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Retail Clinics: Threat or opportunity?

By Marty Stempniak
The explosion of retail clinics worries some traditional health care providers. But clinic leaders say far from competing with hospitals are physicians, they're helping to build a care continuum.

Framing the issue

• The number of retail health clinics could double to 2,400 locations in the next three years with the entrance of tens of millions of patients into the system, Accenture predicts. The firm believes such clinics could tackle 10.8 million visits a year and save $800 million in annual health care spending.
• The Convenient Care Association estimates that 40 percent of patients who show up at retail clinics do not have a primary care doctor. Health systems are partnering with retailers looking to add access points and lend their physician expertise to Walgreens, CVS and Kroger.
• Other hospitals and health systems are finding alternative methods to bring convenient care to their patients, renting retail space in Walmarts, opening their own clinic chains, or offering their physician practices at more convenient hours.

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