FAIR Health: Ten Things To Know About Retail Clinics Between 2007 and 2016

1. Retail clinics grew 847 percent between 2007 and 2016.
2. 24% of retail clinic claims fell within the acute respiratory infection category.
3. General symptoms (fever or malaise) accounted for 12% of claims.
4. Communicable disease exposure accounted for 10% of claims.
5. Retail clinic claims grew 704% in rural regions.
6. Retail clinic claims grew 865% in urban areas.
7. Individuals between ages 51 and 60 accounted for 24% of retail clinic users.
8. 72% of retail clinic visits were for patients aged 31 to 70.
9. Women utilized retail clinics more often than men.
10. In patients ages zero to 10, 51% of visits were for boys compared to 49% for girls.

Source: Patient Engagement HIT, March 21, 2018
Source URL: https://patientengagementhit.com/news/changes-in-ed-clinic-u...

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