MinuteClinic® receives sixth consecutive Ambulatory Well being Care Accreditation from The Joint Fee

MinuteClinic continues to earn Gold Seal of Approval^® from nationwide well being care analysis and certifying company

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CVS Well being® (NYSE: CVS) immediately introduced that MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic positioned inside choose CVS Pharmacy® shops in 36 states and Washington, D.C.was awarded its sixth consecutive Ambulatory Well being Care Accreditation from The Joint Fee. Since 2006 — when it was the primary retail medical clinic within the U.S. to obtain such accreditation — MinuteClinic has earned the Gold Seal of Approval® by demonstrating steady compliance with nationally acknowledged requirements.

The Gold Seal is a logo of high quality that displays the MinuteClinic dedication to offering secure and high-quality affected person care. The Joint Fee’s accreditation is legitimate for as much as three years and applies to medical providers and remedy delivered at greater than 1,000 MinuteClinic areas nationwide. In the latest survey interval, The Joint Fee additionally evaluated new psychological well being counseling providers supplied at choose MinuteClinic areas, noticed the CVS^© HealthHUB™ retailer format, reviewed digital care providers, and met its nurses and doctor assistants/doctor associates for the primary time.

“As we mark our 17^th yr of accreditation from The Joint Fee, I wish to thank the greater than 4,000 members of our staff who work within the clinics and different areas to ship the exceptionally excessive commonplace of affected person care related to the MinuteClinic identify,” stated Crag MilfordDO, MPH, Senior Vice President of Retail Well being, CVS Well being. “This reaccreditation validates our unwavering dedication to security and high quality and magnifies our important contributions to enhance affected person outcomes within the lots of of communities we serve throughout the nation.”

The Joint Fee performed on-site evaluations at MinuteClinic areas all through the U.S. from February 27 to March 3, 2023. Following the Fee’s rigorous survey course of, a staff of professional surveyors evaluated MinuteClinic for compliance with requirements spanning a number of areas, together with however not restricted to, coordination of care, Digital Well being File (EHR) system use, an infection prevention and management, treatment administration and affected person schooling and security.

MinuteClinic has an in-clinic Web Promotor Rating (NPS) of greater than 81, placing MinuteClinic within the prime buyer rankings in each the well being care business and throughout all industries and firms. According to a variety of studiesthe common NPS rating for the well being care business is benchmarked between +38 and +58, with above 80 being thought-about “world class.”

“MinuteClinic is a nationwide chief in high quality and security for retail well being. Our staff continues to ship high-quality care that’s not solely accessible however inexpensive,” stated Angela PattersonDNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer of Retail Well being and Vice President, CVS Well being. “We additionally proceed to enhance the affected person expertise, now providing greater than 50 main care enabled providers, digital care and even psychological well being counseling in choose areas. For greater than 20 years, our clinicians have supplied community-based care and proceed to encourage belief within the sufferers they serve.”

Requirements are developed by The Joint Fee in session with well being care consultants and suppliers, measurement consultants and sufferers. They’re knowledgeable by scientific literature and professional consensus to assist well being care organizations measure, assess and enhance efficiency. The surveyors additionally performed onsite observations and interviews.

The Joint Fee Ambulatory Care Well being Care Accreditation program was established in 1975 to encourage high-quality affected person care in all kinds of freestanding ambulatory care services. At this time it accredits greater than 2,200 organizations in a wide range of settings.

“As a well being care accreditor, The Joint Fee works with well being care organizations throughout settings to assist enhance affected person security and high quality of care via our professional sources and instruments, modern options and rigorous requirements,” says Deborah RyanMS, RN, Interim Govt Vice President, Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Fee. “We commend MinuteClinic for its dedication to advance security and high quality for all sufferers.”

MinuteClinic supplies high-quality, inexpensive and handy take care of sufferers ages 18 months and older. Clinics are staffed by nurse practitioners and doctor assistants/doctor associates who concentrate on household well being care and might diagnose, deal with and write prescriptions for widespread sicknesses; deal with rashes, pores and skin circumstances, wounds, abrasions and sprains; and administer widespread immunizations (flu, COVID-19, shingles and others).

Prevention and wellness providers supplied at MinuteClinic embrace dermatology, ladies’s well being providers and screening, and monitoring and administration for continual circumstances like arthritis, hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol and diabetes. Contraceptive care, STI remedy and smoking cessation are additionally among the many 125 main care-enabled well being providers supplied. MinuteClinic Digital Care™ providers permit sufferers to get care shortly for a wide range of widespread sicknesses and continual illness administration in addition to prescription refills.

Most main medical health insurance is accepted at MinuteClinic. For sufferers paying money or credit score, remedy costs are posted at every clinic and on-line. Appointments for in-person and digital care may be made at cvs.com/minuteclinic.

About The Joint Fee
Based in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to constantly enhance healthcare for the general public, in collaboration with different stakeholders, by evaluating healthcare organizations and provoking them to excel in offering secure and efficient care of the very best high quality and worth. The Joint Fee accredits and certifies greater than 22,000 healthcare organizations and applications in the USA. An impartial, nonprofit group, The Joint Fee is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting physique in healthcare. Study extra about The Joint Fee at www.jointcommission.org.

About CVS Well being
CVS Well being is the main well being options firm, delivering care like nobody else can. We attain extra folks and enhance the well being of communities throughout America via our native presence, digital channels and our almost 300,000 devoted colleagues – together with greater than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and nurse practitioners. Wherever and every time folks want us, we assist them with their well being – whether or not that is managing continual ailments, staying compliant with their medicines, or accessing inexpensive well being and wellness providers in probably the most handy methods. We assist folks navigate the well being care system – and their private well being care – by enhancing entry, reducing prices and being a trusted companion for each significant second of well being. And we do all of it with coronary heart, each day. Study extra at www.cvshealth.com.

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