results of a recent Gallup survey, the clinic operator is taking the patient experience to a whole new level and paving the way for improved patient outcomes.

March 30, 2010

HHS offers grants to chronic disease management programs

The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $27 million in grants to chronic...

March 25, 2010

New challenges on the horizon as healthcare overhaul made official

After more than a year that spawned bitter debate, a tea party, a growing divide...

March 25, 2010

Op-ed on healthcare reform calls for expanded role of nurse practitioners in Texas

An opinion piece written for the San Antonio Express-News urges health reform in Texas and...

March 25, 2010

Report discusses retail clinics' entry into chronic disease management game

An article featured on MedPageToday.com picks up on the expansion of clinic services offered at...