Posts Tagged ‘urgent care revene’

Over the course of the last decade, U.S. hospitals are continuing to expand their urgent care clinic networks. According to a NPR/Kaiser Health News report from December 2017, the primary goals for adopting a more decentralized approach through urgent care facilities include: Expanding the footprint/brand of the health system (at a discounted rate); Generating new referrals; Keeping patients out of the ED (40% of ED visits nationwide DO NOT require Emergency Services); and boosting patient satisfaction.