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January 15, 6(4): 1-42

February 15, 6(5): 1-42

March 15, 6(6): 1-42

April 15, 6(7): 1-58

May 15, 6(8): 1-42

June 15, 6(9): 1-50

July/August 15, 6(10): 1-42

September 15, 6(11): 1-42

October 15, 7(1): 1-42

November 15, 7(2): 1-42

December 15, 7(3): 1-42

 

January 15, Vol 6, No. 4, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

Reforming Patient Expectations

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(4):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

End of an Era

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(4):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Closed Hand Injuries

Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(4):9-18.

 

Case Report (PDF)

High-Risk Conditions Presenting as Back Pain

Erica Marshburn, BS, BA, And John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(4):19-22.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Motivate Your Front-Line Staff With Enlightened Leadership

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;6(4):23-30.

 

Health Law (PDF)

Overview of Urgent Care Financing

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(4):31-32.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Dr. Gavriel Tibber

JUCM. 2012;6(4):33-34.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(4):35-36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(4):40.

 

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February 15, Vol 6, No. 5, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

“First, Do No Harm” But Don’t Be a Harmful Do-Nothing!

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(5):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

What Happens in Vegas

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(5):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Oral and Facial Injuries in Urgent Care

Sean McNeeley, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(5):9-13.

 

Case Report (PDF)

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Joseph Toscano, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(5):15-17.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Technology in Urgent Care: Digital or Conventional Imaging?

Trip Hale, RT, (R)

JUCM. 2012;6(5):18-20.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Telephone Interpreting: Improving Healthcare Outcomes and the Bottom Line

Bruce Merley

JUCM. 2012;6(5):22-26.

 

Health Law (PDF)

To P.E. or not to P.E.

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(5):27-28.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(5):29-32.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(5):33-34.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Administration Codes for Injections, Billing for Medicare Wellness Exam, Billing Joint Injections With E/Ms, Coding for Keloid Injection

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(5):36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(5):40.

 

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March 15, Vol 6, No. 6, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

The Ruckus About ‘RUC’

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(6):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

Remembering One of Our Own

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(6):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Ureterolithiasis: Leaving No Stone Unturned

William Gluckman, DO, MBA, FACEP and Kate Aberger, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(6):9-13.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Buy or Lease Your Next Urgent Care Site?

Michael Zelnik, CCIM

JUCM. 2012;6(6):15-18.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(6):19-20.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Workplace Bullying and its Costs to the Urgent Care Operation

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MACC

JUCM. 2012;6(6):22-25.

 

Health Law (PDF)

Missing a ‘Cancer’

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(6):26-27.

 

Case Report (PDF)

When Serious Pathology Masquerades as a Minor Injury

Frank Fannin, MD, EMT-P

JUCM. 2012;6(6):28-30.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Sara A. Lolar, PA-C,

JUCM. 2012;6(6):31-34.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Coding for I&D Follow-Up, R-codes and POS 20, Coding for Compression Bandage

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(6):35-36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(6):40.

 

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April 15, Vol 6, No. 7, Pages 1-58

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

Reinventing RUC

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(7):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

Raising Awareness About Urgent Care: It’s Coming

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(7):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Urinary Tract Infection in the Pediatric Patient

Kimberly Gibson, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(7):9-14.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Telemedicine’s Impact on Urgent Care: What You Need to Know

Ian Vasquez, MBA

JUCM. 2012;6(7):15-20.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Enhancing Profits with Travel Health Care

Lynne Bunnell, RN

JUCM. 2012;6(7):22-27.

 

Case Report (PDF)

High-Risk Conditions Presenting as Back Pain (Part 2)

Erica Marshburn, BS, BA, and John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(7):28-31.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Understanding Your Cost Per Patient

Jordan Todd Rice, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(7):32-38.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Sian C. Hughes, MBBCh, Elmari Janssen, MB ChB. Dr. Hughes, Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(7):39-42.

 

Health Law (PDF)

Curing ‘Cancer’

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(7):43-44.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(7):45-48.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Medicare Modifier PD, Fracture Visit Coding, Coding for Emergent Transport, ‘Big Ticket’ Reimbursement Codes, Medicare CLIA-Waived Codes

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(7):49-50.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(7):56.

 

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May 15, Vol 6, No. 8, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

Notes From the Convention

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(8):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

Convention Closes, Industry Awareness Campaign Website Opens

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(8):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

An Urgent Care Provider’s Guide to Managing Dental Emergencies

Katherine Hurst MSC, MD, and Richard E. Walton DMD, MS

JUCM. 2012;6(8):9-18.

 

Case Report (PDF)

High-Risk Conditions Presenting as Back Pain (Part 3)

Erica Marshburn, BS, BA, and John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(8):20-24.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Public Relations in Urgent Care: A Step-by-Step Plan for Success

Marcia Horn Noyes

JUCM. 2012;6(8):25-29.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(8):30.

 

Health Law (PDF)

It’s You

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(8):31-32.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Coding of Multiple Wound Repairs, Coding an E/M, IV Infusion, Coding of the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(8):33-34.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(8):35-36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

Robin M. Weinick, PhD

JUCM. 2012;6(8):40.

 

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June 15, Vol 6, No. 9, Pages 1-50

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

M.O.C.: What a Mess!

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(9):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

Get Set…Go!

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(9):7

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Lymphadenopathy in urgent care: evaluation and management

Maria V. Gibson, MD, PHD, and Daniel A. Cherry, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(9):9-15.

 

Original Research (PDF)

The Role of Urgent Care Centers in Regional Acute Coronary Syndrome Care

Jason T. Weingart, MD, Thomas P. Carrigan, MD, Mhsa, Lee Resnick, MD, Daniel Ellenberger, BS, Daniel I. Simon, MD, and Richard A. Josephson, MS, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(9):16-21.

