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    A second look at retail clinics

    October 4th, 2006

    by Tony Chen

    Previously I joined with others in predicting that the number of retail clinics will be in the thousands in 18 months or so. Consumerism is too strong of a force. Simple, quick, convenient healthcare is way too compelling to pass up. I'm still a believer.

    But, let's not forget that it's still a retail business and is ruled by the laws of retail business models - location, location, location.

    Case in point: Take Care is in the process of closing down all 10 of their clinics in Portland. I might be reading between the lines here, but it seems like they didn't want to pilot there to begin with, but their partners at Rite Aid convinced them. Portland is a good-sized 2nd-tier American city. The only problem is that people are really healthy there and have good access to doctors already.

    One more thing to consider - Target decided to part ways with MinuteClinic even after a great 2.5 year partnership. MinuteClinic was quickly bought up by CVS. Again, read through the link here, I may be reading between the lines too much. It sounds to me that Target's not fully bought into the concept yet - it's still in pilot stage. Did MinuteClinic really want to grow faster than Target was comfortable with?

    So, to recap:
    - money is still POURING into retail clinics
    - hundreds of clinics will be opening within the next 6-12 months
    - it smells like a landgrab situation, with lots of clinic operators partnering with national big-box retailers
    - Like any retail business, location, location, location still applies

    In the 1980s, every hotel trying to just stay in the game had to have a pool (and now in 2006, every decent hotel has to have a spa). Same situation here? Any retailer worth anything will have to have a little health clinic? You live down the street from Target and Wal-Mart. One has one, the other doesn't? Is that enough to change your mind?

    For me, definitely, if I need something there.

    So if the retail clinic is like the hotel pool of the 1980s, what is like the hotel spa? In 2010, once most retailers have a clinic, how will they continue to differentiate their stores? "Today, we are offering a $100 winterization treatment, which includes your flu shot, a 15-minute massage, the new designer scarf, a hot chocolate at our in-store cafe, and a discount on this family package of cold medicines."

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    I would love to hear from people outside major cities dominated by teaching hospitals to learn more about how they see the role of the community hospital and how the growing size of LOHAS consumers will influence community changes.
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    Comment from: Tim Gee [Visitor] · http://www.medicalconnectivity.com
    Tony, I believe consumers are just as resistant to change in health care as those of us on the other side of the table. The retail clinic is starting to feel like the online grocery store of the late 90s.

    Certainly convenience (location) and trust will play key roles. I hope it flies - I would certainly like to take advantage of the convenience when the need exists.
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    Comment from: Dennis E. Go, MD [Visitor]
    I am a paediatrician in private practice in a 45,000 size town. My thought on the retail clinics are that the people that use them may be the worried well. We don't have any in our region yet. I am going to tell my patients that if you call me at night about an illness that was treated at the retail clinic, I may charge you for a phone call. I think it fragments care and, for children, certainly doesn't provide a medical home.
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    Comment from: hospitaltony [Member]
    I've heard that 25-30% of folks that come in don't have a PCP. Most of the retail clinics have some sort of mechanism to work with local systems to feed them in.
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    One thing to think about with this new model is technology. We will have a ubiquitous electronic medical record platform in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future.

    Combine EMR with telemedicine and algorythm-based care models and suddenly the local MD isn't as much the keeper of all knowledge.

    The key is, don't bet on things staying the same as they are now. Consumers will demand lower cost and better access, and as soon as they realize that technology can enable this they'll demand the current system (which has not really changed, ever) be marginalized.

    The model isn't there yet, but it's getting much, much closer.
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