June 2015
Top Types of Diagnosis Codes at U.S. Urgent Care Centers in 2014
Data from the 2014 Urgent Care Chart Survey of 1,778,075 blinded patient visits to more than 800 different urgent care clinics, conducted by the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, show that the top types of diagnosis codes for visits included respiratory (52.9%), wound/trauma/fracture (34.9%), ear (9.2%), dermatologic (7.5%), and genitourinary (7.0%). The survey’s methodology and data abstraction forms were initially designed in 2008 by researcher Robin M. Weinick, PhD, then an assistant professor at Harvard …
Read MorePresenting Conditions Documented in Patient Charts at U.S. Urgent Care Centers in 2014
Data from the 2014 Urgent Care Chart Survey of 1,778,075 blinded patient visits to more than 800 different urgent care clinics, conducted by the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, show that the top 3 conditions that patients reported at presentation were cough (10.9% of visits), sore throat (10.4% of visits), and pain of some kind (7.7% of visits). The survey’s methodology and data abstraction forms were initially designed in 2008 by researcher Robin M. Weinick, …
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May 2015
Patient Age Breakout for the U.S. Urgent Care Market in 2014
Data from the 2014 Urgent Care Chart Survey of 1,778,075 blinded patient visits to more than 800 different urgent care clinics, conducted by the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, show that the 2 largest age groups of patients using urgent care centers were 21 to 30 years (17.1%) and 31 to 40 years (15.9%); the smallest age group was 51 to 60 years (11.9%). The survey’s methodology and data abstraction forms were initially designed in …
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April 2015
March 2015
Developing Data: March, 2015
Data from the IBISWorld Industry Report Urgent Care Centers in the US, March 2014 show that the urgent care market can be segmented by the source of payment for services. On the basis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, IBISWorld finds that the main sources of revenue for urgent care are private insurance, Medicare, patients (out-of-pocket payments), and Medicaid. Private insurance accounted for about 54.8% of industry revenue in 2014. Many private insurance companies …
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