Practice Management
A new urgent care has opened in Mercer County, Pennsylvania , but it’s not quite the rooftop most patients might expect. Thru Care is a drive-through center where patients check in at a drive-up window then complete their visit with a video monitor that connects them to the on-site clinician. The center accepts insurance or offers a flat $75 per visit fee, including medication fills for any prescription drugs that are in-stock at the center. …
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A pediatrician hit the road recently with Incredicare, a mobile pediatric urgent care that serves 4 communities in the Las Vegas area. Incredicare was founded by Robert Wilkinson, MD, a dual-boarded physician in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine who serves as the medical director of the pediatric emergency department at Summerlin Hospital. Four nurse practitioners also see patients in the colorful mobile clinic vehicle that’s decorated with a cartoon bear. Services include the typical …
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Now open in Atlanta, DriveThru Urgent Care by Viral Solutions promises exactly what its name implies: Patients can receive a selection of care services without leaving their vehicles. According to company officials, Viral Solutions tested nearly 4 million curbside patients for COVID-19 during the pandemic, an activity which laid the groundwork for this drive-through urgent care model, which specializes in testing for and treating seasonal respiratory illnesses. The center is open seven days a week …
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