SSM Health Care–St. Louis and Healthcare Clinic at select
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) will launch a collaboration in
January 2014 that will improve access to care and increase care
coordination for patients.
With the collaboration, patients who currently see an SSM Health
Care primary care physician and visit a Healthcare Clinic at select
Walgreens in the St. Louis region will benefit from enhanced
information sharing between the two organizations. With patient
consent, Healthcare Clinic nurse practitioners will be able to
access information, such as allergies and medications, through
sharing of an electronic health record going live later in 2014.
SSM Health Care physicians will receive their patient’s discharge
reports through this information sharing platform, so they are
aware of the clinic visit and can provide any necessary follow-up
care.
Healthcare Clinics are professional walk-in health centers
located in more than 400 Walgreens drug stores across the country.
Clinics are open seven days a week, including evenings and
weekends, giving patients the option to access a variety of health
care services at their convenience and without an appointment.
“SSM Health Care believes in building relationships with
physicians and other providers that enhance our ability to improve
our community’s health,” said Shane Peng, MD, interim president of
physician and ambulatory services, SSM Health Care. “Our
affiliation with Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens will improve
patient access to coordinated, affordable, quality care.”
SSM Health Care and Walgreens believe everyone should have a
medical home. Patients who use Healthcare Clinic and do not have a
medical home will receive help finding one and establishing a
relationship. SSM Health Care also has more than 2,500 staff
physicians, including more than 100 primary care providers, who can
manage care over time for people with chronic illnesses. The
collaboration will give SSM Health Care physicians another
treatment option to offer their patients for non-emergent and
after-hours care that maintains coordination of care between
providers.
“Given the challenges facing today’s health care system,
Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens is ideally positioned to
provide greater patient access to quality, convenient and
affordable care,” said Alan E. London, chief medical officer,
Consumer Solutions Group, Walgreens. “The collaboration with SSM
Health Care aims to improve coordination of care for patients
throughout the St. Louis community, and ultimately help them get,
stay and live well.”
“This innovative collaboration with Walgreens enables SSM Health
Care to expand our reach in the communities we serve,” said Gaurov
Dayal, MD, president – health care delivery, finance &
integration/executive vice president of SSM Health Care. “Health
care across this country is undergoing significant transformation,
and working in partnership with other likeminded organizations such
as Walgreens is a critical element to becoming a leading provider
of population-based health services.”
The collaboration will initially start at the following
Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens locations in Missouri:
• 2920 Highway K, O’Fallon • 441 N. Kirkwood Rd., Kirkwood •
16105 Manchester Rd., Ellisville • 1000 Crossroads Pl., High Ridge
• 12098 Lusher Rd., St. Louis • 1993 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville
• 3937 Vogel Rd., Arnold • 7199 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis •
2310 S. Old Highway 94, St. Charles • 8571 Watson Rd., Webster
Groves • 920 N. Main St., O’Fallon • 917 Chesterfield Parkway East,
Chesterfield
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2013 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to be the
first choice in health and daily living for everyone in America,
and beyond. Each day, Walgreens provides more than 6 million
customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice in communities across America.
Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty,
infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory
services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs
for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health
systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The
company operates 8,131 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens
subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of
worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care
clinics, with more than 750 locations throughout the country.
About SSM Health Care
SSM Health Care (www.ssmhc.com) is a Catholic, not-for-profit
health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities
across the Midwest through one of the largest integrated delivery
systems in the nation.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and
Wisconsin, SSM includes 18 hospitals, more than 60 outpatient care
sites, a pharmacy benefit company, an insurance plan, two nursing
homes, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a technology
company, and an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 1,300
employed physicians and nearly 30,000 employees in four states, SSM
is one of the largest employers in every community it serves. An
early adopter of the electronic health record (EHR), SSM is a
national leader for the depth of its EHR integration. The addition
of Dean Health System in 2013 brings the number of physician visits
across SSM Health Care to 4 million annually.
Founded in 1872 by five Catholic sisters, SSM Health Care is
strongly rooted in its faith-based mission and values. The system
is committed to providing exceptional health care services and to
finding ways to promote good health among people in the communities
it serves. It was the first health care organization to receive the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest award
for quality.
SSM Health Care Contact:Steve Van Dinter, (314)
709-7506steve_van_dinter@ssmhc.comssmhealth.comorWalgreens
Contact:Markeisha Marshall, (847)
315-2923http://news.walgreens.com
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