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Medicare to cut analog x-ray payments in 2017; CR in 2018

As part of a push to nudge U.S. healthcare providers to adopt digital radiography (DR), the Medicare system will begin...

What to Consider When Changing Your Urgent Care Center’s Legal Name

Have you considered changing legal name of your urgent care center? If so, it is important to understand the effects...

Can A Patient Be Seen Anonymously in Urgent Care?

Given the delicate nature of some conditions seen in urgent care, the question may come up: Can you treat a...

Accreditation Requirement Could Raise Issues for Urgent Care Centers

Blue Cross Blue Shield in Georgia recently started requiring UCAOA accreditation to centers that want to contract as “urgent care.”...

Urgent Care Pediatrics: 7 Insider Tips for Starting a Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic

As urgent care grows, the patient-driven industry continues to fragment into specialized care. Recent years have seen more urgent care...

Recognizing the Role of an Urgent Care Medical Assistant

Each year Medical Assistants Recognition Week is celebrated during the third full week of October. In honor of this, we...

Think Twice Before Mailing a Social Security Number

Urgent care center operators need to take notice of added restrictions regarding a patient's Social Security Number when processing billing...

Urgent Care vs Walk-in Clinics: A Comparison of On-demand Healthcare

To help patients choose the correct care, it’s your job as an urgent care clinic to educate patients about the...

Tips for Promoting Flu Shots in Urgent Care

The end of summer signals the beginning of flu season – or at least the start of flu shot season....

American Family Care

American Family Care experienced latency problems with their former EMR vendor, forcing staff to document partially on paper. Repetitive workflow...

3 Tips to Maximize Reimbursement for Urgent Care

The process for getting proper reimbursement for urgent care services isn’t always simple. A patient comes in to your urgent...

Urgent Care Coding for CT Scanning Services

Question: I plan to purchase Computed Tomographic (CT) scanners and start providing scanning services.  I already offer x-ray services. Are...