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February 15, 16(5): 1-49

March 15, 16(6): 1-49

April 15, 16(7): 1-49

May 15, 16(8): 1-49

          June 15, 16(9): 1-53

July-August 15, 16(10): 1-53

September 15, 16(11): 1-49

October 15, 17(1): 1-49

November 15, 17(2): 1-57

December 15, 17(3): 1-57

 

January 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 4, Pages 1-49

Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

An Underrecognized Epidemic: Toxic Positivity in Medicine

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(4):1-2.

 

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

We’re Getting the Band Back Together

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(4):9.

 

Clinical (PDF)

A legal Quandary: Poor Care…or Malpractice?

Michael Weinstock, MD, Charles Pilcher, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(4):13-15.

 

Health Law and Compliance (PDF)

Considerations for Urgent Care Operators on Equal Pay Legislation and Enforcement

Alan Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(4):19-21.

 

Original Research (PDF)

Evaluation of Healthcare Disparities in Urgent Care: A Case Example for Bacterial Pneumonia

Derrick Murcia, Lindsey Fish, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(4):23-27
 

Case Report (PDF)

How Useful in Ultrasound in Diagnosing EUGs?

Andrew Alaya, MD, MSC, Harold Pelikan, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(4):28-29

 

Pediatric Urgent Care (PDF)

Time to Presentation for Acute Otitis Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Emily J. Montgomery, MD, Brian R. Lee, PhD, MPH, Amanda Montalbano, MD, MPH, Amanda Nedved, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(4):31-35
 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay, MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(4):37-40

 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(4):41-46

 

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Are Insurance Plans Still Waiving Cost-Sharing?

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(4):47

 

Developing Data (PDF)

Yes, Disparities in Prescribing Exist in Urgent Care – But Which Disparities?

JUCM. 2022;16(4):49

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February 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 5, Pages 1-49

Letter From the Editor in Chief (PDF)

When Walk-Ins Aren’t Welcome

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(5):2.
 

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

Certification and Celebration

Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(5):9.
 

Clinical (PDF)

Management of Scaphoid Injuries with Early Specialized Imaging at Urgent Care Clinics

Muhammad Asim, MBBS, FRNZCUC, FRNZCGP and Rabeeah Asim, MBBS

JUCM. 2022;16(5):13-18.
 

Health Law & Compliance (PDF)

What’s the best Policy for Unlocking an Urgent Care’s Doors When a Provider Isn’t Present?

Alan Ayers, MBE, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(5):19-21.
 

Original Research (PDF)

See You in Court: Practice and Documentation CHange from a Mock Trial

Michael Weinstock, MD, Kaetha Frost, DO, Heath Jolliff, DO, Amal Mattu, MD, Seth McIntire, DO, Marc Calvert, JD, Mark Kitrick, JD, Matt Delaney, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(5):23-27.
 

Case Report (PDF)

Posterior Shoulder Pain – Not Always a Muscle Spasm

Richard A. Ginnetti, MD, MBA, CPE, Justin Holschbach, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(5):28-29.
 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koy, MBCHB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(5):33-35.
 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(5):37-45.
 

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Refunds: How to Avoid Them

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(5):46.
 

Developing Data (PDF)

PAs Aren’t Just ‘Assisting’ in Providing Urgent Care

JUCM. 2022;16(5):49.

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March 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 6, Pages 1-49

Perspectives (PDF)

Once You’re in Court, Your Documentation May Be All That Can Save You

Sal D’Allura, DO, FAAFP

JUCM. 2022;16(6):1-2.
 

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

Then and Now
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(6):7.
 

Clinical (PDF)

Evaluating Decreased Libido: The Lowdown on Low T

Lisa O. Iyeke, BS, Mark J. Richman, MD, MPH.

JUCM. 2022;16(6):13-15.
 

Health Law and Compliance (PDF)

Can PAs and NPs Unionize in Urgent Care Settings

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(6):17-20.
 

Pediatric Urgent Care (PDF)

A Million Tests Later: Perspectives on COVID-19 Testing in Pediatric Urgent Care

David J. Mathison, MD, MBA

JUCM. 2022;16(6):23-27.
 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBCHB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(6):29-31.
 

Case Report (PDF)

Testicular Torsion: The Case of the Dancing Testicle

Jeannette Vaughn-Dotterer, PA-C

JUCM. 2022;16(6):33-34.
 

