Pediatric care recommendations for freestanding urgent care facilities.
Treatment of children at freestanding urgent care facilities has become common in pediatric health care. Well-managed freestanding urgent care facilities can improve the health of the children in their communities, integrate into the medical community, and provide a safe, effective adjunct to, but not a replacement for, the medical home or emergency department. Recommendations are provided for optimizing freestanding urgent care facilities' quality, communication, and collaboration in caring for children.
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States
emergency care; health services; medical home; pediatrics; urgent care