2012-05-24T21:13:31Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/retail-health-care-clinics.html http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/05/attempts-by-states-to-save-money-by-locking-medicaid.html May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012

A better solution than restricting emergency department use by Medicaid enrollees is to reverse what for many years has been a trend of shrinking access to primary care for Medicaid beneficiaries.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/11/22.html Nov 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011

Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased tenfold between 2007 and 2009. The determining factors in choosing one over a physician's office were found to be age, health status, income, and proximity to the clinic.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100245.html Nov 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011

Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased tenfold between 2007 and 2009. The determining factors in choosing one over a physician's office were found to be age, health status, income, and proximity to the clinic.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110054.html Apr 3, 2011 Apr 3, 2011

<p>This paper presents a model for the reorganization of clinical research to foster long-term participation by community clinicians.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR810.html Aug 10, 2010 Aug 10, 2010

<p>Retail clinics have established a niche in the U.S. health care system based on their convenience and customer service. Levels of patient satisfaction and of the quality and appropriateness of care appear comparable to those of other providers. However, we know little about the effects of clinic use on preventive services, care coordination, and care continuity.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9491-1.html Jun 8, 2010 Jun 8, 2010

<p>Presents information on the growing phenomenon of retail medical clinics, the types of patients they serve and the types of care they provide, and whether some common claims about retail clinics are supported by evidence.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9491.html Nov 17, 2009 Nov 17, 2009

<p>Presents information on the growing phenomenon of retail medical clinics, the types of patients they serve and the types of care they provide, and whether some common claims about retail clinics are supported by evidence.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9471.html Oct 1, 2009 Oct 1, 2009

<p>Examines how California's ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) compare with hospital outpatient surgery departments and how the state compares with other states in regulating ASCs.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR757.html Sep 28, 2009 Sep 28, 2009

<p>Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are rapidly growing as a setting for the delivery of health care services, both in California and in the United States. This report describes the California ASC landscape, compares California ASCs to hospital outpatient surgery departments, and compares California's regulation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers to the regulations of other states.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/09/10.html Sep 10, 2008 Sep 10, 2008

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080913.html Sep 10, 2008 Sep 10, 2008

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080403.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>The authors examined patterns of rapid HIV testing in a multistage national random sample of private, nonprofit, urban community clinics and community-based organizations to determine the extent of rapid HIV test availability outside the public health system.</p>

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<em>Affilated Adjunct Staff</em><br>M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley; M.D., University of California, San Francisco; M.Sc. in epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health