A new report says retail clinics could threaten parts of the healthcare system, according to an article on the Healthcare IT News website.
Clinics tend to upend the normal healthcare delivery environment and the direction of flow of services, according to research from Kalorama Information.
"They deliver healthcare to customers where they are, where the rest of the healthcare system awaits patients," Bruce Carlson, publisher of Kalorama Information, said in a statement. "Ten years ago, the retail clinic concept was novel. Now, it's rare to hear a discussion of healthcare trends that doesn't include these clinics. Everyone is thinking about how they can align to the trend."
One way retail clinica are creating change is with electronic medical records (EMR) and technology. They are introducing EMR, billing innovation and virtual waiting room technology that physician offices are slowly adopting.
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