Original Research (PDF)

Reducing Low-Acuity Preventable Emergency Room Visits by Utilizing Urgent Care Center Services via Mobile Health Unit Diversion Program

Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM
JUCM. 2022;16(6):35-38.
 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(6):39-45.
 

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

What Else Is New in 2022?

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(6):47.
 

Developing Data (PDF)

In Spite of Turbulence, the Forecast Is Sunny for the Urgent Care Market

JUCM. 2022;16(6):49.

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April 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 7, Pages 1-45

Perspectives (PDF)

Our Readers Write – And Have a Lot to Say About ‘Toxic Positivity’

Matthew Ajluni, DO, Arlene Alikian, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(7):1-3.
 

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(7):9.
 

Clinical (PDF)

When X-Rays Lie: Important Orthopedic Diagnoses to Consider with Normal Imaging

Arun Sayal, MD, CCFP(EM)

JUCM. 2022;16(7):13-16.
 

Original Research (PDF)

Implementation of a Rapid Chest Pain Protocol in a Walk-In Clinic

Lorilea Johnson, Diane L. Smith

JUCM. 2022;16(7):19-23.
 

Practice Management (PDF)

Your Best Investment Is Growing Your Own Business

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(7):25-27.
 

Case Report (PDF)

A 20-Year-Old Female with Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath

Xiangyang Jiao, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(7):29-30.
 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Nathan M. Finnerty, MD, FACEP, Joshua W. Russell, MD, MSc, FAAEM, FACEP, Brett C. Ebeling, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(6):31-34.
 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(7):35-41.
 

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

2021 E/M Guidelines: Your Questions Answered

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(7):42-43.
 

Developing Data (PDF)

Urgent Care Is Evolving, but Its Foundational Attributes Remain

JUCM. 2022;16(7):45.

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May 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 8, Pages 1-49

Perspectives (PDF)

No Troponin, No Problem: Reimagining Chest Pain Assessment in Urgent Care

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP, Michael B.Weinstock, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(8):1-3.
 

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

Resources
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(8):9.
 

Clinical (PDF)

Knee Immobilization for Acute Knee Injuries: A Review

Matthew Bruce Baird, MD, Mallory Shasteen, MD, CAQ-SM, Vicki Nelson, MD, PhD

JUCM. 2022;16(8):13-19.
 

Case Report (PDF)

A Case of Late-Onset Diabetes

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(8):21-22.
 

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(8):23-25.
 

Health Law and Compliance (PDF)

Avoiding Defamation Lawsuits in Urgent Care

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(8):27-30.
 

Original Research (PDF)

What Is the Acceptable Miss Rate for a Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE)?
A Follow-Up Survey After Release of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Clinical Policy on Acute Coronary Syndromes

Rebekah Samuels, OMS-III, Francesca Cocchiarale, Samidha Dutta, DO, PGY-3, Jarryd Rivera, MD, Amal Mattu, MD, Michael Pallaci, DO, Paul Jhun, MD, FAAEM, Jeff Riddell, MD, Cameron Berg, MD, Michael Weinstock, MD.

JUCM. 2022;16(8):33-37.
 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(8):39-45.
 

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Urgent Care Billing: Best Practices Scorecard

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(8):46-47.
 

Developing Data (PDF)

Yes, Urgent Care Lost Visits During the Pandemic—but Other Settings Lost Far More

JUCM. 2022;16(8):49.

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June 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 9, Pages 1-53

 
Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

Addressing Without Managing: Defusing the Ticking Time Bombd in Urgent Care

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(9):1-3.
   

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

Powder Keg
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(9):9.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Physical Therapy as Nonsurgical and Presurgical Management of Common Knee Pathologies

Eva Delgado Martinez MBChB, GP, MScCN, Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(9):13-16.
   

Practice Management (PDF)

Why Private Equity and Other ‘Smart Money’ Is Bullish on Brick-and-Mortar Urgent Care

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(9):17-21.
   

Pediatric Urgent Care (PDF)

Pediatric Elbow Fractures: A Clinical Review

Amy Grover, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(9):23-28.
   

Case Report (PDF)

How Userful Is Ultrasound in Diagnosing Ovarian Torsion

Andrew Alaya, MD, MSc

JUCM. 2022;16(9):29-31.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(9):33-35.
   

