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But a new study by the consultancy firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statistically less willing to use this new alternativew healthcare option. The percentage of patients who were likely to use a retaikl clinic if it cost half as much as a doctoe visit was 30percent nationwide, but only 21 percenty in Boston. The percentage of patients that have actuallyg used a retail walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percent nationwide and only 5 percentin Boston. Even a one week wait for a doctor would not entice very many Bostonians to go to a retail just 18 percent of Bostonians said that woul d make them changetheir behavior, comparecd with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-released study was conductedx in Octoberof 2008, and included 5,665r subjects nationwide. Chip Phillips, the presiden of division, said the study does ot fully reflecrt the preferences of patients inthe state. He said the company'zs clinic in Medway has administered morethan 9,600 flu shots and handled nearly 28,000 acute care visits since opening in September. “Initial acceptance of the retailk clinic model in Massachusettw has been higher than the vast majority of ourmarkett launches,” Phillips said.
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