Business
MinuteClinic obtains accreditation
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 16, 2006
MinuteClinic announced in September that the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has accredited its ambulatory care program, becoming the first operator of retail or in-store based clinics to receive such accreditation. The accreditation means that Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic complied with more than 180 national standards in the implementation of established clinical practice guidelines and more than 500 performance measurements, according to MinuteClinic and the Joint Commission.
In-store clinics, which are staffed by nurse practitioners or physician assistants who treat minor problems on a walk-in basis, typically operate in supermarkets, drug stores and shopping malls.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/10/16/bibf1016.htm.
