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NewsPhysician pitching urgent care franchise
Packaging up urgent care services like a Pizza Hut and selling them across the U.S.? Why, that's nothing less than the American Dream--at least for one Maryland physician. Working with two partners, Read more...
Trend: Urgent care center growth exploding
Retail clinics may be the sexiest sector in outpatient care today, but when it comes to growth, it's urgent care centers which are leading the pack. While there's about 1,000 retail clinics in Read more...
A physician's perspective on why the ED model is stuck
As some you will recall, in a recent column I looked at the issue of how EDs handle patients with non-critical but acute illnesses. (I'd suggested that some form of step-down care, probably in the Read more...
Physicians now have many choices
A few weeks ago, I called to schedule a visit with my family's primary care doctor, and was surprised to learn that he had left the group. My doctor, a young man in his first few years as a Read more...
| Press ReleasesUrgent Care Awareness Week November 14-20WARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Urgent care centers around the country will be celebrating the fourth annual Urgent Care Awareness Week November 14-20th. The goal of Urgent Care Awareness Week Read more >> Know When the ER is the Right Choice for CareEmergency-room visits often are unnecessary, driving up costs and trying patients’ patience LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With flu season waiting in the wings, emergency rooms nationwide will likely Read more >> Apple Valley Medical Clinic Selects e-MDs as Electronic Health Record ProviderLarge Minnesota clinic partners with e-MDs to integrate EHR and Practice Management SoftwareAUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- e-MDs, rated by physicians as the number #1 provider of Read more >> Urgent Care Awareness Week November 8-12WARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Urgent care centers around the country will be celebrating the third annual Urgent Care Awareness Week November 8-12th. The goal of Urgent Care Awareness Week is Read more >> David Widdifield, M.D., Retires from Apple Valley Medical Clinic; Douglas Pflaum, M.D., Joins PracticeDr. Pflaum joins 11 other physicians serving patients through the Apple Valley Medical Clinic, the family medicine practice within the Apple Valley Medical Center. APPLE VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS Read more >> |
