In early 2008, UCA revamped its annual survey in conjunction with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University with the goal of assuring that the UCA Benchmarking Committee’s efforts produced a scientifically valid report. Here we present some of the findings from the landmark survey, to which 436 urgent care centers responded. In this issue: What benefits do urgent care centers provide for their physician employees? Acknowledgement: Adapted from Urgent Care Centers in the …
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May 2009
Developing Data: May, 2009
In early 2008, UCA revamped its annual survey in conjunction with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University with the goal of assuring that the UCA Benchmarking Committee’s efforts produced a scientifically valid report.Here we present some of the findings from this landmark survey, to which 436 urgent care centers responded.In this issue: What percentage of physicians working in urgent care are board certified – and how does that compare with primary care? The …
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April 2009
Developing Data: April, 2009
In early 2008, UCA revamped its annual survey in conjunction with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University with the goal of assuring that the UCA Benchmarking Committee’s efforts produced a scientifically valid report. Over the coming months in Developing Data, JUCM will present some of the findings from this landmark survey, to which 436 urgent care centers responded. In this issue: What percentage of urgent care physicians rely on clinical guidelines for treatment …
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Developing Data: March, 2009
In early 2008, UCA revamped its annual survey in conjunction with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University with the goal of assuring that the UCA Benchmarking Committee’s efforts produced a scientifically valid report. Over the coming months in Developing Data, JUCM will present some of the findings from this landmark survey, to which 436 urgent care centers responded. In this issue: How deeply is urgent care integrated within the larger U.S. healthcare system? …
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February 2009
Developing Data: February, 2009
In early 2008, UCA revamped its annual survey in conjunction with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University with the goal of assuring that the UCA Benchmarking Committee’s efforts produced as scientifically valid report. Over the coming months in Developing Data, JUCM will present some of the findings from this landmark survey, to which 436 urgent care centers responded. In this issue: Who owns all those urgent care centers, anyway? Note that the entrepreneurial …
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