The retail revolution in health care
By: Myron D. Fottler and Donna M. Malvey.
Contributors: Malvey, Donna M.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780313366239
Subjects: Health care reform -- United States; Delivery of Health Care -- economics -- United States; Ambulatory Care Facilities -- economics -- United States; Ambulatory Care Facilities -- trends -- United States; Marketing of Health Services -- methods -- United States; Patient Satisfaction -- United States
Description: "The Retail Revolution in Health Care presents an overview of the retail health trend and its implications for consumers, employers, health care providers, health care companies, insurers, and health policy-makers." "The authors examine the phenomenon of retail health care from an entrepreneurial perspective, discussing the growth of retail care beyond traditional retail establishments and possible performance indicators to assess health outcomes. They report on the differing perspectives of retail care from a variety of experts, including doctors, nurses, patients, and insurers. Finally, they address business realities in the United States and globally as they affect the clinics. Retail clinics will almost certainly play a key role as either an alternative to national health insurance or a component of health reform. This important book explores their part in furthering the availability of health care for all Americans."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What's wrong with health care today?; title: The top ten consumer health care hassles; title: Retail-based healthcare clinics : a "disruptive innovation"; title: The retail clinic; title: Retail clinic demographics and performance; title: The impact of retail clinics on other stakeholders; title: The business of health care; title: The globalization of health care; title: Future predictions and implications of retail clinics for all stakeholders.