Practice Management
The latest annual report on cancer from a collaboration of cancer organizations shows a mixed picture. While incidence is edging upward overall, cancer mortality continues to decline. During 2018–2019 and 2021–2022 study periods, cancer incidence was higher among men than women (504.6 vs 443.0 cases per 100,000). For males, the top 5 types of cancer by incidence are: 1. prostate cancer; 2. lung and bronchus cancer; 3. colorectal cancer; 4. urinary bladder cancer; and 5. …
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Prisma Health has announced plans to acquire 36 urgent care rooftops in South Carolina from Novant Health, which until about a year ago were branded as Doctors Care clinics. After the transaction, expected to close November 1, 2026, the centers will operate under the Prisma Health Urgent Care name. Virtual and walk-in care will continue, including respiratory testing, x-rays, and laboratory services, according to the announcement. Echoing the national trend of hospital-owned urgent cares, the …
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The Urgent Care Association (UCA) and Experity are partnering to co-present the Limelight Award for Staff Excellence. Created to honor an exceptional frontline professional whose contributions represent the very best of urgent care, this Limelight Award is more than a recognition. It is an industry honor presented by the top leadership organizations deeply invested in the people, progress, and future of urgent care. Nominations highlight frontline professionals as the individuals who go above and beyond …
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Several states are experiencing a combination of unique human-and-wildlife encounters and highly publicized events involving potential rabies exposures from those animals. In Michigan, for example, statewide reporting confirmed positive tests for 47 rabid bats and 1 rabid skunk through September 3—mostly related to animals that were found in family homes. Recently, an urgent care in Traverse City, Michigan, has started offering post-exposure rabies treatment to improve access to care and help patients avoid the emergency …
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The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board has confirmed a petition to begin development of the first Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Certification, through a process led by the College of Urgent Care Medicine (CUCM). In September, a panel of selected urgent care nurse practitioner clinicians and leaders will meet in Las Vegas to begin the foundational work of identifying the knowledge domains, establishing practice standards, and outlining the blueprint for what will ultimately become …
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JUCM has released Ask JUCM, our new online tool powered by artificial intelligence, which allows visitors to search our journal’s complete educational library by asking a question in the “Ask JUCM” query box. Users get curated answers from JUCM—without spending time searching through individual articles. Ask a question in plain language and receive a concise, evidence-based answer, grounded in the journal’s trusted content. Ask JUCM provides another way to explore information that advances both clinical …
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Urgent care centers have absorbed a national surge in gastrointestinal (GI) visits this summer, driven by a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. Urgent Care Consultants’ analysis of 3.9 million private urgent care visits across roughly 3,000 centers using the Experity EMR found GI complaints rose from 22.2 to 34.9 per 1,000 visits between July 2025 and July 2026—an increase of 57%. In the peak week of July 13, 1 in 24 patients presented with acute GI illness, …
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A new analysis concludes that New Hampshire has the best healthcare system in the nation. The annual report produced by Wallet Hub evaluates states based on cost, access, and outcomes using 44 key indicators—including the number of urgent-care centers per capita that are certified by the Urgent Care Association. According to the report, New Hampshire has the most urgent care centers as well as the lowest average monthly health insurance premium ($469) and the second-lowest …
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U.S. health officials have extended air-quality alerts in locales across the Midwest this week related to smoke from ongoing wildfires originating in Canada. Extraordinarily high air quality index (AQI) readings were recorded in several areas in recent days, although the danger has started to ease thanks to rain and shifting wind. Covenant HealthCare MedExpress in Michigan closed its doors for several hours last week after wildfire smoke compromised air quality inside the building, according to …
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On July 1, Experity announced that it has acquired Exdion Healthcare, an AI-driven software company specializing in coding, billing, compliance, and revenue cycle management for healthcare organizations. According to Experity, the acquisition will allow for integration of AI capabilities across clinical, operational, and financial workflows to automate more of the revenue cycle and reduce administrative work for the urgent care practices that rely on Experity’s electronic medical records, practice management, patient engagement, revenue cycle, teleradiology, …
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