Drugstore Clinics Spread, and Scrutiny Grows

   Several large drugstores are establishing retail medical clinics within their stores much as eyeglass stores have had optomitrists on site.  There is no problem with these clinics per se as long as they practice within the scope of the practitioners license and skill.  There are concerns that those clinics staffed by non physicians will be practicing inferior medicine beyond...

Retail clinics are health care centers of limited low risk services staffed most commonly by masters in primary care level nationally certificated Nurse Practioners who have provided primary care to millions of Americans for 40 years without issues of Quality by all evidence based studies. This is serving the uninsured who have difficulty finding a "medical home" and those Americans who wish...

Delf Referal Lack of continuity of care However, Cheaper and Faster, more easlit accessible. It takes one big mistake to shut them down. Diagnosis is not that simple. After all not all Flu like symptoms are Flu!!!!!

Large pharmacy chains are establishing clinics staffed by physicians or physician surrogates. IF medications are ordered the pharmacy hopes it will be filled on site.