Patient Engagement August 16, 2018
Urgent care clinics have increased by eightfold, while retail clinics have tripled, supporting low-cost patient care access.
Urgent care clinics and retail clinics are on the rise across the state of Massachusetts, offering more convenient patient care access for a low cost, according to a recent report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC).
The Commission’s 8th DataPoints report revealed that the number of urgent care clinics in Massachusetts has increased eightfold since 2010. The number of retail clinics has tripled during that timeframe.
Urgent care clinics are defined as care sites staffed by physicians and other clinicians, that offer walk-in appointments, and provide diagnosis and treatment of pressing healthcare needs.
Retail clinics usually exist in smaller retail spaces, are...
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