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59. How easy is it to get the Insurance Co. to recognize you as a health care organization? I know with the last urgent care they had to open without settling contracts with PC or BCBS and then had to go through the whole reimbursement process.  Is there a way to earn contracts without having to render service with no coverage?  Are there any "franchise" opportunities that you have heard of? I really do thank you for your time and patience.

Negotiating timely contracts with payors is always a difficult struggle in the startup phase, especially in NYS .Franchising: As far as I am aware, there is not yet any franchisor in the urgent care industry.

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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 patent-pending Practice Velocity template (PiVoT) that is now used in over 240 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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