 

Case Report (PDF)

Drug Toxicity Following Trip to the Local Head Shop

John K. Grandy BS, MS, RPA-C

JUCM. 2012;6(9):22-25.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Workplace Gossip in Urgent Care: The Impact of Toxic Talk

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;6(9):26-31.

 

Health Law (PDF)

Sister Morphine

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(9):32-33.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(9):34-38.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(9):39-42.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Benchmarks for E/M Codes; Place of Service (POS) Codes

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(9):43.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(9):48.

 

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July/August 15, Vol 6, No. 10, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

What a pain!

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(10):1.

 

From the Executive Director (PDF)

Exciting Times

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2012;6(10):6-7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Management of Acute Hyperglycemia in Urgent Care (Part 1)

Anthony J. Pick, MD, CDE, David L. Pick, MD, FAAFP, and Lowell R. Schmeltz, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(10):9-18.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Five Federal Employment Regulations Urgent Care Operators Need to Know (Part 1)

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;6(10):19-24.

 

Case Report (PDF)

High-Risk Conditions Presenting as Back Pain (Part 4)

Erica Marshburn, BS, BA, and John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(10):25-27.

 

Health Law (PDF)

On Rock Bands, Plane Crashes, SWAT Teams and Codes

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(10):28-29.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(10):31-32.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(10):33-35.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Proximity, New vs. Established Patients using E/M Coding, Private Practice Urgent Care Coding

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(10):36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(10):40.

 

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September 15, Vol 6, No. 11, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

It Depends on What the Meaning of the Word ‘Is’ Is

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(11):1.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Management of Palpitations in Urgent Care

Ebrahim Barkoudah, MD, and Jeffrey P. Collins, MD

JUCM. 2012;6(11):7-19.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Five Federal Employment Regulations Urgent Care Operators Need to Know (Part 2)

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;6(10):13-19.

 

Case Report (PDF)

Abdominal Pain of Unusual Origin in a Teen

Elisabeth L. Scheufele, MD, MS, FAAP

JUCM. 2012;6(11):20-22.

 

Health Law (PDF)

DUI: Rules of the Road

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;6(11):23-26.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(11):27-30.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;6(11):31-34.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

E/M Coding for Multiple Visits, Contracted Case-rate Billing, Comparing Payor Reimbursement Policies

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;6(11):35.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;6(11):40.

 

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October 15, Vol 7, No. 1, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

Show Me the Money: Alternative Access in Acute Care Delivery

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(1):1.

 

From the Interim Executive Director (PDF)

A Bottom Line With a Heartbeat

Laurel Stoimenoff, PT

JUCM. 2012;7(1):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

An Urgent Care Approach to Excessively Crying Infants

Toni Clare Hogencamp, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(1):9-18.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Hiring As If Your Patients’ Health and Satisfaction Depended Upon It

William Marty Martin, PSYD, MPH, MA, MS

JUCM. 2012;7(1):19-22.

 

Case Report (PDF)

Infectious versus Inflammatory Flexor Tenosynovitis: A Little, Big Problem

Mary A. Lane, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(1):23-26.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;7(1):27-28.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;7(1):29-30.

 

Health Law (PDF)

What Does Obamacare Mean for the Urgent Care Industry?

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;7(1):31-33.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Tetanus Code Change, Coding Injections and Infusions, Facility and After Hours Codes

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;7(1):34-35.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;7(1):40.

 

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November 15, Vol 7, No. 2, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

Productivity Without Peril: Painfree Steps for Efficient Encounters

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(2):1.

 

From the Interim Executive Director (PDF)

An Exciting and Bright Future

Laurel Stoimenoff, PT

JUCM. 2012;7(2):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Evaluation and Management of Neck Pain in Urgent Care

Ranier NG, DO, and Michael Rowane, DO, MS, FAAFP, FAAO

JUCM. 2012;7(2):8-14.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Wear Your Brand: Increasing Awareness of Your Urgent Care Center

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;7(2):15-18.

 

Case Report (PDF)

Ludwig’s Angina

Christopher Mckenna and John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;7(2):19-23.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Dr. Eliyahu Sheleg

JUCM. 2012;7(2):25-28.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;7(2):29-32.

 

Health Law (PDF)

What You Don’t Know

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;7(2):33-34.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Fracture Care, Laceration Kits, Reimbursement for Extended Hours

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;7(2):35-36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;7(2):40.

 

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December 15, Vol 7, No. 3, Pages 1-42

Letter from the Editor in Chief (PDF)

The Hidden Costs of the Professional Liability Crisis

Lee A. Resnick, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(3):1.

 

From the Chief Executive Officer (PDF)

If Not Us — Who?

P. Joanne Ray

JUCM. 2012;7(3):7.

 

Clinical Management (PDF)

Evaluation and Management of Pain (Part 1): Acute Pain

Tracey Q. Davidoff, MD

JUCM. 2012;7(3):9-15.

 

Case Report (PDF)

An Old Condition Presents New Challenges

Heather Varley, PA-C, and William Gluckman, DO, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;7(3):16-19.

 

Practice Management (PDF)

Making the Most of Locum Tenens in Your Urgent Care

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2012;7(3):21-24.

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;7(3):25-28.

 

Health Law (PDF)

‘Why Can’t We All Get Along?’

John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP

JUCM. 2012;7(3):29-30.

 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

JUCM. 2012;7(3):31-34.

 

Coding Q&A (PDF)

Billing for Medications, Supplies, and X-rays

David Stern, MD, CPC

JUCM. 2012;7(3):35-36.

 

Developing Data (PDF)

UCAOA Survey Committee

JUCM. 2012;7(3):40.

 

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