Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Mar 27, 2013 | Occupational Medicine, Urgent Care, Worker's Compensation
A frustrated PA I interviewed recently told me a story that really burns me on two levels: Inconsistency and discontinuity in urgent care practice Bad worker’s compensation return to work policy And a 3rd is probably lack of management support for a rational...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Sep 14, 2012 | Patient Experience, Urgent Care
These posts on a popular review site emphasize why it’s important to monitor what patients are saying about you on these and other social media sites. This can be done easily by setting up google alerts for your center’s name, and doctor’s names, and by using...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Aug 20, 2012 | Occupational Medicine, Urgent Care
Part of the work we do in urgent care is providing screenings, assessments and physical exams for particular purposes where no physician-patient relationship exists, such as for pre-placement or other work-related exams. Invariably, though, some of these folks are...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Jul 18, 2012 | Urgent Care
Although most of the Urgent Care “chains” of late provide urgent care and some occupational medicine services, most don’t consider themselves primary care providers. In my 28 years of owning and operating urgent care centers, however, I’ve...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Jul 14, 2012 | Urgent Care
According to this report from the Center for Health Care Quality, ED visits are growing 60% faster than the population growth. Patients are also staying longer in the ED, leading to increased wait times. An increased number of diagnostics, including blood work,...