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There are many examples throughout the country of providers that are getting into retail medicine themselves, and of companies that are helping providers do this. Carolinas Healthcare System, e-Cleveland Clinic and the aforementioned partners of Health Ventures are examples. Orlikoff believes that retail medicine is a key piece in building an infrastructure that is relevant to the future for healthcare providers, and as he often says, "The riches are in the niches." "It's an exciting time for providers," Firestone says, "but they've got to risk doing things very differently, driven by their patients, the consumer."
在全国范围内，有许多医疗服务提供者自行涉足零售医疗领域的例子，也有不少公司在帮助医疗服务提供者实现这一目标。卡罗莱纳医疗系统、电子克利夫兰诊所以及健康风险投资公司上述的合作伙伴就是例证。奥利科夫认为，零售医疗是构建与医疗服务提供者未来相关的基础设施的关键部分，正如他常说的：“财富蕴藏在细分领域中。” 凡士通说：“对医疗服务提供者来说，这是一个令人兴奋的时代，但他们必须冒着以截然不同的方式行事的风险，由患者即消费者来推动。”
