Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Developing Data: December, 2007

As an emerging distinct practice environment, urgent care is in the early stages of building a data set specific to its norms and practices. In Developing Data, JUCM will offer results not only from UCA’s annual benchmarking surveys, but also from research conducted elsewhere to present an expansive view of the healthcare mar- ketplace in which urgent care seeks to strengthen its presence. In this issue: How is patient satisfaction affected by the length of …

Developing Data: November, 2007

As an emerging distinct practice environment, urgent care is in the early stages of building a data set specific to its norms and practices. In Developing Data, JUCM will offer results not only from UCA’s annual benchmarking surveys, but also from research conducted elsewhere to present an expansive view of the healthcare marketplace in which urgent care seeks to strengthen its presence. In this issue: The 2007 Professional Research Consultants National Consumer Survey asked patients …

Developing Data: October, 2007

UCA’s Survey Committee has conducted two annual member surveys, to date, designed to establish benchmarks in an industry for which data have been sorely lacking. In Developing Data, we will share one or two tidbits from the second annual survey and other sources in an effort to help readers get a sense of what their peers are doing, and what kind of trends are developing as urgent care evolves. In this issue: Are payors reimbursing …

Developing Data: September, 2007

UCA’s Survey Committee has conducted two annual member surveys, to date, designed to establish benchmarks in an industry for which data have been sorely lacking. Each month in Developing Data, we will share one or two tidbits from the second annual survey in an effort to help readers get a sense of what their peers are doing, and what kind of trends are developing as urgent care evolves. In this issue: How much time do …

Developing Data: July/August, 2007

UCA’s Survey Committee has conducted two annual member surveys, to date, designed to establish benchmarks in an industry for which data have been sorely lacking. Each month in Developing Data, we will share one or two tidbits from the second annual survey in an effort to help readers get a sense of what their peers are doing, and what kind of trends are developing asurgent care evolves. In this issue: How are some clinics employing …

Developing Data: June, 2007

Developing Data: May, 2007

In this issue: Who’s treating whom? Physicians are at the forefront of urgent care, both as practitioners and as business owners. They’re not the only ones treating patients, however; perhaps more than in any other practice environment, mid-level providers physician assistants and nurse practitioners, in particular are charged with administering care to patients. It’s a good thing physicians have well-trained assistance, too, as respondents to the survey report- ed that their urgent care facilities see …

Developing Data: April, 2007

UCAOA’S Survey Committee drew two important conclusions from its first industry-wide survey: urgent care is a growing industry nationwide, and those within the industry are hungry for benchmarking data. In each issue of JUCM, Developing Data will seek to fulfill that need. In this issue: Answers to the question, “So how long have you been in business?” As a distinct practice environment, “urgent care” is relatively young and just now becoming a part of the …

Developing Data: March, 2007

UCAOA’S Survey Committee drew two important conclusions from its first industry-wide survey: urgent care is a growing industry nationwide, and those within the industry are hungry for benchmarking data. In each issue of JUCM, Developing Data will seek to fulfill that need. In this issue: Typically, urgent care providers are physicians/entrepreneurs. But they come from a wide variety of practice environments—family practice, emergency medicine, etc.—so what’s the breakdown of how urgent care practices are structured, …