StuWilli, Author at Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Developing Data: October, 2012

These data form the 2010 Urgent Care Benchmarking Survey are based on responses of 1,691 US urgent care centers; 32% were UCAOA members. The survey was limited to “full-fledged urgent care centers” accepting walk-ins during all hours of operation; having a licensed provider and x-ray and lab equipment onsite; the ability to administer IV fluids and perform minor procedures; and having minimal business hours of seven days per week, four hours per day. In this …

Tetanus Code Change, Coding Injections and Infusions, Facility and After Hours Codes

DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q. What codes should we use in place of the discontinued 90701 (tetanus vaccines, diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and whole cell pertussis vaccine [DTP], for intramuscular use) and 90718 (tetanus and diphtheria toxoids [Td] absorbed when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use) that were discontinued effective July 1, 2012? A. You should use 90714 (Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids [Td] absorbed, preservative free, for use in individuals 7 …

What Does Obamacare Mean for the Urgent Care Industry?

JOHN SHUFELDT, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the majority, published the Supreme Court’s decision in National Federation of Independent Business v Sebelius on June 28, 2012. With a few exceptions, the decision upheld the bulk of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare. In the next few paragraphs I will attempt to make some sense out of the ruling and how, if applicable, it applies to …

8-year-old girl with a blow to her right elbow

The patient, an 8-year-old girl, presented with a blow to her right elbow and could not straighten her right arm. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Clinical Challenge 2: September, 2012

The patient, a 2-year-old girl, suffered a blow to her right knee and could not bear weight on her right leg. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

55-year-old woman with injury to her right finger

The patient, a 55-year-old woman, injured her right ring finger after missing a grab at her dog’s collar while the dog was running away. She complained of being unable to bend the end of the finger and pain in her palm. There was no numbness. Notice the excessive extension of the distal phalanx at rest. Now consider the x-ray series. After viewing the images taken, consider what your diagnosis would be.

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