JUCM The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine supports the evolution of urgent care medicine by creating content that addresses both the clinical practice of urgent care medicine and the practice management challenges of keeping pace with an ever-changing healthcare marketplace. As the Official Publication of the Urgent Care Association of America and the Urgent Care College of Physicians, JUCM seeks to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to expand on the core competencies of urgent care medicine as they apply to physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
JUCM PUBLISHING STAFF
Lee Resnick, MD Editor in Chief
Judy Orvos, ELS Editor
Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc Associate Editor, Practice Management
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM Contributing Editor
John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP Contributing Editor
David Stern, MD, CPC Contributing Editor
Tom DePrenda Art Director
Peter Murphy Publisher
Stuart Williams Publisher
Brandon Napolitano Manager, Digital Content
JUCM EDITORIAL BOARD
Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc Concentra Urgent Care
Tom Charland Merchant Medicine LLC
Richard Colgan, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine
Jeffrey P. Collins, MD, MA Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital
Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD Accelcare Medical Urgent Care
Kent Erickson, MD, PhD, DABFM Unlimited Patient Care Center, PLLC
Thomas E. Gibbons, MD, MBA, FACEP Doctors Care
William Gluckman, DO, MBA, FACEP, CPE, CPC FastER Urgent Care
David Gollogly, MBChB, FCUCP (New Zealand) College of Urgent Care Physicians
Wendy Graae, MD, FAAP PM Pediatrics
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM Terem Emergency Medical Centers
Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEP MD Now Urgent Care Medical Centers, Inc.
Melvin Lee, MD, CCFP, RMC FastMed North Carolina
Sean M. McNeeley, MD Case Western Reserve University University Hospitals Medical Group
Patrice Pash, RN, BSN NMN Consultants
Mark E. Rogers, MD West Virginia University
Mark R. Salzberg, MD, FACEP Stat Health Immediate Medical Care, PC
Shailendra K. Saxena, MD, PhD Creighton University Medical Center
Elisabeth L. Scheufele, MD, MS, FAAP Massachusetts General Hospital
John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP Shufeldt Consulting
Laurel Stoimenoff Continuum Health Solutions, LLC
Thomas J. Sunshine, MD, FACOG Doctors Express Cherrydale
Joseph Toscano, MD San Romon (CA) Regional Medical Center Urgent Care Center, Palo Alto (CA) Medical Foundation
Janet Williams, MD, FACEP Rochester Immediate Care
Mark D. Wright, MD University of Arizona Medical Center
JUCM ADVISORY BOARD
Michelle H. Biros, MD, MS University of Minnesota
Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM The University of Arizona
Gary M. Klein, MD, MPH, MBA, CHS-V, FAADM mEDhealth advisors
DISCLAIMER: The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM) makes every effort to select authors who are knowledgeable in their fields. However, JUCM does not warrant the expertise of any author in a particular field, nor is it responsible for any statements by such authors. The opinions expressed in the articles and columns are those of the authors, do not imply endorsement of advertised products, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of Braveheart Publishing or the editors and staff of JUCM. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested by authors should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients' conditions and possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with the recommendations of other authorities.
Lee Resnick, MD
Judy Orvos, ELS
Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM
John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP
David Stern, MD, CPC
Tom DePrenda
Peter Murphy
Stuart Williams
Tom Charland
Richard Colgan, MD
Jeffrey P. Collins, MD, MA
Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD
Kent Erickson, MD, PhD, DABFM
Thomas E. Gibbons, MD, MBA, FACEP
William Gluckman, DO, MBA, FACEP, CPE, CPC
David Gollogly, MBChB, FCUCP
Wendy Graae, MD, FAAP
Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEP
Melvin Lee, MD, CCFP, RMC
Sean M. McNeeley, MD
Patrice Pash, RN, BSN
Mark E. Rogers, MD
Mark R. Salzberg, MD, FACEP
Elisabeth L. Scheufele, MD, MS, FAAP
Laurel Stoimenoff
Thomas J. Sunshine, MD, FACOG
Joseph Toscano, MD
Janet Williams, MD, FACEP
Mark D. Wright, MD
Michelle H. Biros, MD, MS
Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM
Gary M. Klein, MD, MPH, MBA, CHS-V, FAADM
Benson S. Munger, PhD
Emory Petrack, MD, FAAP
Peter Rosen, MD
David Rosenberg, MD, MPH
Martin A. Samuels, MD, DSc (hon), FAAN, MACP
Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Robin M. Weinick, PhD
Nathan 'Nate' P. Newman, MD, FAAFP
Cindi Lang, RN, MS
Jimmy Hoppers, MD
Robert R. Kimball, MD, FCFP
Don Dillahunty, DO, MPH
Roger Hicks, MD
Steve P. Sellars, MBA