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As a complement to primary care services, retail clinics play a critical role in the continuity of care for many Americans.

Contemporary Clinic Editorial Board member, Alexie Leitner, PA-C, Healthcare Market Leader at Target Clinics explains what it's like to have the best job in America.

Nurse practitioners are helping to fill the void left by a shrinking PCP population.

As the last country with a modern health care system to adopt ICD-10, the United States is finally hopping on the bandwagon just before the anticipated release of ICD-11 in 2018.

This approval marks a milestone in oncology as it steers in the direction of combination therapy for the future.

Retail clinics have taken a prominent position as the preferred method of care for patients who need quick and cost-effective treatment.

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With less than 3 weeks to go until the October 1 deadline for the adoption of ICD-10, many health care providers are concerned about the challenges the new system may present.

This announcement comes after a successful pilot program showed a collaboration of telehealth and retail clinics produced good results for patients.

Startup companies are taking the idea of convenient care one step further via smartphone apps.

A recent article from the Associated Press explained how retail clinics and technology are changing the doctor-patient relationship.

In a recent interview with Health IT Analytics, Peter Goldbach, MD, chief medical officer of RediClinic and Health Dialog, discussed how retail clinics can potentially impact population health management.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants who staff retail clinics now have a dedicated professional resource for best practices in convenient care.

More than a dozen major health care organizations have committed to improving diagnosis.

Soy lecithin is a common emulsifier used as an excipient in drugs and topical skin care products.

Increased demand for affordable and accessible patient care from a growing population of insured patients is the perfect catalyst for telehealth service expansion.

Although fewer teens are having sex than before, the use of emergency contraception has grown significantly over the past decade. Understanding these patterns can provide insight to the recent decline of U.S. teen birth rates.

In the constantly evolving health care world, there many different settings in which advanced practice clinicians, such as nurse practitioners, can choose to work. Advanced practice clinicians can choose a retail clinic setting, the hospital, a primary care physician's practice, as well as other settings.

Pharmacy robberies have seen a 16% increase from 2013 to 2014 with 829 pharmacies robbed last year. Implementing a few tips may prevent a future robbery.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common STDs with more than three-quarters of individuals affected, yet the HPV vaccination is well under the Healthy People 2020 goal of 80%.

Substance abuse in adolescents is an important area of concern in the primary care setting. In this population, substance abuse, has been related to impaired ability for the adolescent brain to develop. This leads to unfavorable impact on memory, intelligence, sensitivity to reward, and ability to regulate emotions.