Journal Articles
The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine features original articles written just for urgent care. Click on a topic area below to see all articles on that topic.
Billing and Coding
Coding Q&A – Evaluation and Management:
Coding Details – Oct 06
Coding Q&A – S Codes
(S9088 and S9083) in Urgent Care – Dec 06
Coding Q&A – Coding
Conundrum: E/M with a Procedure – Jan 07
Coding Q&A – How to
Define a Type B ED – Feb 07
Coding Q&A – Code
Compliantly, but Differently, Based on the Payor – Mar 07
Coding Q&A – How to Use
the Level 1 Established Patient E/M Code (99211) – Apr 07
Coding Q&A – Additional
Income from After-Hours Codes (99050, 99051, 99053) – May 07
Coding Q&A – Injection
Procedures and E/M Codes – Jun 07
Coding Q&A – Readers’
Coding Inquiries – Jul/Aug 07
Coding Q&A – Coding for
Removal of Impacted Cerumen (69210) – Sep 07
Coding Q&A – Proper Coding
for Removal of Foreign Bodies – Oct 07
Coding Q&A – Addressing
Problem-based Coding and Other Challenges – Nov 07
Coding Q&A – Post-operative Care & ‘Established’ Patients – Dec 07
Coding Q&A – Deciphering
Payor Language and Other Challenges – Feb 08
Coding Q&A – Readers’
Coding Inquiries – Mar 08
Coding Q&A – The Finer
Points in Determining New vs. Established Patients – Apr 08
Coding Q&A – Coding for
Services Attempted But Not Completed – May 08
Coding Q&A - Coding for Skin Tag Removal, Workers Comp Issues, Off-Hour Visits – Jun 08
Coding Q&A - Choosing the Right Fee Schedule – and the Right Resource – Jul/Aug 08
Coding Q&A - Of Discounts, Surgical Wound Dressing, and the S9088 Code – Sep 08
Coding Q&A - Nebulizer Treatment Coding and Take-backs on 99051 - Oct 08
Coding Q&A - ICD-9 Changes in 2008 - Nov 08
Clinical
Syncope:
Evaluation and Management in an Urgent Care Setting – Oct 06
Urticaria and Angioedema:
A Case-based Discussion – Dec 06
Epididymitis: The Optimal
Urologic Evaluation Management Approach – Jan 07
Original Research - Emergencies
in the Office – Jan 07
Management of Acute
Orofacial Pain Syndromes – Feb 07
Telephone Consultations
From the Urgent Care Center: An Educational Model – Feb 07
Acute Pain Management in
Urgent Care Medicine – Mar 07
The Dizzy Patient in the
Urgent Care Setting – Apr 07
An Approach to Care of
Injured Workers – Apr 07
Management of Erythema
Multiforme in the Urgent Care Setting – May 07
Commentary - Quality of
Care – May 07
Management of Patients
Presenting with Symptoms of Vulvovaginitis – Jun 07
Challenges in Assessing
and Treating Insect Bites and Stings – Jul/Aug 07
Original Research –
Management of Distal Radial Fractures – Jul/Aug 07
Managing Heat Illness in
Urgent Care – Sep 07
Evaluation, Identification,
and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections – Oct 07
Assessment and Management of
Common Hand Infections – Nov 07
CA-MRSA Abscess Care and
Treatment Guidelines in Urgent Care Practice – Jan 08
Integration of Pharmacologic
and Non-pharmacologic Techniques to Enhance Pediatric Minor Procedures –
Feb 08
Understanding Clinical Decision
Rules Regarding Minor Traumatic Brain Injury – Mar 08
Minor Traumatic Brain Injury:
Applying the Evidence to Urgent Care – Apr 08
Prescription Drug Abuse and
the Drug-Seeking Patient – May 08
Diabetic Emergencies in the Urgent Care Setting – Jun 08
Acute Ankle Injuries in the Urgent Care Setting – Jul/Aug 08
Pharyngitis: Diagnosis and Treatment in the Urgent Care Setting – Sep 08
Management of the Patient Presenting with Epistaxis - Oct 08
Assessment and Initial Care of Fingertip and Nailbed Injuries - Nov 08
Case Reports
Pneumomediastinum
with No Pneumothorax – Oct 06
Acute Pericarditis in a
12-year old girl – Dec 06
A 55-year old woman with
abdominal pain – Apr 07
Supraventricular
Tachycardia in Child w/Williams Syndrome after Nebulized Albuterol –
Oct 07
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy
with a Negative Urine Pregnancy Test – Nov 07
The Limping Child in the
Urgent Care Center – Dec 07
A 20-Year-Old Male with
Chest Pain – Dec 07
A 4-Year-Old Who Fell from
the Slide – Feb 08
Bouncebacks
A 45-Year-Old Man with
Cough and Sore Throat – Apr 07
An 18-Year-Old Man
with Hand Pain – Jun 07
The Case of a 33-Year-Old
Male with Abdominal Pain – Sep 07
The Case of a 46-Year-Old
Man with Neck and Upper Back Pain – Nov 07
The Case of a 17-Year-Old
Male with Fever and Headache – Jan 08
The Case of a 10-Year-Old
Male with Eye Pain – Mar 08
The Case of a 71-Year-Old
Man with Back Pain – May 08
The Case of a 24-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain – Jul/Aug 08
