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How Radiology Impacts the Urgent Care Industry

If you’re in the urgent care industry, chances are good that you provide radiology services. Urgent care has distinguished itself from walk-in retail health clinics by offering patients onsite radiology and lab services—upping the level of service available to patients with non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries. In the upcoming issue of Urgent Care Quarterly, we look at the utilization of radiology in urgent care—like the data above. We hope this analysis of radiology in urgent care will provide insights into patient profiles, common injuries or illness indicating radiology, seasonality, and the most common radiologic modalities utilized by clinics. Informed by this data, you can use real-world benchmarks to assess your radiology program and adjust your practice and optimize your operations.

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7 Must-Have EMR Features When Choosing an Urgent Care Software Solution

You know what’s important when choosing an EMR/PM—not only regarding software features but services and partnership, too. We made this list of must-haves, based on years of helping clinics find their best solution to help you make the right choice.

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Access and Privacy:
What Urgent Care Centers Need to Know

HIPAA and the Right of Access Initiative supports urgent care patients right to their health records. Find out your responsibilities.

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5 Key Urgent Care Performance Indicators

Full and accurate reimbursement from patients and payers is essential to the health of your urgent care. Like a health problem that goes untreated, financial issues when ignored can turn into an emergency. To ensure your reimbursement processes are contributing to your financial success, you need to look at various aspects of your clinic data—not just the overarching numbers. Stay on top of your financial health with by paying attention to these five super-important KPIs.

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Slow Months of Urgent Care: Staying Profitable

It’s no secret, urgent care centers thrive in the busy seasons. With summer months come times of slow patient volume. Most urgent care centers see higher patient volumes in the...

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What to Consider When Choosing a Teleradiology Vendor

Teleradiology companies have made a lasting impact on the healthcare industry. As health systems move towards a patient-centered model, teleradiology has naturally been at the frontlines, as it provides fast...

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Interoperability and the Patient Experience

Interoperability has been a major focus for the healthcare industry for some time now, as it is a key component of revolutionizing healthcare to be more patient-centric. Within the healthcare...

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Slow Months of Urgent Care: Staying Busy

Every urgent care has been there: slow patient volume, and not enough work to keep staff members busy. Even though the slow months can often lead to frustration, it is...

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Quality Over Reads at Teleradiology Specialists

Selecting a teleradiology over read partner is a decision that requires a lot of care and consideration. You are not only choosing a vendor to perform a service, but you...

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Higher Volume Injury in the Summer Months

Summer is here, which means families are out hiking, biking, and kids will be participating in summer sports, potentially bringing more injuries to your urgent care center. Your center will...

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What to Consider Before Your Urgent Care Expands

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Two Ways to Promote Sports Physicals in Your Community

Something we always advise clients to do is capitalize on marketing tactics that are directly tied to seasonality. Not only are you sending a relevant message into the market, but...