In this issue: Who’s treating whom? Physicians are at the forefront of urgent care, both as practitioners and as business owners. They’re not the only ones treating patients, however; perhaps more than in any other practice environment, mid-level providers physician assistants and nurse practitioners, in particular are charged with administering care to patients. It’s a good thing physicians have well-trained assistance, too, as respondents to the survey report- ed that their urgent care facilities see …
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April 2007
Developing Data: April, 2007
UCAOA’S Survey Committee drew two important conclusions from its first industry-wide survey: urgent care is a growing industry nationwide, and those within the industry are hungry for benchmarking data. In each issue of JUCM, Developing Data will seek to fulfill that need. In this issue: Answers to the question, “So how long have you been in business?” As a distinct practice environment, “urgent care” is relatively young and just now becoming a part of the …
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March 2007
Developing Data: March, 2007
UCAOA’S Survey Committee drew two important conclusions from its first industry-wide survey: urgent care is a growing industry nationwide, and those within the industry are hungry for benchmarking data. In each issue of JUCM, Developing Data will seek to fulfill that need. In this issue: Typically, urgent care providers are physicians/entrepreneurs. But they come from a wide variety of practice environments—family practice, emergency medicine, etc.—so what’s the breakdown of how urgent care practices are structured, …
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February 2007
Developing Data: February, 2007
UCAOA’S Survey Committee drew two important conclusions from its first industry-wide survey: urgent care is a growing industry nationwide, and those within the industry are hungry for benchmarking data. In each issue of JUCM, Developing Data will seek to fulfill that need. In this issue: Just what constitutes an “average” business day for an urgent care clinic?
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