The Case of a 37-Year-Old Man with Headaches - Oct 08
Contracting – coming soon
Practice Management
The Emergence of Retail Clinics – Oct 06
Managing Your
Practice, Caring for Your Patients – Dec 06
How to “De-Commmoditize”
Your Urgent Care Practice – Feb 07
Medical Professional
Liability Insurance: Limiting Cost While Maximizing Value – Mar 07
Are DNA Relationship
Testing Services a Good Match for Urgent Care? – May 07
News from Federal Health and
Medical Agencies – Jul/Aug 07
The
Resurgence of Urgent Care Centers in the United States – Nov 07
Urgent Care
Occupational Medicine Defined – Jan 08
Boosting Revenue by
Working Harder—or Smarter? – Feb 08
Creating a Health
Surveillance Product Line – Apr 08
Playing to Win:
Maximizing Profits in Urgent Care – Apr 08
Minding Your (Urgent Care) Ps and Qs – Jun 08
Loss Management/Injury Management and Rehabilitation – Jun 08
Managing Wait Times for Greater Customer Satisfaction – Sep 08
Keeping Workers Well and Your Practice Profitable - Oct 08
The Front Office: Window to Your Practice - Nov 08
Marketing
Developing
a Marketing Mindset for Occupational Medicine Services – Oct 06
Keeping Your Ear to the
Customer – Jan 07
Using Education as an
Occupational Health Marketing Tool – Jun 07
The Physician’s Role in
Occupational Health Sales and Marketing – Jan 08
Perfecting the Clinic Visit as
a Closing Technique – May 08
Buyer Self-Interest as a Factor in Occupational Health Sales – Jun 08
Fear as a Factor in Occupational Health Sales – Sep 08
Occupational Health Sales and Marketing as a Team Sport - Oct 08
Occupational Medicine
Developing
a Marketing Mindset for Occupational Medicine Services – Oct 06
Occ Med Programs Need
Business Plans, Too – Dec 06
Keeping Your Ear to the
Customer – Jan 07
Leveraging Existing
Relationships to Generate More Business – Feb 07
Making Employer Advisory
Councils Work for You – Mar 07
Anatomy of an Occupational
Health Sales Call – Apr 07
Return on Investment in
Occupational Health Sales – May 07
Using Education as an
Occupational Health Marketing Tool – Jun 07
Choose Words Carefully in
an Occupational Health Sales Call – Jul/Aug 07
Top Communicators Apply
These Principles – Sep 07
Effective Occupational Medicine
Sales Through Effective Questioning – Oct 07
Emphasizing the Positive Gets
Results in Occupational Medicine Sales – Nov 07
Customer (and Patient) Service
is Key in Occupational Health – Dec 07
Urgent Care
Occupational Medicine Defined – Jan 08
The Physician’s Role in
Occupational Health sales and Marketing – Jan 08
Public Speaking Skills Enhance
Professional Standing and Proficiency – Feb 08
Learning to be Direct in Sales
Negotiations – Mar 08
Creating a Health
Surveillance Product Line – Apr 08
Hiring the Best Occupational
Health Sales Professionals – Apr 08
Perfecting the Clinic Visit as
a Closing Technique – May 08
Buyer Self-Interest as a Factor in Occupational Health Sales – Jun 08
Toward a Happier World: The Art of Patient Service – Jul/Aug 08
Fear as a Factor in Occupational Health Sales – Sep 08
Occupational Health Sales and Marketing as a Team Sport - Oct 08
Hedging Your Bets: The Art of Market Segmentations - Nov 08
Health Law
Informed
Consent and Treating Minors in Urgent Care – Oct 06
Protecting Yourself Against
Medical Malpractice Claims, Part 1 – Dec 06
Protecting Yourself
Against Medical Malpractice Claims, Part 2 – Jan 07
What to Do When You Get
Named in a Malpractice Suit – Feb 07
How to Prepare for and
Give a Deposition – Mar 07
Settling the Case –
Apr 07
Overview of a
Malpractice Trial (and How to Survive) – May 07
Vicarious Liability – Jun 07
Test the Waters Before
Signing an Employment Contract – Jul/Aug 07
Employment Contracts
Part 2: Troublesome Clauses – Sep 07
Hiring an Employee – Oct
07
When Urgent Care is the
Safest Place to Turn – Nov 07
Compliant Management of
Non-Compliant Staff – Dec 07
In Consideration of Binding
Arbitration Agreements – Jan 08
Insulating Your Practice
From Sexual Harassment Claims – Feb 08
What the Gray Haired Never
Shared – Mar 08
The “O-Ring” in Medical
Malpractice Cases – Apr 08
There Will be Blood: Key
Reasons That Start-ups Fail – May 08
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money: Asset Protection for Providers & Urgent Care Owners – Jun 08
Bankruptcy: When BK Doesn’t Mean You Can Have It Your Way – Jul/Aug 08
Bankruptcy Part Two: Honesty is the Only Policy – Sep 08
Medical Search Firms: Match Making Comes to Medicine - Oct 08
Managing Through Change - Nov 08
