Code Blue Now

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

.: code blue now - america's health care voice :.

codebluenow! evolved from the build an american health care system contest, to a group of 30 people in portland, or who believed the american health care system should support the health of all our people and the communities in which we live, to a national movement with over 1,000 members in 46 states.

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[rninme]

code blue now - america's health care voice :.

codebluenow! evolved from the build an american health care system contest, to a group of 30 people in portland, or who believed the american health care system should support the health of all our people and the communities in which we live, to a national movement with over 1,000 members in 46 states.

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[pickledpepperRN]

Found it:

http://www.codebluenow.org/

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

interesting that i ran acoss this website this morning and read group of articles from seattle post-intelligencer (wa) 2005 series

news/resources

this story is from steve case (former head of aol) says his new startup

"rediclinic"

october 21, 2005

seattle post-intelligencer (wa): putting the patient first

at revolution health, we are investing in rediclinics -- one of several companies creating nurse-practitioner staffed medical clinics inside retail stores. these clinics are inexpensive (about $39 per visit), open at nights and on weekends and involve virtually no waiting.

tonight i read, welcome to physician's news digest

pharmacy chain cvs corp. agreed to acquire minuteclinic inc., highlighting the push by retailers to offer in-store treatment for minor maladies such as sore throats, vaccinations and other health care.

for retailers, including giants such as wal-mart stores inc. and walgreen co., in-store health clinics have become a way to attract customers looking to avoid long waits in doctor's offices, while customers are also likely to fill a prescription in the same store or buy medication, reported the wall street journal. some doctors are alarmed, worrying patients will get substandard care - a concern clinic operators say is unfounded, the journal added.

(wall street journal, july 14, 2006)

must be something possitive about the idea of np clinics if big business now involved.

[weirdRN, RN]

I have always preferred a NP over a Doc. The Doc usually spends less than 15 minutes with me and rarely listens to what I have to say. The NP usually does a thorough assessment and actually takes notes. I think these urgent care/mini clinics will help take some of the pressure off the Docs so that they can focus on more pressingly acute patients.