New Orleans Urgent Care Center Launches Clinical Trials

New Orleans Urgent Care Center Launches Clinical Trials

In & Out Urgent Care in New Orleans is the latest urgent care center to enter the world of clinical trials. Partnering with a company called Urgent Care Clinical Trials, the center is studying treatment of shingles (herpes zoster). It’s the first trial the center has participated in. In addition to advancing the practice of urgent care and available remedies for disease states studied, participation in clinical trials can be a new source of revenue …

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California Pilot Program: Is Urgent Care a Viable Destination for Ambulances?

California Pilot Program: Is Urgent Care a Viable Destination for Ambulances?

A multicenter pilot program in California is studying whether urgent care centers could be a destination for ambulances carrying lower-acuity patients. Paramedics in participating locales receive advanced training to triage and transport 911 patients with cuts, soft-tissue injuries, and wounds or illnesses they deem to be minor to urgent care centers instead of hospital emergency rooms. The patient must consent to participate in the program, and can choose from a list of urgent care centers. …

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