title: AAP principles concerning retail-based clinics.
abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics views retail-based clinics (RBCs) as an inappropriate source of primary care for pediatric patients, as they fragment medical care and are detrimental to the medical home concept of longitudinal and coordinated care. This statement updates the original 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics statement on RBCs, which flatly opposed these sites as appropriate for pediatric care, discussing the shift in RBC focus and comparing attributes of RBCs with those of the pediatric medical home.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Laughlin
authors.forename: Geoffrey R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Barden
authors.forename: Oscar W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: Herschel R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lessin
authors.forename: Kelley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: Scot
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Chadwick T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: coordinated care; medical home; retail-based clinic