Original Research (PDF)

Urgent Care Centers Can Reduce ED Referrals for CT Scans in Mild Head Injury with Integration of Brain Activity Biomarker

Tanvir Dara MD, FACEP, Elizabeth McCarty MD, Paul Meredith MD, Robert Mooney MD, David Porzio MD,Alvaro Zeballos MD.

JUCM. 2022;16(9):37-40.
   

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(9):43-48.
   

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Decrease Denials and Rejections Through Your Urgent Care Operating Model

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(9):50-51.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

Spoiler Alert: 2020 Saw a New Trend in Urgent Care Data Claims

JUCM. 2022;16(9):53.

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July 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 10, Pages 1-53

 
Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

Playing in the Band

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(9):1-2.
   

From the UCA President (PDF)

A Bittersweet Introduction
Max Lebow, MD MPH

JUCM. 2022;16(10):9.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Physical Therapy as Nonsurgical and Presurgical Management of Common Knee Pathologies

Muhammad Zeeshan Ahmed, MBBS, FRNZCUC, Winston McEwan, FRACS, Sana Maqsood, MPHIL, CERT PH.

JUCM. 2022;16(10):13-18.
   

Case Report (PDF)

Brain Abscess in an Iumunocompetent Patient: Complex Pathology and Communication

Rachel Murphy, Lindset E. Fish, MD.

JUCM. 2022;16(10):21-23.
   

Original Research (PDF)

Cost-Effective Amulatory Care for Emergency Department Avoidance

Lo Fu Tan, MD, MS, FCFP, FAAFP, Jillian Kreston, MBA, MECON

JUCM. 2022;16(10):25-32.
   

Practice Management (PDF)

As COVID Turn Endemic, Inestors Remain Bullish on Urgent Care Growth

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(10):35-39.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Essential Tools for Urgent Care – Finger Tourniquet

Patric O’Malley MD.

JUCM. 2022;16(10):40-41.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(10):42-44.
   

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(10):45-50.
   

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

A Half Centuryof Urgent Care: What Today’s Startups Need to Know

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(10):51-52.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

Urgent Care – It’s a Millennial’s Market

JUCM. 2022;16(10):53.

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September 15, 2022, Vol 16, No. 11, Pages 1-49

 
Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

Anitbiolic Prescribing in ‘Gotham City’

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;16(11):1-2.
   

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

There Are No Elephants
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;16(11):7.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Pychiatric Manifestations on Medical Disease

Elizabeth Yeager-Cordial, MD, Janell Ison, DO, Robert Becker, MD, Courtney Boyd, MD, Michael Weinstock, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(11):11-15.
   

Practice Management (PDF)

Find Prime Locations for Rapid Urgent Care Growth

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;16(11):19-22.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;16(11):23-26.
   

Original Research (PDF)

SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Type A/B Infection Rates: A Report of a Federal Qualified Health Care CenterUrgent Care Department During Omicron Wave In Rhode Island

Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM

JUCM. 2022;16(11):29-33.
   

Case Report (PDF)

A Rare Case of Sequential Simultaneous Bilateral Mandibular Fractures

Chad E. Richmond, DO, DAOBFP, Leonard Powell, DO, MS, FACOFP, CMD, Keith S. Richmond, DMD, MDS.

JUCM. 2022;16(11):35-36.
   

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;16(11):37-43.
   

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Primed for Growth: Why It’s Time to Consider Adding Primary Care Services to Your Urgent Care Center

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;16(11):45-47.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

A Tale of Two Viruses: Rapid Flu and COVID-19 Tests in the Urgent Care Setting

JUCM. 2022;16(11):49.

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October 15, 2022, Vol 17, No. 1, Pages 1-49

 
Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

The Value of Vitals – Part I

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;17(1):1-2.
   

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;17(1):7.
   

Clinical (PDF)

A Legal Quandary: A Diagnosis of Cellulitis…That Isn’t

Michael Weinstock, MD, Gabby Gostigian, MD, Matthew Delaney, MD

JUCM. 2022;17(1):11-13.
   

Case Report (PDF)

Bullous Pemphigoid Reaction After a Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines

Amanda DOs Santos, MD, Michael Pallaci, DO, FACEP, FACOEP.

JUCM. 2022;17(1):15-17.
   

