Ambulatory Care

The retail health clinic wave shows no sign of crashing, according to a new report by Accenture, with experts saying the number of these outposts will likely hit 3,000 by 2017.

Convenient Care Center emergency care, laboratory services, a breast center, physical therapy center and a primary care center on the site.

Colorado healthcare provider Centura Health said this week that it plans to open several hybrid centers for both urgent and emergency care in the coming months, touting it as a new model for the system hat could help rein in costs.

Walgreens is poised to roll out Epic's electronic health records platform in its more than 400 healthcare clinics across the country, replacing Walgreens' own proprietary EHR.

Healthcare Corp. of America this week said it will add 14 urgent care centers in Las Vegas to its network with the acquisition of the Nevada operations of Urgent Care Extra.

AmSurg on Monday afternoon said it has withdrawn its higher cash offer for TeamHealth, blaming TeamHealth board members for failing to engage with the company. Earlier in the day, AmSurg has said TeamHealth had until Tuesday to respond to the offer.

Aetna has signed accountable care organization agreements with systems affiliated with Trinity Health, the benefits company announced Tuesday.

Though physician services provider TeamHealth has turned down a $7.8 billion takeover bid by AmSurg, analysts on Wall Street think the deal is probably in the best interest of the company.

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission says other types of financial support could include fixed grants to pay for standby capacity costs and uncompensated care; and targeted special payments with a focus on low-volume isolated providers.

TeamHealth rejected a $7.8 billion bid by ambulatory surgery giant AmSurg on Tuesday, saying the unsolicited bid undervalues the company.