Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System has formed a clinical collaboration agreement with Walgreens.
Under the collaborative agreement, WellStar's urgent care centers and physician practices will work with clinics at select Walgreens to handle serious conditions outside of the clinics' scope of practice. WellStar physicians and Walgreens nurse practitioners will communicate directly to facilitate care coordination and sharing of patient information.
The agreement currently includes eight Walgreens Healthcare Clinic locations.
WellStar also recently joined with Atlanta-based nonprofit Piedmont Healthcare to offer a health insurance product in the metro Atlanta area.
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