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RediClinic Joins Other
Retail Clinic Owners as Founding Members of New Trade Association Convenient Care Association to deliver guidance, develop standards, and provides stronger representation HOUSTON (November 9, 2006) – Responding to the major issues and concerns of accessible health care in America, RediClinic, along with other prominent members of the Convenient Care industry, have taken an important step by joining forces to create a new trade organization – The Convenient Care Association (CCA). The CCA currently represents 12 Convenient Care Clinic organizations, including RediClinic. Convenient care clinics primarily are staffed by Nurse Practitioners and provide routine, non-emergency services to walk-in patients at affordable prices seven days a week. RediClinics currently are located in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New York, with others opening soon in Georgia and Virginia. “The Convenient Care industry has revolutionized the way patients access health care today,” says Tine Hansen-Turton, Executive Director, CCA. “That kind of impact is energizing, and we look forward to expanding our membership.” The Convenient Care Association, supported by its members, is committed to: • Ongoing development of uniform protocols which enhance and assist clinics’ health care providers • Implementing medical record sharing procedures with physicians and other health care providers • Offering recommendations, based on established best practices, for patient follow-up care “We are honored to participate in an industry association which will help all of us provide consumers with easier access to routine healthcare at affordable prices,” says Web Golinkin, Chief Executive Officer of RediClinic and Treasurer of CCA. “Together, we will share best practices, unify our voices and partner with the existing medical community to better serve our patients.” Already, the CCA has secured an important endorsement for its approach to health care delivery. The American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) recently adopted a resolution praising the Convenient Care industry and its accessible, high quality healthcare of delivery. Founding CCA Executive Board members include: Don Parker, AtlantiCare Health Services; Kimberly Hodgkinson, Aurora Health Care; Dean Q. Lin, CareWorks Convenient Healthcare (a subsidiary of Geisinger Health System); Neal F. Krouse, M.D., CheckUps; Steven W. Cooley, M.D., HealthStop, Inc.; Brian Jones, MedXpress; Michael J. O’Neil, MEDPOINTexpress (a subsidiary of Memorial Hospital and Health System); Maurice Stone, My Healthy Access; Ronald Bucci, QuickClinic; Dave Mandelkern, QuickHealth; Web Golinkin, RediClinic; and Hal Rosenbluth, Take Care Health Systems. For more information, visit www.ConvenientCareAssociation.org. RediClinic LLC Since 1989, RediClinic (formerly known as InterFit Health) has provided people with easy access to high quality, convenient and affordable healthcare services. Today the company is the largest provider of retail health screening services in the United States and is a leader in convenient care. The company also provides health screenings, flu shots and other health-related services to major employers. For more information, visit www.rediclinic.com. Revolution Health Group Revolution Health Group was established in July 2005 to create the leading comprehensive consumer-centric health company. One of three business groups in the Revolution LLC family of companies, Revolution Health empowers consumers by putting them at the center of the health system, building innovative health-related companies through investments, acquisitions and partnerships. Revolution Health’s strategy is to create businesses and products that provide greater consumer choice, control and convenience in three key healthcare sectors affected by the rapid growth of the Internet and defined-contribution health plans: content; coverage; and care. |
