A Checkup For Retail Medicine

The Advance of the Retail Health Clinic Market: The Liability Risk physicians May potentially Face when supervising or Collaborating With Other Professionals

“…7 Typically staffed by physicians and other health care professionals, urgent care centers act as a "halfway house" between the emergency department and the physician's office. 7 In contrast, although some retail clinic settings may have physicians on-site, most have certified nurse practitioners as the primary providers of care.…”

“…7 Typically staffed by physicians and other health care professionals, urgent care centers act as a "halfway house" between the emergency department and the physician's office. 7 In contrast, although some retail clinic settings may have physicians on-site, most have certified nurse practitioners as the primary providers of care. 7 Reasons suggested for the rapid increase in retail health clinics include overcrowded emergency departments, the increasing shortage of primary care physician ranks (estimated shortage of 40,000 family practice physicians by 2025), the impact that increased insurance costs have on patient access to physician clinics, and patient-consumer demands for improved convenience and affordability.…”

“…7 In contrast, although some retail clinic settings may have physicians on-site, most have certified nurse practitioners as the primary providers of care. 7 Reasons suggested for the rapid increase in retail health clinics include overcrowded emergency departments, the increasing shortage of primary care physician ranks (estimated shortage of 40,000 family practice physicians by 2025), the impact that increased insurance costs have on patient access to physician clinics, and patient-consumer demands for improved convenience and affordability. 8 McKinlay and Marceau 9 reported that the decrease in the number of primary care physicians practicing in the United States will coincide with an increase in patients seeking care at retail clinics.…”

Medication Therapy Management Favors Large Pharmacy Chains and Creates Potential Conflicts of Interest

“…33 New clinics have opened in airports to meet the demand for travelers with chronic illness who cannot carry syringes that may be necessary for their medication because of heightened airport security and for airport employees who may require basic primary care services while at work. 34 One 2007 study found 292 in-store clinics operated by 12 different companies/clinics in various chain stores across the country.…”

Comércio internacional de serviços e complexo industrial da saúde: implicações para os sistemas nacionais de saúde

“…Além do crescimento de produtos ligados à prevenção -dos screenings laboratoriais a check-ups, oferecidos de formas cada vez mais inovadoras e sofisticadas 28 -foram desenvolvidas várias linhas de produtos que atendem à demanda por bem-estar. Essas incluem produtos que melhoram a imagem corporal -cirurgias plásti-cas, odontologia estética, cirurgia bariátrica -ou vinculadas à medicina reprodutiva e de gênero -como técnicas de fertilização in vitro e cirurgias de mudança de sexo 29 .…”