Comments on: Walgreens’ Take Care Health Clinics ‘on hold’ for Wichita http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/07/30/walgreens-take-care-health-clinics-on-hold-for-wichita/ Insights into Wichita business from the staff of Business Today Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: bth http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/07/30/walgreens-take-care-health-clinics-on-hold-for-wichita/comment-page-1/#comment-615 bth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:31:12 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/07/30/walgreens-take-care-health-clinics-on-hold-for-wichita/#comment-615 I'd like to see more progress with these but from probably a slightly different perspective. Since my parents were both in medicine I am probably a bit more 'medically literate' than many. However, I can see a role of a 'retail clinic' in conjunction with a person't 'medical home.' It is often diffficult to get medical advice in 'real time' (night and weekend for example). If a clinic coud handle the simple stuff and then leave 'real' issues for the DR we might all benefit. Also, from my own perspective, being able to get routine tests done at convenient times (and then commuicated to my DR) would be a definite benefit. I don't see these clinics as replacing the traditional DR-patient relationship but rather supplementing it. I’d like to see more progress with these but from probably a slightly different perspective. Since my parents were both in medicine I am probably a bit more ‘medically literate’ than many. However, I can see a role of a ‘retail clinic’ in conjunction with a person’t ‘medical home.’ It is often diffficult to get medical advice in ‘real time’ (night and weekend for example). If a clinic coud handle the simple stuff and then leave ‘real’ issues for the DR we might all benefit. Also, from my own perspective, being able to get routine tests done at convenient times (and then commuicated to my DR) would be a definite benefit.

I don’t see these clinics as replacing the traditional DR-patient relationship but rather supplementing it.

]]> By: JWink http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/07/30/walgreens-take-care-health-clinics-on-hold-for-wichita/comment-page-1/#comment-613 JWink Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:12:52 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/business/2008/07/30/walgreens-take-care-health-clinics-on-hold-for-wichita/#comment-613 Wichita Eagle: Please pursue this situation to determine why this positive option is being held up. Wichita Eagle: Please pursue this situation to determine why this positive option is being held up.

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