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South Side Chicago Students Participate in Diabetes Awareness Screening and Treatment Program

MinuteClinic — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:06:16 GMT

Chicago, Ill., May 14, 2012 -- MinuteClinic , the retail clinic division of CVS Caremark Corporation , has joined a coalition of organizations dedicated to raising diabetes awareness among families on Chicago’s South Side. The coalition is working with Perspectives Charter School Calumet Campus to educate, screen, diagnose and, if needed, provide follow-up care to any student diagnosed with pre-diabetes or diabetes.

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CVS Caremark to Support Million Hearts™ with Free Blood Pressure Checks on Fridays in May

MinuteClinic — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – May 2, 2012 – CVS Caremark announced today that it is supporting Million Hearts™ during National High Blood Pressure Education Month in May through a number of patient-focused initiatives. Launched by the Department of Health and Human Services and led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Million Hearts™ is a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes in the U.S. over the next five years.

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MinuteClinic Helping with Diabetes Care this Spring by Providing Free Monitoring Service

MinuteClinic — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Woonsocket, R.I., April 11, 2012 – MinuteClinic is helping patients with diabetes stay on top of their condition this spring by offering a free monitoring visit. This service helps patients with diabetes keep their health in check between visits to a primary care provider, and is available seven days a week at the walk-in medical clinics inside select CVS/pharmacy stores across the United States.

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Walk-in Spring Sports Physicals Offered for Young Athletes Seven Days a Week at MinuteClinic

MinuteClinic — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:05:31 GMT

WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 14, 2012 – Sign-ups are underway for baseball, softball, lacrosse and other spring sports adding physical exams to parents’ to-do lists before kids take the field. MinuteClinic medical clinics inside select CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. are making it easy and affordable by offering sports physicals seven days a week, including evenings and weekends, with no appointment necessary.

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MinuteClinic and TriStar Health Form Clinical Affiliation in Middle Tennessee

MinuteClinic — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Woonsocket, RI and Nashville, TN, Feb. 24, 2012 – MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), and HCA’s TriStar Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in Middle Tennessee, have entered into a clinical affiliation to enhance access to high quality, affordable health care services in the Nashville metropolitan area.

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CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic to Deploy Allscripts EHR Nationally

MinuteClinic — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO and Woonsocket, RI – February 21, 2012 – CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic, the leading retail health clinic in the United States, will transition from its existing, proprietary Electronic Medical Record system to the AllscriptsMyWay Electronic Health Record. This transition will assist MinuteClinic in its mission of delivering high quality accessible medical care in hundreds of retail clinics across the United States.

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Pertussis Cases on the Rise in 2012; DTaP and Tdap Vaccinations Available Daily at MinuteClinic

MinuteClinic — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:28:06 GMT

Woonsocket, R.I, Jan. 26, 2012 -- With at least a dozen states reporting confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) during the first three weeks of January, MinuteClinic , the largest provider of retail medical clinics in the United States, is urging parents and guardians to obtain a DTaP shot (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) for unvaccinated children under seven. Booster shots, known as Tdap, are also encouraged for all pre-teens, teens and adults.

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Clinical Collaboration with MinuteClinic and UMass Memorial Health Care is the First of its Kind In

MinuteClinic — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:16:15 GMT

Agreement includes integration of electronic medical records

Woonsocket, RI and Worcester, MA, Dec. 21, 2011 – MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), and UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in Central and Western Massachusetts and the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School have entered into a clinical collaboration to enhance access to high quality health care services in Central Massachusetts.

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Carolinas HealthCare System and MinuteClinic Enter Into Clinical Collaboration

MinuteClinic — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:11:03 GMT

Agreement Includes Electronic Medical Record Integration

Woonsocket, R.I. and Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 16, 2011 – MinuteClinic, the retail healthcare division of CVS Caremark Corporation, andCarolinas HealthCare System (CHS), which provides medical services at more than 650 care locations in North and South Carolina, have entered into a clinical collaboration that includes 16 MinuteClinic locations in the greater Charlotte area.

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MinuteClinic and Emory Healthcare Announce Clinical Affiliation

MinuteClinic — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:43:32 GMT

Woonsocket, RI and Atlanta, GA, Nov. 21, 2011 – MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), and Emory Healthcare, the largest and most comprehensive hospital system in Georgia, have entered into a clinical affiliation to enhance access to high quality, affordable health care services in communities throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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