4/9/2008:CCA Board and Corporate Advisory Board Meetings - Atlanta, GA.            4/21-4/23/2008:5th Annual World Health Care Congress - Washington, D.C.(flagship event)           4/30/08:Retail Clinics: Flash in the Pan or Big Bang? - Mount Laurel, NJ.            5/19-5/21/2008:8th Annual Disease Management Colloquium - Philadelphia, PA.            6/3-6/4/2008: Retail Based Health Clinics - Chicago           

 

 

 

 

"For someone like myself who has a high deductible and pays for all office visits [and] meds, this is the perfect place for us to come. I would not hesitate to come back - the care was excellent."

- Aurora QuickCare Patient Survey Response, 2006.

"The American College of Nurse Practitioners supports the Convenient Care Industry as an accessible, high quality mode of healthcare delivery."

- American College of Nurse Practitioners, 2006.

"Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota found that visits to Convenient Care Clinics cost half as much as visits to physicians' offices for similar conditions."

- Time Magazine, 2006.

"A recent survey shows that 78% of adults feel strongly that retail-based health centers provide a convenient way for people to get basic medical services."

- The Wall Street Journal, 2005.

"Evidence shows that Convenient Care Clinics do not increase overall demand for medical services, but offer an alternative for consumers facing access problems within the traditional health care system."

- California HealthCare Foundation, 2006.

Physician Assistants (PAs) are skilled health care professionals licensed to practice medicine under physician supervision. Convenient Care Clinics are usually staffed by Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and/or Physician Assistants (PAs). With appropriate training and supervision, PAs can provide health care that is comparable in quality to that of a primary care physician. Studies have shown that PAs are widely accepted by patients and can perform most routine functions in a general medical practice.

To find out more about Physician Assistants and the work that they do in Convenient Care Clinics, please read our Physician Assistant Factsheet.

 

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