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14. Are there standard practice guidelines for urgent care or walk-in centers?  If so, where can I find them?

As far as I know, no one has published standard practice guidelines for urgent care. The Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) has a set of standards for accrediting urgent care centers. You can contact UCAOA through their website www.ucaoa.org.

 

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David Stern, MD, CPC
CEO, Practice Velocity
Partner, Physicians Immediate Care
Board Member, Urgent Care      Association of America

Dr. Stern helped design the patented Practice Velocity template (PiVoT) that is now used in over 600 urgent care centers. He is board certified in internal medicine and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Stern received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University after completing undergraduate studies at Houghton College in Houghton, NY. Dr. Stern serves on the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA). A Certified Professional Coder, Dr. Stern writes articles and presents at numerous national and regional conferences on topics, including medical charting, emr, medical coding and medical practice management. With additional partners of John Koehler, MD (CEO) and Terry Buzzard, MD (Regional Medical Director), they operate the urgent care consulting firm of National Med Network and the ten clinics (in Illinois and Oklahoma) of Physicians Immediate Care.

 

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