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2023 Trends for Urgent Care

As of early December 2022, we’ve seen postpandemic visits to urgent care stabilize at a 15%-20% increase over 2019, with visits involving a COVID test or diagnosis making up about 25% of visits. While this indicates “core” injury or illness visits may still … See more

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How Urgent Care Cultivates Competition in Healthcare

WEBUrgent message: U.S. healthcare has been a monolith of inefficiency, limited access, and untenable costs for decades, due mainly to a lack of healthy …

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Thinking Outside the Box to Bring Urgent Care to the Patient

WEBCitation: Ayers A. Thinking outside the box to bring urgent care to the patient. J Urgent Care Med. 2024;18 (4): 31-33. While unregulated by most states, the term …

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Urgent Care Ownership: Corporations on the Rise, Physicians and

WEBThe urgent care industry—always revolutionary compared with other practice settings—is undergoing a revolution of its own. First, entrepreneurial physicians ruled …

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The Role of Urgent Care in an Integrated Care System

WEBUrgent message: This exclusive interview with Intermountain Medical Group Chief Executive Officer Linda Leckman, MD, illustrates how urgent care can improve …

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Image Check: Impact of Employee Appearance on the Patient …

WEBUrgent message: Patients often infer quality on the basis of outward appearances. Adopting a policy that addresses clothing, grooming, and body art can …

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The Top 15 Occ Med Key Performance Indicators for Your Urgent …

WEBMax Lebow, MD, MPH, FACEP, FACPM Urgent message: Every medical practice follows certain key performance indicators.Here, we offer 15 that are essential …

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Who Owns Patient Medical Records

WEBThe U.S. does not have a federal law that states who owns medical records, although it is clear under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …

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Making ‘Nice’ Can Make a Difference in Patient Outcomes

WEBIn the information age, images of the kindly, benevolent physician may conjure up quaint memories of Marcus Welby, but an article just published in The New …

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Healthcare Laws vs. Newton’s Laws

WEBHealthcare Laws vs. Newton’s Laws. Published on March 1, 2011. Lee A. Resnick, MD, FAAFP. Newton’s Third Law: “To every action there is always an equal …

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Psychiatric treatment as an urgent care model

WEBUrgent message: Offering mental health services in an urgent care setting could facilitate treatment for conditions such as depression and help eliminate the …

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Worksite Clinics: Another Competitor or a New Opportunity for …

WEBTable 1: Staffing needed to operate an on-site clinic Source: Experity Industry Interviews. Additionally, there are different models, including: On-site serving the …

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Understanding the Freestanding Emergency Department …

WEBOnly 12% were deemed “emergent,” requiring a treatment in less than 15 minutes. Thirty-nine percent were triaged as “urgent,” meaning must be seen in 15 to 60 …

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The Consequences of a Medical Provider Quitting Without Notice

WEBThe urgent care’s ability to be open and to deliver services hinges on its scheduling of a provider during all hours of operation. A sudden departure of a provider …

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How to Successfully Build Out an Urgent Care Center

WEBAlways be sure your exterior and exit signage complies with applicable regulations. The above are some general, useful guidelines to keep in mind when …

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New York Occ Med Providers May See More DOT Physicals

WEBThe market for conducting Department of Transportation physicals just got a bit more urgent care-friendly in New York. As of June 1, chiropractors are no longer …

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Ana Echenique, MD Archives

WEBJoshua Russell, MD, MSc, FACEP MD; Ana Echenique, MD, DABR; Steven R. Daugherty, PhD; and Michael Weinstock, MD Abstract Background/Objective A prior study of …

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Assessment, Intervention, and Disposition of Patients with …

WEBChronic conditions When there is a history of chronic psychiatric conditions, the most reason- able intervention may be simply to restart the medication(s) which …

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Optum Draws More Physicians Into Its Ranks

WEBJust this year alone, Optum Health—the care-delivery arm of the enterprise—has added about 20,000 physicians to its ranks, bringing its total physician …

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Build Loyalty by Putting Yourself in the Urgent Care Patient’s Shoes

WEBDo you know how to get to the MOB—or are you wondering why you’d even want to go there? More on that in a moment. Successful urgent center centers must …

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Law Doubles the Penalties for Assaulting Healthcare Workers in …

WEBMichigan has 2 new laws going into effect on March 4 to combat the frightening rise in verbal and physical attacks on healthcare workers. The bipartisan bills, …

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Law Enforcement and Healthcare: When Consent, Privacy, and …

WEBUrgent message: Urgent care providers are likely to encounter law enforcement officers in the workplace at some point—and to be asked to comply with …

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