Practice Management (PDF)

DOT Physicals and Urine Drug Testing Represent a Growth Opportunity for Urgent Care Centers

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;17(1):19-22.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;17(1):23-26.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Where Should I Refer My Spinal Patient? Outcomes with Orthopedic and Neurosurgeons for Common Neck and Back Procedures

Rami Musleh, PA-C, Angela Blagojevski, MPAS, PA-C, Randy Brush, MS, PA-C, Jessica Bruskoski, MS, PA-C

JUCM. 2022;17(1):29-34.
   

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;17(1):37-44.
   

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

New ICD-10-CM Codes in Effect as of October 1

Monte Sandler

JUCM. 2022;17(1):46-47.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

The Data Are Clear: Urgent Care Visits Almost Always Suffice for Low-Acuity Cervical Trauma

JUCM. 2022;17(1):49.

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November 15, 2022, Vol 17, No. 2, Pages 1-57

 
Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

The Value of Repeat Vital Signs

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;17(2):1-2.
   

From the UCA President (PDF)

Why My Urgent Care Group Joined UCA—and Why Yours Should, Too
Michael Lebow, MD

JUCM. 2022;17(2):9.
   

Clinical (PDF)

When a Fever Is Not a URI: If It’s Not in the DIfferential, It Won’t Be in the Diagnosis

Samidha Dutta, DO, Caleb Marsh, OMS-IV, Michael Weinstock, MD.

JUCM. 2022;17(2):13-16.
   

Case Report (PDF)

An Unusual Case of Third and Fourth Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocations Following a Fall

Leonard A. Powell, DO, MS, FACOFP, CMD, Chad E. Richmond, DO.

JUCM. 2022;17(2):19-21.
   

Health Law and Compliance (PDF)

Who Can Take X-Rays in an Urgent Care Center?

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;17(2):23-25.
   

Original Research (PDF)

Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Sinusitis in an Urgent Care and Convenience Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project

Amy K. Rasmussen, DNP, FNP-C

JUCM. 2022;17(2):27-33.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Is It Appendicitis? The Role of Clinical Scoring Systems, Labs, and Diagnostic Imaging

Andrew Alaya, MD, MSc

JUCM. 2022;17(2):35-40.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;17(2):41-45.
   

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;17(2):47-53.
   

Revenue Cycle Management Q&A (PDF)

Where Do You Start When Starting Your Urgent Care?

Heather Real

JUCM. 2022;17(2):54-55.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

Urgent Care Is Correcting Course on Antibiotic Prescribing

JUCM. 2022;17(2):57.

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December 15, 2022, Vol 17, No. 3, Pages 1-57

   

Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (PDF)

Which ED Referrals Are Appropriate? The Problem of Perspective

Joshua Russell, MD, MSc, FCUCM, FACEP

JUCM. 2022;17(3):1-2.
   

From the UCA CEO (PDF)

Timing is Everything
Lou Ellen Horwitz, MA

JUCM. 2022;17(3):9-10.
   

Clinical (PDF)

The Rising Importance of Urgent Care in the Fight Against the STI Epidemic

Glenn Harnett, MD.

JUCM. 2022;17(3):15-20.
   

Practice Management (PDF)

Benefits of Utilizing Limited-Scope X-Ray Techs in the Urgent Care Setting

Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc

JUCM. 2022;17(3):21-25.


Original Research (PDF)

Antibiotic Duration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Pediatric Urgent Care

Megan Hamner, MD, Amanda Nedved, MD, Holly Austin, MD, Donna Wyly, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, PPCNP-BC, Alaina Burns, PharmD, BCPPS, Brian Lee, PhD, MPH, Rana E. El Feghaly MD, MSCI.

JUCM. 2022;17(3):27-32.
   

Abstracts in Urgent Care (PDF)

Ivan Koay MBChB, FRNZCUC, MD

JUCM. 2022;17(3):35-38.
   

 Case Report (PDF)

Mysterious Skin Lesions in a Horse Trainer

Candace Walkley, MD, Kyle Swanson, OMS-3.

JUCM. 2022;17(3):42-45.
   

Clinical (PDF)

Managing Cough Without Codeine in the Urgent Care Setting

Megan Penner, PharmD, Hojung Jang, PharmD Candidate

JUCM. 2022;17(3):46-47.
 

Clinical Challenges (PDF)

JUCM. 2022;17(3):49-55.
   

Developing Data (PDF)

STIs Are Epidemic in the U.S.—but How Many of Those Patients Are Going to Urgent Care?

JUCM. 2022;17(3):57.

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