Author: Marisa Manley Author Information: Marisa Manley is president, Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a nationwide real estate consulting and advisory firm. Competition among urgent care centers has increased as they have become a more important and common feature in the American healthcare landscape. Among the baseline requirements for a successful urgent care center are high visibility, ease of access and an inviting, reassuring, and professional environment. Whether you are creating a new urgent care center …
Read MoreTricks of the Trade: Making Eustachian Tube Physiotherapy Fun For Kids
Tricks of the Trade Making Eustachian Tube Physiotherapy Fun For Kids Author: Ali Ahmadizadeh, MD Author Information: Ali Ahmadizadeh is a Fellow at New York Head and Neck Institute, New York, NY. Eustachian tube dysfunction/obstruction is common and in most cases, a developmental presentation in the pediatric population. In the urgent care setting, it commonly presents as an earache and patients may think they have an ear infection. Eustachian tube dysfunction/obstruction often is associated with …
Read MoreTraumatic injury isn’t the only factor to be weighed in patients with subluxation
Shoulder Pain in a Young Male Urgent message: Traumatic injury isn’t the only factor to be weighed in patients with subluxation. Author: Ralph S. Bovard, MD Author Information: Ralph S. Bovard, MD, is a staff physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN. Case Presentation An 18-year-old male presented to the clinic with a complaint of left shoulder pain. He had been riding on a metro bus a …
Read MoreRecognizing and Managing Calcaneal Fractures in Urgent Care
Urgent message: Prognosis for patients with calcaneal fractures can be significantly improved if the injury is recognized promptly and treated properly. Author: Samina Yunus, MD, MPH, and Donna Goetsch, MSN, CNP Author Information: Samina Yunus, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Donna Goetsch, MSN, CNP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Cleveland Clinic Chagrin Falls Family Health Center and Urgent Care in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. …
Read MoreThe Simplest Explanation is Often the Best
Urgent message: Emergency Physicians are trained to rule out the most dangerous, life-threatening diagnosis first. Rarely, this can lead to missing the forest for the trees. Author: Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD Author Information: Dr. Davidoff is an urgent care physician at Accelcare Medical Urgent Care and Urgent Care by Lifetime Health in Rochester, New York. Case Presentation A 23-year-old male graduate student calls the urgent care center asking if he can be seen for dizziness …
Read MoreSocial Media Vital Signs: How Urgent Care Centers Can Connect, Interact and Build Relationships with Patients
Social Media Vital Signs: How Urgent Care Centers Can Connect, Interact and Build Relationships with Patients Urgent message: Social media such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube can help urgent care operators better understand patients’ needs and communicate the value of urgent care medicine―ultimately driving more visits to their centers. Author: Caroline Ryan and Jan Sisko Author Information: This article was presented as a white paper at the 2012 Urgent Care Association Conference. Caroline Ryan …
Read MoreJUCM Digital Edition Has a New Look
We’ve upgraded the digital edition of JUCM to give you a better reading experience! We think you’re going to like it. Check out the features below and let us know by writing to [email protected] Beautiful reading experience, wherever you are – a beautiful digital edition that looks and feels like a real book, on whichever device you choose. Searchable and zoomable content – You can use the search function to locate relevant key words or …
Read MoreAtypical Appendicitis in the Older Patient
Urgent message: Consider the possibility of appendicitis in the elderly even in the absence of typical/classic symptoms. Acute appendicitis in this population is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Author: Alona Dalusung-Angosta, PhD, APN, NP-C and Bryan Holmes, NREMTP Introduction Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain, affecting 7% of the general population. The majority of cases occur in patients ages 10 to 30, and the risk of mortality …
Read MoreWhat To Look for in a Medical Transcriptionist
Urgent message: Sending your dictation to India or the Philippines may save you money, but do you really want a transcriptionist whose first language isn’t English? Author: Mary Goehring Author Credit: Mary Goehring is CEO of Transcription Plus, LLC (www.transcriptionplus.net) in Bristol, Connecticut. She can be reached at (860) 583-2818 or [email protected] Introduction No one will disagree that errors cost money–in any business. Medical errors account for more deaths in America than breast cancer, AIDS, …
Read MoreCase Report: A 17-year-old Boy with Pneumomediastinum
Urgent message: Although free air in the mediastinum is generally a benign, self-limited condition, most patients should be admitted to the hospital and observed for signs of serious complications, which could be fatal. By Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD A previously healthy 17-year-old male presents to urgent care with a one-week complaint of sore throat, fever, and nasal congestion. On the last day, he had experienced sharp chest pain, which worsened with deep inspiration, swallowing, and …
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