title: How urgent care centers can enhance volume and revenue.
abstract: Providers that operate urgent care centers should: Allow time and resources to build a successful UCC. Include dedicated midlevel providers. Offer key diagnostic tests after hours. Foster referral relationships from other physicians. Manage patient flow from the practice. Seek special designation from payers to add revenue. Integrate workflow with the rest of the clinic.
authors.affiliation: PivotHealth LLC, Nashville, TN, USA. harold.wodinsky@pivothealth.com
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wodinsky
authors.forename: Esmat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sharobeem
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pancratz
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D014481:United States