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Emory Healthcare partners with CVS's MinuteClinic in retail run
The largest hospital system in Georgia, Emory Healthcare, entered into a clinical affiliation with CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic, opening up the door to convenient care for consumers, the latter
CVS launches Android app for drug information
Pharmacy chain CVS Caremark just added to its mHealth portfolio with a new Android app for medication management. Patients can use the app on their Android smartphones to look up medication
Patients not taking medications cost $300B
Depending on which company you listen to, lack of prescription medication adherence costs between $250 billion and $300 billion annually. Pharmacy companies Express Scripts and CVS Caremark each
Electronic prior authorization piloted for e-prescription
CVS Caremark, which includes a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), is piloting a method of electronic prior authorization (ePA) that can be used in the workflow of electronic prescribing. The
MinuteClinic's Sussman: Despite medical home efforts, a lot of 'medical homelessness'
MinuteClinic has been growing rapidly, with 49 percent growth in 2009 and 22 percent growth in last year alone. FierceHealthcare recently checked in with Dr. Andrew Sussman (pictured), president of
CVS Caremark to acquire Part D insurer
Rhode Island-based CVS Caremark has agreed to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Rye Brook, N.Y.-based Universal American for about $1.2 billion, reports Healthcare Finance News. The deal will
A bumpy transition to a mobile, connected health system
You don't often see the words "diabetes" and "elegant" in the same sentence--unless, of course, you're talking about smartphones, FierceMobileHealthcare Editor Neil Versel writes. "If you have
Pharmacies sue CVS Caremark over privacy issues
Patient and physician privacy apparently are being compromised in all kinds of ways in Texas. In just the past few days, we've learned that: * The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has
Target expanding retail clinic business
Target is adding eight new Target Clinic sites in Chicago and the Palm Beach, Fla., area, bringing its nationwide total to 36, the company retail giant announced last week. In the world of retail
Surge in MinuteClinic visits could signal shift in consumer preferences
With MinuteClinic visits up 36 percent in the second quarter, according to Drugstore News, consumers seem to be shifting their demand away from expensive physician offices with limited hours to
