A consumer revolution in retail medicine: where is it heading?

Convenient medical clinics (CMCs) have established themselves as a viable site for healthcare services. CMCs continue to gain support because the American consumer is driving this retail medicine bus and investment dollars are plentiful. Whether CMCs will last appears to depend on whether they continue to offer convenient services that meet the needs of those driving the bus.

Convenient medical clinics reshaping the healthcare landscape.

Many physicians are developing their own convenient medical clinic locations, but hospitals are lagging in seizing this business opportunity. Obstacles to CMC development include finding a viable partner, staffing the clinics, and overcoming legal issues. Hospitals need to decide whether they want to compete, partner, or do nothing.